The beginning of the Necklace Valley Trail - we think this was an old road Burn Creek Crossing on the Necklace Valley Trail Burn Creek on the Necklace Valley Trail Burn Creek on the Necklace Valley Trail Burn Creek Crossing on the Necklace Valley Trail Otis on the Necklace Valley Trail Necklace Valley Trail Looking up from the Necklace Valley trail - fall colors starting to appear One of the Thimbleberry sections of the Necklace Valley trail There were some very large trees along the river on the Necklace Valley trail Looking up from the Necklace Valley trail A jumble below a rockslide on the Necklace valley trail East Fork of the Foss River on the Necklace Valley trail East Fork of the Foss River on the Necklace Valley trail East Fork of the Foss River on the Necklace Valley trail Old mining remnants at a camp on the East Fork Foss river - Necklace Valley trail Campsite and old mining remnants at a camp on the East Fork Foss river - Necklace Valley trail East Fork Foss river - Necklace Valley trail East Fork Foss river - Necklace Valley trail Bridge crossing East Fork Foss river - It has seen better days - Necklace Valley trail - At this point, the day became a lot harder East Fork Foss river - Necklace Valley trail The initial ascent after crossing the East Fork Foss River - Necklace Valley trail Looking to the east from Necklace Valley trail - I believe this is Dip Top Peak (although the maps don't show it) The creek we followed uphill on the Necklace Valley trail On the Necklace Valley trail Memorial sign on the Necklace Valley trail Footbridge the memorial sign on the Necklace Valley trail is referring to Crosssing the un-named creek on the Necklace Valley trail - at the memorial bridge Another photo of the memorial bridge on the Necklace Valley trail Going UP the Necklace Valley trail Looking down the trail - Necklace Valley trail - it gets pretty steep in places Jade Lake from the north end looking south - Necklace Valley trail Jade lake from the campsite at the south end of the lake - looking north - Necklace Valley trail - That might be Bald Eagle peak in the distance After getting to Jade Lake the trail levels out for a bit - lots of huckleberries - Necklace Valley trail Cabin at Emerald Lake - Necklace Valley trail Milepost 8 at Cabin at Emerald Lake - pretty sure this is 8 miles from the trailhead - Necklace Valley Trail Cabin at Emerald Lake - Necklace Valley trail Sign on cabin at Emerald Lake - Necklace Valley trail Inside the cabin at Emerald Lake - Necklace Valley trail Looking back at the cabin at Emerald Lake - Necklace Valley trail Emerald Lake - Necklace Valley trail Looking up to where we will be later in the day - La Bohn Lakes - Necklace Valley trail Heading up to La Bohn lakes - what appears to be an old mining artifact - a trolley of some sort - Necklace Valley Bald Eagle peak right center, Silver Eagle peak left center - Necklace Valley - Ascending to La Bohn Lakes Otis playing in some snow remnants - Necklace Valley - ascending to La Bohn Lakes Ascending to La Bohn Lakes - Necklace Valley - "Waterfall route" Ascending to La Bohn Lakes - Necklace Valley - "Waterfall route" Ascending to La Bohn Lakes - looking north - I think the large lake is Lake Iiswoot Ascending to La Bohn Lakes - Looking west - Necklace Valley Ascending to La Bohn Lakes - we did find pieces of trail here and there First La Bohn Lake - Necklace Valley At La Bohn Lakes - Looking north up Necklace Lake valley - Lake Iiswoot in the distance Another one of La Bohn Lakes - Necklace valley I think Locket Lake is in the upper left, the corner of Lake Iiswoot is in the upper right and Opal lake is in the right center - Necklace Valley Another La Bohn Lake - Necklace Valley Still snow remnants in places - Necklace Valley I think this is called Duran's Rush or Merten's Rush - it was all over the place in the high alpine - Necklace Valley Our campsite at La Bohn Lakes - Necklace Valley I think this was the largest lake at La Bohn - Necklace Valley - I also thought it was interesting to see the reflection of the rocks in the water Little Big Chief to the center right, Little Big Chief to the right of it - I think that might be Bears Breast Mountain to the left center - Necklace Valley I think that is Bears Breast Mountain in the right center - Necklace Valley Our campsite at one of the La Bohn Lakes - Necklace Valley Starting our ascent to Hinman Mountain - Little Big Chief, Summit Chief, Chimney Rock - Necklace Valley Ascending to Hinman Mountain - Necklace Valley Ascending to Hinman Mountain - Necklace Valley I think this might be Lake Rowena - ascending to Hinman Mountain - Necklace Valley Ascending to Hinman Mountain - Otis playing in a snowbank remnant- Necklace Valley Un-named lakes below the Hinman Glacier - Necklace Valley One of the Hinman Glaciers - Necklace Valley We though the triangle was the top of Hinman but we got fooled - Necklace Valley Another one of the Hinman Glaciers - Necklace Valley We finally see the top of HInman Mountain - Necklace Valley Panorama from the top of Hinman Mountain - Necklace Valley On top of Hinman - Glacier peak in the distance - looking north Pea Soup Lake Mt Daniel in the center Otis on top of Hinman Mt Ranier from Hinman Mt Ranier, looking down the southwest flank of Hinman Pea Soup Lake Otis resting on top of Hinman Otis resting on top of Hinman Traversing one of the Hinman Glaciers Coming down from Hinman After we got back to camp, Carly fed Otis - he ate most of it an then just passed out Heading down to Chain Lakes basin - Necklace Valley Heading down to Chain Lakes basin - Necklace Valley Shaft at top of main mine at Chain Lakes - Necklace Valley Little Big Chief from Chain Lakes One of the Chain Lakes One of the Chain Lakes The view from our campsite at Chain Lakes - looking north The view from our campsite at Chain Lakes - looking north Chain lakes - the old cabin was on the hill above the lake