Yeah don't bother taking Cottonwood Pass. No water, limited views, sandy. I can't say I enjoyed it much.
walking on the beach at 10,000 feet. I did it once. Never again.
My sentiments exactly, but someone posted here not long ago that there was a firmer-soil bypass around the beach at Horseshoe Meadow. Unfortunately, I can't find the thread. It may have been wbtravis or KevinR?