Lost Lakes along the Lost Creek Trail (#212)

We drove down to the end of the West Boulder Road south of Big Timber Montana to hike up to Lost Lakes along the Lost Creek Trail #212. This was about 5 miles round trip with 900 ft of overall gain. We did not see any other people on these trails today. The trail starts along a closed road athlete end of the parking lot, 

and then follow the West Boulder Trail #41 for a little over a mile.

Small pond along the trail 

We saw some nice fall color today.

The trail enters the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness before splitting off to the east up the Lost Creek Trail.

Some of the aspen trees have turned golden.

Some nearby views as we climbed up the Lost Creek Trail.

small pond below the trail 

more fall color

The trail goes up and over a ridge at 6,300 ft and then descends down into the lake basin.

Outlet of one of the Lost Lakes and the start of Lost Creek

One of the Lost Lakes

cattails along the lake shore

View of the first Lost Lake as we headed over to the other Lost Lake

The other Lost Lake was very brushy

We found another boot track that overlooked the second Lost Lake

between to the two Lost Lakes

butterfly on asters

some of the wildflowers and fungi seen along the trail today: