The Trail: The trail starts at the southeast side
of the parking lot. A very short distance up the trail forks;
stay left. The trail then starts switch backing up the side
of Bonneville Mountain offering great views of Wallowa Lake
and Chief Joseph Mountain to the north and west. At two miles,
the trail reaches a dam, and shortly thereafter, the wilderness
boundary, where the views of the canyon and mountains open
up. At 3.8 miles, the trail crosses the river on a nice bridge
and then splits.
Don't worry, both trails end up at the same place, but the
trail to the right is for inbound traffic, the one to the
left for outbound. The trail stays high above the river here,
but soon the terrain levels out, giving the river a chance
to meander through some great meadows. The trail stays pretty
level as it travels through these meadows until reaching Rogers
Lake at 5.5 miles.
A half-mile
past Rogers Lake, lies Aneroid Lake, an Awesome Lake surrounded
by Granite Ridges and Red Mountains. There are several great
campsites around the lake, and plenty of spaces to explore
around the area. There are also many places around the lake
to just relax, such as a small sandy beach on the southern
edge of the lake, as well as a nice meadow at the southern
edge.
For those of you who want more great views, continue up
to Tenderfoot Pass (2 miles past the lake). The trail climbs
pretty steadily past the lake, switch backing up a ridge.
At one mile past the lake, a trail splits off to the left,
which leads to the Bonny Lakes. Stay right. The trail continues
through the meadows, which have to just be incredible during
the midsummer months when they are covered with wildflowers.
Anyways, the trail starts climbing past these meadows, and
at around 1.5 miles past the fork to Bonny Lakes, the trail
reaches Tenderfoot Pass (8,500 feet). Jewett Lake and good
views of Aneroid Lake can be easily found by leaving the trail
and traveling northwest a short distance. There are only meadows
up here, so route finding is pretty easy. The view from atop
Tenderfoot Pass is stunning, giving views of the rugged Wallowas
on all sides.
Directions: 
