The 30-mile drive from Joseph to Imnaha is always a treat. The Imnaha Store is a well-known landmark in northeastern Oregon dating back to 1904.

After visiting the store I drove back to the 6,500-foot Tenderfoot Trailhead near Salt Creek Summit.

The first couple of miles were a pleasant ascent through a series of open meadows. The next mile was a steep climb to the top of the headbasin of the drainage.

Now I was on the Imnaha Divide with the North Fork Imnaha River Basin on the left and the Middle Fork Sheep Creek Basin on the right. Soon I was at 8,000 feet with some colorful pussytoes and white bark pine for company.

It truly felt like I was on top of the world. The Eagle Cap Wilderness is a great place to visit and hike.

Roughed Grouse

Aspen along the trail

The famous Imnaha Store & Tavern

Upper basin of the North Fork Imnaha RIver

Fritillary Buterfly

Top of the Imnaha Divide

Imnaha Store & Tavern

View from the upper trail

The lower trail going through an old burn

Fleabane

9.702-foot Aneroid Mountain