Parked at the trailhead - getting ready Road 4697 and the trailhead The trailhead Road 4697 past the trailhead View from 544 just above Elk Lake Elk Lake from 544 Trees off 544 Looking back across rockslide on 544 Another view from 544 One of the small wet areas off 544 The BIG rockslide on 544 Fires to the north Battle Ax? From 544 Trail junction to Battle Ax - off 544 Nice campsite at trail junction to Battle Ax Silver King Lake - Night #1 Campsite at Silver King Lake A note from the friendly fire fighters at Silver King Lake Un-named mtn above Silver King Lake - It isn't Silver King Mountain Bagby trail just past "Howdy Doody Camp" Howdy Doody Camp on Bagby Trail Trail junction up to Silver King Lake The big mess on the Bagby Trail - A bg tree fell right next to the trail 544 is getting a little overgrown in spots Some sort of bird on the Whestone trail - Looked like a chicken Rock outcroppings on Whetstone trail The view from Whetstone trail looking south Unknown peak on Whetstone The rocky part of the Whetstone trail Where we are headed (I think) 3339 Trail Battle Ax Creek crossing Battle Ax Creek Battle Ax Creek Campsite at Battle Ax Creek crossing Another campsite at Battle Ax Creek crossing Old road 2209 (or 4697, depending on where it was) - Now a trail Some sort of old mining junk at the bottom of a rockslide What is left of the old road The gate on 2209 - Shiny Rock mining company Trail junction - 3339 and 3369 Remnants of old bridge on 2209/4697 Looks like an old telephone/electric pole Big hole in the side of Battle Ax Looking north to where we were earlier in the day (I think it is the blank area to the right) Interesting rock formation on Battle Ax - From old 4697 road Believe it or not, but this used to be a road Believe it or not, but this used to be a road Looking east to Mt Jefferson on the way back down