Beverly Turnpike, County Line, Bean Creek Basin

We started from the Beverly creek parking lot. One recently downed tree blocked the trail, but no other obstacles. We were going to hike down Turnpike, but after meeting some friends, coincidentally, we were persuaded to head east towards Fourth creek.
At the top of the ridge at Fourth creek we descended down on county line trail. While on top of the ridge we saw our first bolts of lightning so decided to hasten down the other side of the ridge. We were there long enough to find a decent place to pitch our tent but not enough time to avoid the hail storm which pelted us for the next fifteen minutes. Quickly set up the tent and went inside to warm up. Then another hail storm attacked us. Waited it out, quickly started the stove to boil water for soup. Slept through the rain. Woke up to a beautiful day.
Proceeded along County Line Trail past Hard Scrabble Creek. The trail at this point is not as well maintained, but thank you to the hikers who set up cairns. They were indispensable. Crossed more creeks and snow fields than we could keep track of. Lost one red water bottle to an unnamed creek.
Climbed the ridge between Hardscrabble and Cascade creeks. As it turns out we should have hiked the north side of the ridge along county line trail but it was so snowed in we went around the southerly route. Saw a trail down below from the ridge, and after climbing down had to spend some time finding it. Pitched our tent in a wind tunnel.
After dinner we hiked up to the junctions of trails 1217, 1226.1, 1226, and 1228. What a spectacular view of the Enchantments, Mt. Stuart and the rest. We had these same views all day while hiking along county line trail.
Since it was raining in the morning, we set off without breakfast, stopping at the junction of Trails 1359 and 1369. Crossed a wildly raging creek (the first of several on our last day), climbed the ridge where we saw the second of two other backpacking groups we encountered this weekend.
At the junction of Trails 1369 and 1391.1, took off on the latter to climb yet another ridge where we ate lunch. The views were still spectacular. Where the snow had melted the wildflowers were out in abundance.
Climbed the last of the five ridges along trail 1391.1, down the steep switchbacks crossing a few more raging creeks. Crossed Bean creek a couple of times back to the parking lot at Beverly creek.
The hike is not what we had planned, but we were happy to have taken the higher county line trail rather than hiking down Turnpike which was probably still snowed in.