All three Thornton Lakes The steep, rough way up to the top of Trapper Peak Hot Air Balloon getting ready to take off in Winthrop Diablo Lake from the Diablo Lake viewpoint Info board at Diablo Lake Viewpoint Mountains from Diablo Lake Viewpoint - Colonial Creek to the left, Pyramid Peak to the right -not sure what the peak in the background is. Crossing Thornton Creek tributary on Thornton Creek trail Thorton Creek tributary crossing on Thornton Lake trail Bridge over Thorton Creek on Thornton Creek Trail Thorton Creek Thorton Creek Meadow area on Thornton Creek Trail Meadow area on Thornton Creek trail Going UP to Trapper Peak on the Thornton Lakes Trail Going UP to Trapper Peak on the Thornton Lakes Trail An interesting small tarn on the way up to Trapper Peak - on the Thornton Lakes Trail - it was only about 8' in diameter Upper Thornton Lake from Trapper Peak - on the Thornton Lakes Trail - Mt Triumph to the right From the top of Trapper Peak on the Thornton Lakes trail - I think the peaks in the distance are (from left to right) - Cresent Creek Spires, Mt Terror, Mt Degenhardt, McMillan Spire and Pinnacle Peak From the top of Trappers Peak on the Thornton Lakes trail - Peaks (left to right): Pyramid Peak, Pinnacle Peak, Paul Bunyans Stump, Colonial Peak, Snowfield Peak From the top of Trappers Peak on the Thornton Lakes trail - Peaks (left to right): Pyramid Peak, Pinnacle Peak, Paul Bunyans Stump, Colonial Peak, Snowfield Peak (zoomed in a bit) From the top of Trappers Peak on the Thornton Lakes trail -Big Devils Peak? From the top of Trappers Peak on the Thornton Lakes trail From the top of Trappers Peak on the Thornton Lakes trail From the top of Trappers Peak on the Thornton Lakes trail From the top of Trappers Peak on the Thornton Lakes trail From the top of Trappers Peak - looking down into the valley at the fall colors From the top of Trappers Peak - looking down into the valley at the fall colors Up on top of Trappers Peak - Thornton Lakes trail From the top of Trappers Peak - looking down into the valley at the fall colors From the top of Trappers Peak -Newhalem down below in the valley - Peaks (left to right): Pyramid Peak, Pinnacle Peak, Paul Bunyans Stump, Colonial Peak, Snowfield Peak (zoomed in a bit) Heading up to Trapper Peak - Thornton Lakes Trail View of the upper two Thornton Lakes from the trail up to Trapper Peaks - Thornton Lakes Trail From the top of Trapper Peaks - Thornton Lakes trail Our campsite at Thornton Lakes The horribly difficult traverse - going across the outlet to Thornton Lakes and then up the huge boulders to get up to the trail Thornton Lake Thornton Lake Thornton Lake Outlet of Thornton Lakes View from our campsite - looking south Thorton Lake from the trail above the lake