I think Another one of the chain lakes with a little waterfall Little waterfall from one of the chain lakes This looks like iron ore staining, but the most seemed to LOVE it - Chain Lakes basin This looks like iron ore staining, but the most seemed to LOVE it - Chain Lakes basin Some of the big granite slabs in the Chain Lakes basin Old wood in the Chain Lakes basin - I'm assuming this was to shore up the mine shafts I think this is where the old Cabin was for the mining operation in the Chain Lakes basin This is another spot above the mining operation in the chain lakes basin - the cabin might have been here as well Artifacts someone laid out in the Chain lakes basin More artifacts in the Chain lakes basin Looking south from the chain lakes basin (from the site of the old cabin) Benchmark on a rock above the Chain Lakes basin Looking south from the chain lakes basin Some sort of old pipe from one of the Chain Lakes - I'm wondering if they had a water system they used? Some sort of old pipe from one of the Chain Lakes - I'm wondering if they had a water system they used? Tag from the pipe remnant at Chain Lakes Tag from the pipe remnant at Chain Lakes Inside the mine on the west side of the basin - this mine was not very deep - Chain Lakes basin Entrance to the mine on the west side of the Chain Lakes basin Chain Lakes basin Old timbers in the Chain lakes basin - I'm guessing these were to support the mine shafts Old timber in the Chain lakes basin - I'm guessing this was to support the mine shafts Old railroad rails in the Chain Lakes basin Looks like some kind of old winch in the Chain Lakes basin The side plate from the old "winch" in the Chain lakes basin - I couldn't read it The hole in front of the main mine shaft in the chain lakes basin The hole in front of the main mine shaft in the chain lakes basin - that looks like some sort of water pipe or something in this hole The main mine in the chain lakes basin What looks like half of a clam shell shovel in the chain lakes basin All the tailings from the main mine in the chain lakes basin All the tailings from the main mine in the chain lakes basin A picture of the main mine shaft with all the tailings - you can see the old pilings and rails above it on the ground - Chain Lakes basin Our campsite at the Chain lakes basin As the day progressed, the clouds started moving into the Chain lakes basin As the day progressed, the clouds started moving into the Chain lakes basin The view south from our campsite in the chain lakes basin The view south from our campsite in the chain lakes basin Saw lots of these in the granite slabs in the Chain lakes basin - It looks like a tree trunk Saw lots of these in the granite slabs in the Chain lakes basin - It looks like a tree trunk This looked like remnants from a leather boot - Chain lakes basin Nails in the chain lakes basin Some sort of old structure in the Chain Lakes basin - maybe an equipment shed or something? It was basically square This mine went down to the lower shaft I think - it is pretty dangerous since there is nothing to keep you from falling in it - Chain lakes basin Some sort of old structure in the Chain Lakes basin - maybe an equipment shed or something? It was basically square Hard to see but this was a bunch of plate glass pieces - Chain Lakes basin I thought this huge rock looked out of place - it was probably 15' tall - Chain Lakes basin Another "hole" in the granite slabs that looked like it could have been a tree - Chain lakes basin Otis chilling in the tent - Chain lakes basin Otis contemplating life - Chain lakes basin No idea what this was - it wsa an old piece of tin for something that was below our campsite - Chain lakes basin We needed to head that way to get to Tank Lakes This is on our way to Tank Lakes - I think that is Iron Cap Mtn That is the hill we just came down from Chain Lakes Making our way over to Tank Lakes We've now negotiated the steep hillside as well as the big boulder field and are about halfway to Tank Lakes I think Williams Lake - Necklace Valley - I belive there was a mine there as well This was part of the rock field we went across on the way to Tank Lakes Williams Lake with Summit Chief mtn in the background We finally made it to the "slabby" part of the cross country trek on the way to Tank Lakes! This was a LOT easier to walk on The "slabby" section we just came thru on our way to Tank Lakes - this section was reasonably flat. More of the "slabby" areas on the way to Tank Lakes More of the "slabby" areas on the way to Tank Lakes This is where we took a wrong turn - not knowing where the trails lead - I believe that is Bonnie lake below This is our view from lunch with Bonnie lake below - on our way to Tank Lakes Making our way closer to Tank lakes - you can see a cairn on the rock behind Otis This was the trail we skipped on the way in - we though this was a shortcut, not the real trail to Tank Lakes On our way to Tank Lakes Trail approaching Tank Lakes The first Tank Lake The Tank lakes basin First Tank Lake with a cool shelf First Tank Lake with a cool shelf First Tank Lake with a cool shelf More of the Tank lakes basin We were over on the other side on Sunday - that is the La Bohn lakes basin The second Tank Lake - we didn't go all the way down to it. Marmot on a rock - a little blurry since it was so zoomed in Marmot on a rock Tank Lake from our campsite - what a view! Our campsite at Tank Lake - this was after it had rained for a bit Saying goodbye to the Tank Lakes basin Coming back down to the Necklace Valley from Tank Lakes I still can't believe we actually made it up to that basin up there (La Bohn Lakes) - it looks impossible - but we did it I still can't believe we actually made it up to that basin up there (La Bohn Lakes) - it looks impossible - but we did it Cabin at Emerald Lake in the fog Jade Lake in the fog Un-named Creek in the sunshine Un-named Creek in the sunshine