All good things come to an end and it wasn't long before we had to drag ourselves away and head back down the trail to get our packs and continue our hike out. Down, down, switchback after switchback the trail descends. It sure is a lot easier going down than it is coming up. After a bit the trail drops into a nice basin with possible camps, but we press on climbing about 200 feet out of the basin to meet the Pyramid Mtn trail just before it descends down to meet the South Fork of Pyramid Creek Trail.

After another mile or so of ups and downs, we arrive at Meadow Camp, the usual first night camp if you are coming in from Big Hill.