The Salmon Trinity Alps Wilderness Photo Gallery by Deems Burton at pbase.com

The Salmon Trinity Alps Wilderness

The Trinity Alps Wilderness in northern California has some of the most spectacular and remote natural environments in America. Much of it has rarely been seen by people even today due to the rugged topography. There are deep glacial lakes in amphitheaters of granite, deep old growth forests that have never been seen by man, a gold mining history from the late 1800s, and legends of Bigfoot that keep the wilderness spirit alive and fresh for those that dare to adventure here.

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:: The Trinity Alps High Route ::	:: The Trinity Alps High Route 2008 ::	:: Trinity Alps High Route 2011-Attempt ::	:: Trinity Alps High Route 2012 ::
:: Trinity Alps High Route 2014 ::	:: Trinity Alps Panoramas ::	Grizzly Lake and Thompson Peak	Waterfall that drains Grizzly lake, not a great photo
Grizzly Lake	Grizzly lake in the morning light	Grizzly lake in the morning light, Thompson Peak	Grizzly Lake morning view panorama
Grizzly Lake sunset from my secret campsite	Route to Mirror Lake from Grizzly Lake, and Mirror Pass	Sawtooth Peak in the distance	Mirror Lake
Alps panorama and Mirror Lake	Dayhike across the shoulders of Thompson Peak	Thompson Peak	Rest stop, a roll in the meadow with Pika, and a great view!
Easy walking on the distant slabs, Sawtooth Peak	View into Canyon Creek from Grizzly's arete. Kalmia Lake on left ridgetop.	Canyon Creek view from Grizzly lake arete	Sierra primrose and Cassiope
The climbers route up to the saddle to access Thompson peak and beyond on the Alps High Route	View from the saddle of Caesar and Thompson Peaks	View from the saddle of Caesar and Thompson Peaks	View towards Mt Hilton, and Rattlesnake cirque
Cassiope heather, John Muir's favorite alpine flower near Thompson Peak	An ancient twisted Foxtail pine on the shoulder of Thompson Peak	Twisted ancient foxtail pine and whitebark pines in Alps	A meadow few ever see in the Trinity Alps
Thompson Peak on left, Wedding cake on right from the south west	My campsite in Rattlesnake cirque with a sunset view of Thompson peak's south face	Rattlesnake cirque accented with sunset glow	Sunset glow on old growth hemlock, Thompson pk
Alpen glows on an alpine landscape where few have ever been in the Trinity Alps	Hemlock at sunset from my camp	Sunset from my campsite in RS cirque	The Alps High Route to Boulder lakes from Man-on-Rock Pass
Man-on-Rock Pass and Wedding Cake Peak	Julius Caesar Peak	Wedding Cake Peak viewed from a small meadow few hikers ever see	View down Canyon creek, Canyon Lakes, Sawtooth Peak
View from my campsite up on the slabs	Looking for the route over the arete into Papoose Lake in the morning	The jagged arete above Canyon Creek along the High Route	Climbing up the faces to get to the notch to Papoose Lake
View north towards Thompson Peak, Caesar Pk, and Kalmia Lake along the Alps Hi route	Grey Rock pass, the correct notch into Papoose Lake from Canyon Creek. Mt Shasta in distance, Kalmia lake on closer ridge.	Papoose Lake white pine snag	Papoose Lake cirque
Papoose Lake view	Papoose Lake panorama	Old growth hemlock carried down from high by avalanche into Papoose lake	Wind blown whitebark pine on the rim of Papoose lake
Papoose Lake as the sun sets	Bear Creek Valley	Bear Creek Valley in the morning	Foxtail pines in Bear Basin, Trinity Alps
Foxtail pine in Bear Creek valley	Luella Lake from the trail that goes to Diamond Lake	Luella Lake panorama	Diamond Lake in the morning
Doe Lake's sunrise glows on ice, snow, and rock in July	Water ripples on a wilderness lake	Tiger lily (Liliium columbianum)	Large ponderosa pine snag eroded by land slide in 1997
Jorstad Cabin on Grizzly Creek. Vintage gold miners cabin.	Jorstad cabin, Trinity Alps, Grizzly Creek	Jorstad Cabin, Grizzly Creek. Vintage log cabin 1930s. Two wives, WW2, gold, freedom and a great life at this precious place!	Stuart Creek
Deer Creek cascades	Deer Creek Bridge	Deer Creek bridge	My campsite in Morris Meadows.
Morris Meadows visitor	Morris Meadows deer	Morris Meadows deer	Morris Meadows
