From the trailhead, the Y Bar Trail on the left and the Barnhardt Trail on the right.Staying right along the Barnhardt Trail.Entering Barnhardt Canyon.The trail switchbacks up the south side of the canyon.View back down Barnhardt Canyon.Barnhardt Falls. The upper falls can be accessed via a mini slot canyon.View back toward Barnhardt Falls (right of center) as the trail climbs out of the canyon.The trail levels out as it contours several spur ridges. Mazatzal Peak is out of frame on the left.Leaving the Barnhardt trail for this drainage. There was a lot of flowing water and fun boulder-hopping.Around 6,200 feet, I exited the drainage to the right for this tributary.I pushed through a band of brush to gain a spur ridge.Minimal brush along the spur ridge. I contoured the slope on the left.View back.Starting up a gentle slope on the Mazatzal Peak massif. Peak 7823 creeps into view, center.View back.Gaining the north ridge of Mazatzal Peak.Impressive cliffs on the west face of the Mazatzal Peak massif.View back. I was able to avoid snow patches on the eastern slopes by staying high on the ridge crest, which resulted in some fun but likely unnecessary Class 3 scrambling.Peak 7823 ahead.Peak 7823 summit. View northwest.Descending Peak 7823 toward Mazatzal Peak, just a short traverse away.View back toward Peak 7823.Approaching the summit of Mazatzal Peak.Mazatzal Peak summit. View south.View southeast.View north, the way I came.
