Wyoming’s Indian Basin and Fremont Peak – An Unforgettable Epic Adventure
You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One...
View ArticleClimbing Wyoming’s Hidden Giant, and its Tallest Mountain, Gannett Peak
“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One...
View ArticleMy Most Epic Wind River Day Hike
Me, hiking Jackass Pass, above North Lake. I just completed a life list hike that’s in my back yard, Wyoming’s southern Wind River Range. As those of you who know me, or read this blog, know, I live...
View ArticleAnother Best Wind River Hike, Ever…
Hi from the Wind Rivers. I have had a great four months. My beloved Wind River Range has been good to me. I have been lucky enough to experience seven or eight long and stunning day hikes in my back...
View ArticleCyclone Pass “Prize” Makes Shoshone Lake Hike (Grunt) Worthwhile
On Cyclone Pass July 8. Shoshone Lake is a big lake that is in my backyard. Tucked in the foothills of Wyoming’s southern Wind River Range, the lake is situated at about 10,000′, and in the Shoshone...
View ArticleThis Hike Takes Your Breath Away
Hi. It was very early morning on July 29, when reasonable people were still in their beds sleeping. Four of my closest girlfriends met my husband and I at our house at 3:09, and by 3:17, we departed...
View ArticleClimbing Finis Mitchell’s Mountain
Howdy. Last Thursday, my husband, Jerry, and I left Lander at (gasp) 3:45 am. It was a two-hour drive to the Big Sandy Opening trailhead, and our plans for the day were ambitious: to climb Mitchell...
View ArticleWind River Peak in a Day
Greetings. We were already 7 miles in when the sun rose. NOTE: I know this is a long post. It was a long hike. If you’re interested in hiking and climbing Wind River Peak, you’ll find key information...
View ArticleDoubletop + New Fork Canyon = Awesome
Howdy. My friend, Tom Carter, is author of Day Hiking the Wind River Range. He has told me, in person, as well as in his guidebook that the hike to the top of Doubletop Mountain, in the northern Wind...
View ArticleIsland Lake and Titcomb Basin: Breathtaking
Howdy. It has been a generous summer for me in terms of how much time I’ve had in the high country of my back yard, Wyoming’s Wind River Range. For the last six weeks, I’ve gone on six epic day hikes....
View ArticleWyoming’s Indian Basin and Fremont Peak – An Unforgettable Epic Adventure
You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One...
View ArticleClimbing Wyoming’s Hidden Giant, and its Tallest Mountain, Gannett Peak
“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One...
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