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Thanks! I'd really like to get back and get to the higher alpine areas toward the center of the range. Maybe next summer. And yeah, being out of school makes September and October so much better. Honestly had forgotten that that had kept me from doing much backpacking that time of year.

We saw one person while we were backpacking. And then we came across a horse tethered to a tree, so there must have been someone associated with that horse too. Saw a few people at the campground and along the road. There were 4 other cars at the trailhead, so I think there must have been some...

Pretty sure I've had that guy do my permits in the backcountry office a few times as well. Is it the one from Arizona? He was much more chill this year than he was the year before haha. Very cool loop! I've looked into routes in the area but always kind of stop looking because of how the sites...

September 7-9, 2023 I met up with some friends from Jackson and Spokane for a quick trip to the Pintlers in early September. We planned a lollipop loop on the SW end of the range with a small bit off trail. We met up on Friday night at the Pintler Campground. We snagged the last available spot...

Envious of the reds! We don't get much of that in the mountains up here.

This was really cool to see. I get seasick even on kayaks after a little while, so this whole thing would've been a no-go for me. You guys sure ate well! And it was interesting seeing that aspen forest with the ferns down below. What a cool place.

Fabulous foliage out there. That is a heck of a day, and really crappy that it was capped off with that stab o_O Insult to injury, having to go that much longer without eating anything after such a long hike!

Fantastic! It's really interesting to see how overgrown/not heavily used that site (and probably several others in that area) is. All the sites I've ever stayed at are mostly bare hard packed dirt in the area all around the fire ring.

Wish I knew it at a glance because I'd have come in with the legal description.

As you'd suspect, we use it in the legal system so we have a precise way to refer to tracts of land, usually when they're being transferred. I've never met anyone who knew the legal description for their own real estate though. Haha.

Unreal scenery! What an awesome trip.

Yep, we did a shuttle route. I guess the title of my post oversimplifies the route since the fastest way between DeLacy and Dogshead is the east side of the lake. Haha. I know a couple of my friends from Jackson have hiked over on the east side to fish before. Sounds like it's a fine trail, but...

Yeah having no experience in the thru hiker culture/community, it came off as a little strange to me, but he was a nice guy and didn't bother us at all. Sometimes plans change!

Agreed! I was talking about the weather and watching the clouds the entire time because the forecast had made things seems so dire, and my friends kept ribbing me about it haha.

August 4-6, 2023 This was originally going to be a trip with a full crew of 8 people. Due to various circumstances, that group got whittled down to 3 by the time the trip rolled around. After finishing the route, I think it was for the best because some of the others were first time backpacker...

Love it. Was just talking with friends on my last trip of doing a Thorofare trip next fall, and this is pushing me toward it. Enjoying seeing it day-by-day. Especially because that means more photos. Haha.

I agree with the sentiment. Even though I just got back from a trip where cairns were actually pretty necessary for navigating a very little used "trail," it seems like 99% of cairns are not actually useful or warranted. We've got a healthy combination of mountain and desert backcountry love on...

This is on my mind as I head out for a 4-nighter in Yellowstone tomorrow... My friend said in YNP they actually rounded up backpackers and had them hike out last time this happened. I'm really hoping that doesn't happen to us haha.

Could very well be, because he doesn't really like any tent. But the Tarptent on this one was just intolerable I guess. Haha.

Yeah the amount of stimuli definitely make it hard for some to calm down too! I figured because he's an Aussie he'd be smart and figure it out, but I guess he's just got too much anxious energy as a herding dog. Haha. I'll try him out in my other backpacking tent with a lot less mesh next time...