Finally got the chance to check this one off the list- people call it an epic ride for good reason! One of the most beautiful trails I’ve been on, though you definitely earn your turns.

A fun descent through the larches before climbing again to reach the high point of the trip at the Angels Staircase.

Looking down on the meadow we had just climbed up through. Most groups do the loop in the opposite direction, and the meadow would have been a really fun descent. We did it ‘backwards’ so that we could finish with an epic 6 mile, 6,000′ descent back to camp down the Foggy Dew trail.