
Starting along the Treasure Creek Trail.

Passing by a pretty waterfall.

Great scenery after emerging from the forest into the tundra.

View back.

A big switchback took us back into the forest. We came from the meadow on the right.

View back as we ascend along the Treasure Creek Trail.

The trail got a bit convoluted here, but we kept finding hints of it as it led through the forest.

And then we were above treeline. The Unicorn seen center.

View back toward the section where the trail was hard to find, but we were able to get back onto it.

Summit Peak comes into view.

View back, The Unicorn and Montezuma Peak seen in the distance.

Along the CDT, wrapping around the east side of Summit Peak.

We chose to ascend Summit Peak around here, after passing by the talus/scree.

View back down at the steep grassy slope.

Summit ridge to Summit Peak.

View back along the ridge.

Summit Peak, view north toward The Unicorn and Montezuma Peak.

Summit Peak, view south.

Back on the CDT, we continued generally north. The Unicorn (center) was next.

Gorgeous view back toward Summit Peak and an unnamed lake.

At the base of The Unicorn. We just headed up the ridge.

View back toward Summit Peak.

The Unicorn's two summits.

Class 2 up to The Unicorn.

View toward Summit Peak from The Unicorn.

The Unicorn summit, view toward its northern lump and Montezuma Peak. You could just drop down back to the CDT, but we stuck to the ridge crest.

Class 2+ coming down from the northern hump of The Unicorn.

Montezuma Peak ahead.

At the base of Montezuma Peak. We kept just left of the steepest stuff seen ahead.

View back as we startup Montezuma Peak.

Class 2, and not particularly loose.

Just below the summit of Montezuma Peak, view back toward The Unicorn (right) and Summit Peak (left).

Montezuma Peak summit, view north.

We dropped off the east ridge of Montezuma Peak and then headed to the grassy drop-off seen on the right.

Steep grassy slope.

Rather than drop down below treeline, we traversed for a bit.

And then eventually we descended through the trees, light bushwhacking.

We stumbled on a social trail along Treasure Creek, where there were a few beautiful waterfalls.

The social trail led us back to the trailhead, paralleling Treasure Creek.
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