Six Days in the Beartooths - July 26, 2021

Some images from my friend and I's six day backpacking trip into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness starting on July 26th. The route was a lollipop loop that began and ended at the Island Park Trailhead.  Most of our route was off-trail, hopping from lake to lake.  We had some smoky haze on some days, but it wasn't too bad.  The wildflowers were in full bloom and just spectacular along the way.


Route Map


Beartooth Butte


Island Lake


Making our way towards Becker Lake


On the way to Albino Lake 


Albino Lake


Wildflowers at Albino Lake


Jasper Lake


View to the north from Jasper Lake


Triskele Lake


Donelson Lake


Maryott Lake


Crystal Lake


On our way to Flat Rock Lake


Falls on Sierra Creek


Sierra Creek


Tent sites at Flat Rock Lake


Morning on Flat Rock Lake


The pass that our route goes through


Copepod Lake


High country view lookin north towards Castle Rock Mountain


Snow up high


Looking down on Erratic Lake


Till Lake


The rocky road ahead


Yellow Columbine on the way down to Big Butte Lake


Dropping to Big Butte Lake


Anchor Lake ahead


Jorden Lake


Canyon leading to Lake Elaine


Sierra Creek just before Green Lake


Working our way above Green Lake towards Trail Lake


East end of Martin Lake


Rachel Lake


Cloverleaf Lakes outlet creek


Evening on the western most Cloverleaf Lake


Eastern most Cloverleaf Lake


View north from pass to Golden Lake towards Beartooth Mountain


Golden Lake


Golden Lake outlet stream


Descending to a gorgeous meadow


Stream that runs into Hidden Lake


View to the northwest from the pass between the stream and T-Lake


T Lake


Beartooth Plateau


Trail junction signpost for Beauty Lake and Becker Lake


Night Lake, and the loop is complete


Back at the Island Lake Trailhead