The larches are not golden yet, but there are still a few flowers in bloom, many other fall colors coming out, and the Teanaway geology is on the display with the beautifully colored rocks, Thanks to yd2003 for the great trip report that showed me the way and let me know the route was free of blowdowns. Thank you Forest Service, the road is in great shape.
Starting at Esmeralda, I hiked counter clockwise and added a side trip to the pass above Lake Ann (highly recommended, great views). Starting at 7:30 on this partly sunny Monday, I only saw 2 pairs of hikers the whole day over 13.2 miles. When I do it again, I'll start at De Roux and start by hiking up the road to Esmeralda, the connector trail from DeRoux to Esmeralda has lots of loose rocks and goes up 400', not a great way to finish the 4000' of gain over the day.
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