
Starting along the Lake Ann Trail.

CDT junction. We kept right.

Along the CDT, a view toward the Apostles and Ice Mountain.

Leaving the CDT to take this overgrown mining road.

Ascending along the mining road into Silver Basin. Part of out traverse to come is seen ahead. We took the road until it became annoying and went straight up the slope instead.

View back down as we ascend the steep slope.

Progress up the slope.

Another shot back toward Steven. We came up from the far left in this photo.

Passing the remains of some old cabin.

Nearing tree line.

The Apostles seen distant center.

We reached the ridge of Virginia Peak and headed to the summit.

View back along the Virginia Peak ridge. Silver Basin seen far right, Huron seen far left.

Virginia Peak summit, view east into the valley we drove in through.

Virginia Peak summit, view into Silver Basin and our traverse to come.

Coming down from Virginia Peak on big Class 2 boulders.

Onward to West Virginia through a rocky portion.

View back toward Virginia Peak.

Ascending to West Virginia, Sheep Rock Mountain seen on the left. The summit had some fun Class 2 and a steep north face, seen here.

Nearing the summit, view back toward Virginia Peak.

Summit block of West Virginia.

Onward to Sheep Rock Mountain (left).

Sheep Rock Mountain ahead, the Apostles seen distant left.

Some fun Class 2/2+ along the ridgeline. More significant climbing can be avoided by keeping just left or right of the crest.

View back toward West Virginia and Virginia from Sheep Rock Mountain.

Just past the Sheep Rock Mountain summit, view toward the ridgeline to come. Peak 13251 (our next peak) seen far left.

View back toward Sheep Rock Mountain.

A couple of bumps along the way to Peak 13251.

View back as we go over a couple of rocky bumps on the way to Peak 13251.

Peak 13251 seen ahead, some cute little tarn visible below.

View back, Class 2 up to Peak 13251. Sheep Rock Mountain seen center.

Onward to our last summit, Peak 13258.

View back toward Peak 13251 at some Class 2 scrambling we just finished.

Peak 13258 ahead.

A shot back as we start up Peak 13258.

Wider shot back, Taylor Park (housing the Taylor Park Reservoir) seen on the left.

Summit of Peak 13258. We could have taken the northeastern ridgeline and continue cross-country to reach Lake Ann, but we decided to just keep to the ridge crest.

A view toward Huron (top left) and the basin that houses Lake Ann (which is hidden below).

Class 2/2+ dropping down from Peak 13258.

Pretty tame ridgeline for the most part as long as you keep to the crest. Seen center is a rockier section leading to a minor, unranked bump. Expect some Class 2/2+.

At the unranked bump, view toward Lake Ann Pass. CDT seen switchbacking below. That's our next goal.

A view toward Taylor Park Reservoir from Lake Ann Pass.

Descending along the CDT.

View back up to Lake Ann Pass.

Lake Ann seen below.

Huron seen top center. Virginia Peak seen far left. Lake Ann on the right.

After descending a bit, we entered tree line.

Gorgeous forest descending along the Lake Ann Trail.

Bridges constructed. The trail was well-maintained.

View back along the Lake Ann Trail.

This was the majority of the remainder of the hike.

Three Apostles seen in the distance, looking back.

The Lake Ann Trail opened into gorgeous meadows. Virginia Peak seen ahead, our first peak of the day.

View back toward the Three Apostles as we make our way back to the trailhead.
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