Just an update for now. Will upload photos later.
Robinson Creek trail crossed the creek multiple times, but the 2 bridges are a bit high: not too easy to fetch water. One small creek crossing between the 2 bridge where you can get water (maybe about 2 miles in).
The junction to Beauty Creek trail is right after the 2nd bridge. At the end of the normal trail, just before the flowering slope, you cross creek about 3 times in short succession. Good place to refill water and sit in the shade (not a whole lot of place to sit though). The flowing slope has almost no shade. Speaking of flowers, this slope is blooming nicely right now. The Robinson Creek trail didn't have flowers left.
Above the slope, the trail is faint. But not too hard to navigate. You stay on the right side (on the way up) of the creek all the way, and you'll hit its source: the tarn.
We camped at the tarn on Saturday. We were the only party camping. A few day climbers on both Sat and Sun. The tarn was mostly melted. There were some snow patches left around the tarn, however, not a lot of flat spot to pitch tents. I pitched mine on a small snow patch.
We went up south ridge, and down southeast ridge. The east face of south ridge had little snow left. The south face of southeast ridge, and the entire right all the way to the summit had no snow. I think only 2 accessible patches of snow still cling to the east side of the south ridge north of the junction, where we can still step down a bit to get snow (I like snow in my water bottle).
Coming down southeast ridge's south side is very loose scree. To me, it's the most tricky part. The rest is good. The ridge itself is relatively solid.
The view is fabulous once you are on any of the ridges.
A lot of little biting flies, all the way to the lower ridges! Mosquitoes are out, but not really biting. Odd, Sunday, a lot less biting insects. Maybe too hot for them too.
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