"A base-camp backpacking adventure to the stark beauty of this high plateau area with a wide diversity of potential side trips.

You could hike into Aero Lakes and out the same day, but that would be a shame. Instead, plan on a long day hike to get to the lakes and spend the extra time finding an idyllic campsite. Then spend two or three days exploring this incredible high country."

--Bill Schneider, Hiking the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Falcon Guides).

"A short but strenuous base-camp trip into the heart of the Beartooth’s alpine country. This trailhead is slightly harder to locate than most others in the Beartooths, but this hasn’t lessened its popularity.

At this altitude, the summer season is very short. Ice may not free the lakes until mid-July. The moist tundra tends to produce a prodigious number of mosquitoes when the wind isn’t blowing. Bring lots of bug dope. Special attractions: The stark beauty of this high plateau area and a wide diversity of potential side trips."

--Bill Schneider, Best Backpacking Vacations in the Northern Rockies (Falcon Guides).