The trail climbed up the canyon and Relief Peak came into view on the far side of the valley. The trail gained an extra couple hundred feet of elevation to clear a minor ridge, and then decended to rejoin the Huckleberry trail.

Looking south towards Nightcap peak. The south face of Nightcap looked to be mostly snow free.

This doe (bottom right) was my only company until midday.

Engourged section of Summit Creek slightly downstream from the dam. Remains of an old sluice wall on the far side of the creek.

I was a bit worried about the creek crossing, since I couldn't remember if this route had a bridge or not. It did have a bridge- this log that had been fitted with a railing on the downstream side.

Looking back up at Summit Creek after crossing the log bridge. Enormous amount of water today.

Back to the Huckleberry trail, a bit uptrail from the maintenance building. (This shot in the summer)

There was a fair amount of snow cover on the slopes above the reservoir. Snow in shaded areas was still holding my weight, but once the sun hit it was postholing time.

Continuing along the eastern side of Relief Reservoir