The next day we day-hiked up about 200 feet...actually, down 200 and up 400, of course...to the Pioneer Basin, which is on the opposite side of the Canyon. Here's the UNBELIEVABLE view you get when you emerge from the trees.



After seeing that, we took a deep breath and charged the closer ridge, aiming for this little lake at treeline...





The top of the day hike..me sweaty, tired and hungry at an unnamed lake at 10,800 feet in the Pioneer Basin.