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LITTLE LAKE

From this junction (9640´), the 0.8-mile side trail to Little Lake turns right (northeast) and descends along rocky switchbacks just northwest of the outflow that links Rock Lake and Little Lake. The descent quickly drops 300 feet through dense lodgepole pine before arcing northeast onto the grassy, mosquito-rich banks of shallow Little Lake. Little Lake is backdropped by the towering, serrated ridgeline of Dogtooth Peak. Come dusk and dawn, small rainbow and brook trout aggressively feed on the myriad of insects.

Several rocky, sun-drenched islands are surrounded by the blue waters of Island Lake.

The trail arcs along the northeastern shore of Second Dinkey Lake.

This trip’s route follows the left fork west, gently climbing 0.2 mile before dropping into the Dinkey Lakes basin and shortly reaching a Y-junction (9590´) with a trail left (south) to Island Lake. Take this path; en route to Island Lake, the path skirts Second Dinkey Lake’s west shore and then ascends a brief but steep 200 feet. The climb offers views of the wilderness’s highest peaks, the three towering granite monoliths of the Three Sisters: 10,436 feet, 10,438 feet, and 10,612 feet.