Morris Meadows in morning light	Kelly and her cape.	Trail to Emerald lake and fresh snow	Stuart creek upper valley
Canyon walls and avalanche chutes	Kelly takes a rare break	Stuart Creek trail	Emerald Lake's outlet waterfall
Emerald Lake outlet falls	View down Stuart Creek canyon from Emerald lake	Emerald lake and vintage dam at 5500ft	Emerald Lake outlet stone dam from the 1800s
Emerald Lake ice and snow	Kelly checks out the dam	Sapphire Lake basin cirque	Emerald lake waters
Emerald Lake stone dam	Drying wet boots	Dead tree near outlet of Emerald Lake	Emerald Lake Panorama from the ancient rock dam
Emerald Lake cirque panorama	Upper Morris Meadows	Upper Morris Meadows	A well earned rest for Kelly
Kelly resting in meadow	Devil's Canyon	Devil's Canyon	Bear bed nest
Is this a Bear or Bigfoot bed nest?	Morris Meadows morning light	Morris Meadows morning	Morris Meadows morning
Morris Meadows and dog	Lower meadow	Trinity Alps	Alps High Route. This map shows most of the xc routes I've hiked. Hike at your own risk!!
Mills creek meadows	Mountain Mahogany near Mills Creek Lake	Upper Mills creek meadows	Upper Mills Creek basin
Upper Mills Creek basin	Wierd clouds in the Alps today	East Boulder Lake and Kelly	East Boulder Lake panorama
Mountain Mahogany near E Boulder Lkae	Upper East Boulder Lake	PCT between Boulder Lakes	PCT between Boulder Lakes
PCT between Boulder Lakes	Bob's Tarn in the Alps	Bob's Tarn in the Alps	Cupboard built into the hollow of a foxtail pine
Cupboard built into the hollow of a foxtail pine	Cupboard tree in the Alps	Cupboard tree in the Alps near Bob's tarn	Cupboard tree in the Alps
Bobs Tarn panorama looking north towards PCT	Bobs Tarn panorama looking south from the PCT	Mt Shasta in the distance along Section P of the PCT	Mt Shasta in the distance along Section P of the PCT
Mt Shasta framed by foxtail pines	Mt Shasta framed by foxtail pines	Foxtail pines frame the trail near Middle Boulder lake	Middle Boulder lake PCT trail sign
Middle Boulder Lake basin	Foxtail pines on ridgeline eastside of Middle Boulder lake	Upper Middle Boulder lake basin	Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake	Diamond lake reflection	Long Canyon meadow of flowers	Bee Tree Gap
Kelty Serac on the Caribou Lake trail during my first hike in the Alps.	Siligo Meadows camp	Little Stonewall Pass	Mirror Lake campfire
Emerald and Sapphire Lakes	Siligo Meadows at the head of Long Canyon	Diamond Lake basin	Heather in Long Canyon
Horseshoe Lake	Grizzly Lake Trail	Grizzly Meadows and Thompson Peak	Grizzly Lake and Thompson Peak
Grizzly Lake Falls	Grizzly Lake Falls	Upper Canyon Creek meadows and deer	Grizzly lake camp and Bibler
Grizzly Lake and Thompson Peak	Old growth Red firs near Grizzly Lake	Thompson Peak across Grizzly Lake	Trinity Alps near Mt Hilton
View of Mt Hilton from Kalmia Lake	Trinity Alps High Route and Grey Rock Pass	Trinity Alps glaciated slopes on the High Route.	Kalmia Lake and Thompson Peak
Tiger lilies in Trinity Alps	Fields of heather in Trinity Alps	Upper Canyon Creek and granite peaks	High Route around Mt Hilton
Mirror Lake from Mirror Pass	Mirror Lake from the ledge	Mirror Lake viewed from Kalmia Pass, Caesar Pk	Mirror Lake, Mirror Pass, and Caesar Peak.
The Mirror Lake ledge	The Mirror Lake Ledge, Kalmia Pass, and Sawtooth Peak	Mirror Lake viewed from Mirror Pass and Ledge route	TA Mirror Lake, Sawtooth Peak, and Twin Pine Pass
Sawtooth Peak near Twin Pine pass	Sawtooth Peak 's eastern terraces camp	Alpine Lake and the first snow	Mirror Lake
Toledo and me at Mirror Lake	Canyon Creek Lakes	Papoose Lake sunset reflections	Papoose Lake sunset
Papoose Lake reflections	Papoose Lake	Papoose Lake	Papoose Lake shoreline hemlocks
Twin Pine Pass	The Trinity Alps High Route	Mirror Pass	Morris Lake
Smith Lake Terraces	Sawtooth Peak over Morris Lake	Smith Lake terraces	Mirror Lake Camp
Mirror Lake reflections	Mirror and Kalmia Pass	Mirror Lake campsite during High Route trip	PCT near Carter Meadows
PCT near Carter Meadows	Foxtail pines along PCT	Ancient giant foxtail pine- Magnificent even in death!	Giant Foxtail pine
