Sawtooths Lake 8865 to Stephens Lakes

I've done a variant of what you are talking about. The pass over Thompson et al is not that pleasant. I do know that I've hiked the ridgeline from Williams over Thompson, and then over another couple of small summits and then down the ridge and into the Stephens lakes. This was straight forward but off trail, with some scrambling, but not much. It was much safer than in the gullies. Drop me a line if you have any more questions or need some other details.

Thanks Steve. Yeah from Google Earth is looks for the most part straight forward. But the last up and over to the West of Thompson Peak seems dicey. Looks like there will be one way over at the most. Noted to stay high through that section.