In the Spring of 1942 a B-24 bomber failed to clear Trail Peak after
its wings iced up in a storm, killing all eight abord. Please do not
disturb or remove any portion of the wreckage or the momorial ot the
dead aviators - one was an Eagle Scout. A gigantic yellow X has been
painted across the wreckage and surrounding rocks at the request of
Federal Aviation Administration occicials so it can be readily
distinguished during air searches for currently missing planes.
The reail meets the vcalley floor about a third of a mile above
Lower Bonita trail camp. Across the creek bed the trail ascend to
Webster Pass. Going to Beaubien, head upstream.
Bonita Cow Camp is the summer home of one of Philmount's cowboys
who is responsible for the cattle in these high summer pastures. A
sawmill once stood here.
Another route up Trail Peak begins near the head of this
valley.
