Anyone been down in the West Fork yet? Just wanted to know if the colors started changing yet and if they will be in full swing by next weekend...

Did a hike out to the Inner Basin on Saturday (10/06/2007) and I was somewhat disappointed. Lockett Meddow had plenty of aspens that had turned yellow already and it was absolutely beautiful. However, after hiking up to the Inner Basin, most of the trees had lost their leaves due to the high winds t...

Got a quick question somewhat related...

I am planning on heading up to Flag this weekend to go to the Inner Basin but I've heard about another trail that parallels the official IB trail but is much nicer. Anyone know about this specific trail and if so, how do you get to it?

I've been wondering what the distance from the end of the Inner Basin to the top of Humphrey's Peak is(via the Weatherford, I think). Can anyone give me a rough idea? Also, how difficult is it compared to the main summit trail from the Snowbowl? I've never hiked Humphrey's before and I wanted to giv...