Pioneer Basin Part 4

We spent a cold windy night camped out amongst snow fields at Hopkins Lake, and the group decided to head up Hopkins Pass rather than stay an extra day at this particular lake. The hike up to the pass wasn't too bad, but to get over the pass was another story. It was a very steep decent amongst loose rocks, at times we had to go one at a time to avoid the danger of falling rocks. But the view from the top of the pass was spectacular. We could see red and white mountains in the distance with fields of snow everywhere, and McGee Lake not too far away. After we made it down the treacherous decent, we were hiking cross country through fields of wildflowers which were absolutely gorgeous. It was our first experience hiking cross country (i.e. not on any trail, just through open fields) and it was fantastic. Eventually we reached our campsite at McGee Lake, and setup our tent with plenty of time to relax before dinner.