Headwaters: Upper Mill B Majesty

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Upper Mill B Majesty

I've been to the Three Sisters many times over the years. What are the Three Sisters, you ask? Lake Mary, Lake Martha, and Lake Catherine up beyond Brighton. No, these are the lesser set of the Three Sisters: Lake Blanche, Lake Lilian, and Lake Florence. These are three beautiful gems for alpine lakes located up the Mill B Drainage.

A few years ago, I scrambled around Lake Blanche and up The Sundial. At the top of that peak, I noticed some amazing views to the south and east. The Mill B Drainage continues onward and upward from Lake Blanche. I had always wanted to get back and explore this area for myself.

I'm grateful Scott obliged me on this adventure for one of his Wasatch 100 Saturday morning training runs.It is a series of scree fields that gradually gets tighter and steeper until you suddenly find yourself on the ridge between Mill B and Cardiff Fork. A short scramble then takes you to the top of Mount Superior. We then decided to descent down through Cardiff Fork rather than navigate the loose scree in the upper reaches of Mill B.

Enjoy the photo essay below.