rodman's GPS route from 2004... today, we went up and down via the same route... 8.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 3092 feet of elevation.
Find the trailhead (3800') for Trail #1392 at the north end of the DeRoux Campground.
In a quarter mile cross the N. Fork Teanaway River.
At 1.6 miles (4160'), the trail junctions with trail 1392.1 which goes to the Middle Fork Teanaway valley... keep going on trail #1392 towards Gallagher Head Lake.
At ~3 miles (5000'), cross DeRoux Creek... Hawkins Mtn in the distance.
At ~3.5 miles (5440') there is a huge boulder at the end of a switchback... leave the trail here and head uphill on steep terrain.
rocman and Jannu shortly after leaving the trail... DeRoux Peak in the distance.
Hawkins Mtn as we continue towards Esmeralda Peak.
We are high enough to see Mt. Rainier between The Louvre and DeRoux Peak.
Denali Girl and rocman near the Esmeralda Peak summit.
Hawkins Mtn and Gallagher Head Lake from the Esmeralda Peak summit (6765').
Mt. Daniel from the Esmeralda summit.
Looking into the basin surrounded by Scatter Peaks... The Cradle behind Scatter Peaks... Harding Mtn in front of Glacier Peak.
Looking across Ingalls Pass to Mt. Stuart... and the Stuart Range.
rocman and Jannu on the Esmeralda summit... with Mt. Stuart on the left.
Fortune Peak in front of South Ingalls.
ragman and Denali Girl on the Esmeralda summit.
rocman and Jannu check out the Esmeralda Peak summit register... with the Stuart Range behind.
rocman, Jannu and Denali Girl on the false summit just east of the true summit.
Almost back down to some real trail... 3.5 miles left to get back to the car.