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  1. Jackson

    Southeast Yellowstone Loop

    Fanrastic looking trip! I just got back from a trip covering some of the same ground. That is an impressive route you did.
  2. Jackson

    Chain of Lakes - Yellowstone National Park - August 21, 2026

    Fantastic looking trip! And you hit all the requisite stops on both ends as well. I really enjoyed those shots of the swans.
  3. Jackson

    Sorta highish in the Wind Rivers

    Love to see a new post from you here, Dave! I had wondered what route you had done from the bits I saw on Instagram. Agreed wholeheartedly with your closing thoughts.
  4. Jackson

    Hello from Connecticut

    Welcome! Any trips planned for the rest of the year?
  5. Jackson

    Deer and Elk wanted!

    I never saw any elk in the Uintas in all my times up there. Heard one bugling in mid September a bit below Naturalist Basin once. Also up near Clyde Lake around the same time of the year.
  6. Jackson

    Shoshone Lake and geyser basin

    Great trip and nice photos! Good choice on the shuttle route. I love the stretch of trail along Shoshone Creek. This one made me laugh. When I stayed there, it was at the end of a long day with rain, snow, and cold wind. That spur trail felt interminable to me at that point.
  7. Jackson

    Current smoke conditions in Winds (and elsewhere--how to assess smoke/haze conditions in general?)

    We are finally getting some of that rain up here tonight. Should continue on and off through tomorrow also. I think it will help a lot with the nearby fires. Not so sure about the Oregon and Washington ones though.
  8. Jackson

    Guess the spot

    Bridger Ridge, Saddle Peak?
  9. Jackson

    Current smoke conditions in Winds (and elsewhere--how to assess smoke/haze conditions in general?)

    Purple Air is excellent. Thousands of real time sensors, averaged and updated every 10 minutes. While not a guarantee, higher AQI strongly correlates with lower visibility due to smoke. Of course, air quality can change dramatically over the course of a few hours, but I find purple air to be the...
  10. Jackson

    Plugging the Historic Butte Oil Well (Kintla Lake, GNP)

    I came across this through a news article this morning. I had read a bit about this abandoned operation a while back, but this has a bit more information and is an interesting one to scroll through. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6a6fe293fead4c94b2dbb89fe18f4243
  11. Jackson

    Questions about Union Falls trip in Yellowstone

    Nice plan! I did a shuttle hike through there, ending at Fish Lake, last fall. The spur road starts out fine, but once you turn right at the first fork, it gets pretty bad. Narrow with a good bit of brush, some decent rises and drops with puddles. Big roots sticking up in a few places, and a...
  12. Jackson

    Weather where you are…

    Feels like we're on borrowed time given the winter we had. Waiting for the other shoe to drop and hit hard. Won't be sad if it never materializes though.
  13. Jackson

    Mount Timpanogos - July 14, 2026

    Timp was the first hike I ever did in Utah. Classic college kid out of their depth and underprepared, attempting it in the night to catch the sunrise from the top :lol: Such a fantastic one though. Absolutely iconic. I appreciated seeing all the different segments here in your trip and thinking...
  14. Jackson

    Weather where you are…

    You know it's bad when we hit 106 in the Gallatin Valley. It's noteworthy if we get over 95! The poor souls in Miles City and Glendive hit 115. Arizona temperatures.
  15. Jackson

    Album The members of backcountrypost.com

    Incredible! You drove all the way there from Colorado? Looking forward to that report.
  16. Jackson

    Teton Wilderness-?’s regarding Ursack vs canister and Inreach…

    No disadvantage to having your phone other than a tiny amount of added weight. I use mine for the camera, maps, and because typing messages on my Inreach would be painfully slow. Battery depends on the device. I have an older discontinued InReach SE+, and it would last me weeks if I only turned...
  17. Jackson

    Weather where you are…

    80 degree dew point for you right now. No thanks! No reprieve in sight for you poor souls either! Beautiful day up here, just barely cracked 70 degrees. Come on up to the GYE!
  18. Jackson

    Wind River in June

    I wouldn't attempt it that early myself, even after this poor of a snow year. The high elevations in that region have actually retained snow pretty well this season. The northern Winds have better high elevation snowpack right now than they did on this date last couple of years, interestingly...
  19. Jackson

    Mount Everts Loop (Yellowstone NP) - May 2026

    Very nice! Looks like a perfect one for earlier in the season. Fully agreed on the campground too. It's so nice and quiet now.
  20. Jackson

    Album The members of backcountrypost.com

    What a day for a trail race! Love the wildflower photos. Good to see good rainfall down there. Same weather up here for the weekend.
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