The Chessman Loop Trailhead.
A huge variety of plant life lives here.
The Chessman Loop.
Windfall on the Chessman Loop.
This little guy was fearless!
The Chessman Loop.
The Lower Chessman Loop.
The Chessman Loop.
There are many opportunities to see the hoodoos on the Chessman Loop.
Larkspur.
The Chessman Loop.
The many sandstone layers of iron oxides and manganese oxides covered in volcanic pumice.
Fireweed.
Fireweed on the Chessman Loop.
The Chessman Loop.
The Chessman Loop.
Views from the Chessman Loop.
The Alpine Pond at the end of the trail. There is another loop that intersects 1 mile northeast of here.
Huge mushrooms along the Chessman Loop grow in all different types and sizes.
The bark beetle comes and goes in natural cycles. It wiped out the trees of late, but new ones are coming up healthy.
Upper trail intersection.
Walking back you can see more sandstone cliffs in the distance.
Loop complete!