Giant Foxtail pine	Middle Boulder lake	Trail sign	Snow along pct near East Boulder lake
Big Marshy Mdws Panorama	Big Marshy meadows	Pitcher plants (Darlingtonia californica)	Pitcher plants (Darlingtonia californica)
Small cabin	Thomas Furlong's Gravestone	Trailor's Gravestone	Gravestone
Gravestone camp	Tangle Blue lake	Rainbow tent and last light	Peridotite and meadows
Small Alps meadow	Eagle Creek Bench meadow	Eagle Peak	Section Line lake
Section Line lake camp	Section Line lake	Section Line lake reflections BW	Section Line lake reflections BW
Section Line lake reflections BW	Section Line lake reflections BW	Pct near Carter Meadows	Trinity Alps Wilderness sign
Trinity Alps Glaciers from Eagle Creek Divide	Washington Lily (Lilium washingtonianum)	Grizzly Lake Falls	Thompson Peak and Grizzly lake
Sawtooth Peak from descent to Mirror Lake	Mirror Lake and the Ledge route	Mirror Lake	Mirror Lake
Flowers at Mirror Lake	Thompson Peak at sunrise	Leaning whitebark pine on route to Bear pass	Switchback's ULA P1 pack in the Trinity Alps
Mirror Pass northside panorama	Mirror Pass from southside view is north	Grizzly Falls panorama at sunset	Sapphire Lake at sunset from Mirror Lake
Grizzly Lake Waterfall Outlet	Long Gulch lake panorama	Long Gulch Lake Panorama	Trail Gulch Lake Panorama
Trail Gulch Lake campsite panorama	Integral Designs Silshelter at Trail Gulch Lake	Integral Designs Silshelter at Trail Gulch Lake	Eagle Peak and Mt Shasta in the distance
Monte's Meadow	Kelly dog dressed for warmth at Long Gulch Lake	A warm fire on a cold nite at Trail Gulch Lake	Moon Rise from Trail Gulch Lake
Moon Rise from Trail Gulch Lake	Steavelle Meadows in the Trinity Alps	Warm fire on a cold nite in the Trinity Alps	Long Gulch Lake
Moon Rise from Trail Gulch Lake - BW	Trail Gulch Lake, formerly known as Long Gulch Lake	Steavele Meadow 1.5 Mile	Long Gulch Lake 2 Miles
Schlomberg Cabin Site 2 Miles	Trail Gulch Lake 1 Mile	Off Trail meadow cirque near Trail Gulch Lake	The Biggest Fish in Long Gulch lake!!
Trail Gulch Lake Panorama from trail on ridgeline saddle	Monte's campsite and meadow	Schlomberg Cabin	Schlomberg Cabin
Schlomberg Cabin hand split cedar shingles	Schlomberg Cabin Outhouse	Monte's Meadow and trail	Vintage trail sign
Long Gulch trail to saddle	Alps meadow and trail junction	Monte's 1977 campsite	Sun frosted trees on ridge above Trail Gulch lake
Warm fire at Trail Gulch Lake	1940s Trinity Alps Post Card - Sapphire Lake	Pika in the Trinity Alps above Little South Fork Lake	Arete ridgeline between Thompson Peak and Wedding Cake Peak
Wedding Cake and Man-on-Rock Pass	Wedding Cake and Man-on-Rock Pass - Trinity Alps	Trail Gulch lake cirque	PCT approaching Carter Meadows summit
Trail Gulch Lake panorama	Clouds decend upon Trail Gulch lake	Clouds decend upon Trail Gulch lake	It rained like hell! at Trail Gulch Lake
My only fire for the rainy 3 day hike at Trail Gulch Lake	Sawtooth Peak from Morris Meadows	Sawtooth Ridge from upper Morris Meadows	Sawtooth Ridge from Upper Morris Meadows
Sawtooth Peak above Bear Creek Canyon	Lower Morris Meadows and Sawtooth Ridge	My hidden campsite in Morris Meadows	Upper Morris Meadows and Sawtooth Ridge
An Aspen in Upper Morris Meadows, Sawtooth Ridge in distance	My snowfree campsite in Morris Meadows	IMG_4251pb.jpg	IMG_4255pb.jpg
Drying evening's campfire wood	Kelly enjoys the sun	Kelly enjoys the sun	Kelly enjoys the sun
Nice campsite!	Bear canyon and Smith Lake is over the ridge	Fall meets winter	Last colors
Last colors	Deer Creek	Deer Creek bridge	Kelly's first snow camping trip
Sunset on a ridge near Carter Mdws	Ridgeline near Carter Mdws	Sunset near the Trinity Alps	Fire and Light in the Trinity Alps
Kelly on her first snow camping trip	Ridgeline campsite north of Carter Mdws	Kelly tucked in after a big snow day	Sunset on Trail Gulch Lake cirque
Russian Peak view point	View of Trail Gulch and Long Gulch Lakes Cirques	IMG_6137epb.jpg	IMG_6138pb.jpg
Greg ponders fire	IMG_6145epb.jpg	IMG_6148epb.jpg	December's full moon trek
Fox Creek Lake Moonrise	Big Marshy Lake Sunrise	Big Marshy Lake Sunrise	Tangle Blue Lake Panorama
Big Bear Lake Panorama	Big Blue Lake Panorama	Little Bear Lake Panorama

