Trail head & trail's end just below Warner Lake.
Going along the southern end of Warner Lake.
Trail junction after 1.75 miles. We went up the Dry Fork.
The false summit of Pilot Mountain (left) & Mt. Waas as seen from Jackass Pass.
Carol sitting at Jackass Pass beneath the false summit of Pilot Mountain.
Bonnie & Dave smiling upon arriving at Jackass Pass.
Johnna & Laura at Jackass Pass in front of Mt. Waas.
Dave, Bonnie & Carol coming over Pilot Mountain's false summit with Manns Peak behind them.
A view of Mt. Waas from a saddle on Pilot Mountain.
Dave & Carol climbing the last ridge to the summit.
Manns Peak (top, right) & the tips of Mt. Tomasaki and Deep Creek Peak (from Pilot's summit).
Tom heading up the slope to the peak (note the bulldozer scar on the false summit).
Left to right: Green Mountain, Castle Mountain, La Sal Peak & Mt. Waas (from Pilot's summit).
Oval-shaped Castle Valley as seen from the top of Pilot Mountain.
Zooming into Castle Valley from the top of Pilot Mountain.
Tom, Bonnie, Carol, & Dave on the summit of Pilot Mountain.
Tom, Bonnie, Marc & Dave on the summit.
The Red Wedge & Beaver Basin from a saddle on Pilot Mountain.
Mike pointing out that you can't see the mountains for the trees.
Laura, Carol, Bonnie, Johnna, Mike & Jean can see Mt. Mellenthin beyond the ridge.
Carol, Johnna, Mike, Jean, Laura & Bonnie at our base camp below the summit of Pilot Mountain.
An exhausted Marc returns to the group after summiting Pilot Mountain.
The La Sal "Tetons".
A farewell look at Beaver Basin & the Red Wedge from Jackass Pass.
In mid-September, this aspen grove above the Dry Fork Trail starts to change colors.
Connections - aster & bee.
Marc arriving once more at the fork in the trail.
Johnna leading the Binyons & Tom back to the fork.
Johnna ambles by aspens changing colors.
Returning to Warner Lake in the late afternoon light - 8 long, hard (but satisfying) miles behind us.
