Pfiffner Traverse Day 4: Hell Canyon, Island Lake, Thunderbolt Meadows, Paiute Pass (Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado)

Trip dates: August 14-20, 2018
This day: August 17, 2018

Upper Lake in Indian Peaks Wilderness

This would turn out to be an easy day mileage/vertical wise.  The scramble up Cooper Pass turned out to be un-necessarily hard because I followed the talus instead of opting for easier terrain.  The bushwhack at the end of the day was also pretty tough but still a lot of fun.  

Near the top of Cooper Pass looking back at Upper Lake where I camped.

On the descent from Cooper Pass looking towards Island Lake

The water at the upper pool above Island Lake was the best tasting of the whole trip.

Hey! Guess why they call it Island Lake.

Lower Island Lake

Looking back towards Island Lake. Storms threatened all morning but never materialized.

Thunderbolt Meadows far below Paiute Lake

This was the second toughest bushwhack after descending into North Inlet.

Paiute Lake