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Reinhold Metzger		13-Feb-2011 22:32
Deems, like always "GREAT PICTURES"

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		08-Feb-2011 12:24
WOW!!!Superb work my friend! BV Paolo

Steve		01-Jan-2011 18:05
I visited Trinity River at Hyampom with my family in the 1950's. I recall a flat rock in the middle of the river that my brother and I accessed by air mattress. Any idea where this is on the river ?

Jay Watson		21-Nov-2010 04:47
Mr. Burton: I stumbled upon these photos, the miracle of Google. Anyway, I worked as a Wilderness Ranger for five years in the Trinity Alps (Weaverville Ranger District) in the late 70's and early 80's. Let me just say your photos brought tears to my eyes. The Trinity Alps were my home for many, many days and nights. Thank you so much for making your photos available to see.

Guest		19-Sep-2010 04:24
Deems, sorry we had to bail on you and kelly this morning. Hope you made it to dead man's peak before the rain. Thanks for the beautiful pictures, pleasant conversation, and your local knowledge. Hope you finsh the PCT! Happy trails, Oregon and Sacramento campers

Paul		01-Jul-2009 04:02
Great shots of the Alps, some of the best I've seen.

Gary Robertson		26-Apr-2009 19:29
Exceptional photos -- exceptional and inspirational gallery!! Makes me want to grab my backpack and head out the door! I've been backpacking the Trinity Alps -- as well as the Marble Mountains -- since the early '80s -- the thrill never diminishes.

Charlie Price		29-Jun-2008 18:24
Great Pictures. i have traveled to the Trinity Alps every year for about 35 years now and love it. There is no place like it in the world. These are some great pictures of some of the great lakes, but still are nothing like being there. I can't wait to go back in August. I'll try and post some of my pics here.

Mike		16-Apr-2008 17:42
Mike Brundage Beautiful photos. I live in Redding and have hiked those mountains since 1970. Age 67 and still doing it and still loving it.

blair		01-Apr-2008 23:37
Deems, just what i was looking for...routes to the high, hard-to-get-to lakes in the Trinity's. Outstanding photos. I almost dont need to go now because I've seen it all thru your lens. I plan on following some of your routes this summer 08. Thanks for posting this stuff

NENA		29-Feb-2008 22:26
hey deems,BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS AND GREAT PLACES.... looking forward to enjoying some photos up and personal tonite at the show...see you then! nena

Egernhaven		18-Feb-2008 11:44
Beautyful gallery And beautyful alpine landscapes

Guest		29-Dec-2007 17:45
WOW !!! This gallery is a lot more impressive than many of the hardback high-cost glossy photo albums you find at fancy book stores! Just incredible!

Monte Dodge		14-Feb-2007 21:55
voted... Maybe the " Best" Photo Galleries on line or anywhere of this awesome area. Great job Deems....

Keith Brown		02-Feb-2006 05:53
Deems, As usual magnificant photos. For those who don't know you are the ultimate source of information about the Trinitys. Is that photo of Wedding Cake Peak from a meadow west of Kalmia Lake with Thompson Peak to the right center, or am I lost as usual. Anxiously waiting for more, your Oklahoma buddy Keith

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