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My brother drew a pretty early lottery opportunity so in late July, I met up with my brother and a couple of old friends from the Ft Collins college days for a 5-night trek in Yellowstone. After camping in one of the commercial campsites in the Park, we headed to our trailhead and took off...

For our third week-long Wind River backpacking trip, we headed right into the middle of the range and did a loop around Pronghorn Peak. The fourth day of the forty-mile route took us off-trail from Bonneville Lake and Middle Fork Lake via Sentry Pass. There are several conflicting ways to do...

Just in case someone thinks this TR is worthy of being featured. ;) 2025 was a good year for checking things off the "Things to do and see in Yellowstone" list. In August @Bob , @scatman , and I backpacked the Sky Rim and Specimen Creek Trails (in addition to a portion of the Gallatin...

Part 2 begins as we are leaving Granite Creek and heading to Afton (see part 1 here - https://backcountrypost.com/threads/wyoming-2025-part-1-teton-wilderness.11823) Right up front, I want to thank "the fellas" Hugh aka @scatman, Bob aka @Bob and Gary aka @Chuckwalla for being patient with...

My oldest kid was in Utah doing a NOLS river trip and needed to be picked up eventually. I figured I would drive to Wyoming again and do some backpacking with my son who was going to be starting high school in the fall and then get my daughter. This timing ended up lining up with a trip that...

In the last week of August of this year, @futurafree and myself did a 7 day loop in the Teton Wilderness. Chris messaged me about doing a backpacking trip and threw out the idea(among others) of hiking in the Teton Wilderness. Naturally, I was foolish enough to pick the longest and most...

I felt lucky to be out on the trail this year after a major hip injury at the beginning of the year that rendered even a short walk of 20' impossible. But, PT and a nerve ablation minimized the pain spikes. This year's WY trip had wildfires, near and far, and a pesky omega blocking weather...

Alright everybody, you're getting the full monty on this trip report, so you might not want to let the kids have a peek. :D Let's see here: I finished up my backpacking trip with @TractorDoc, drove home, got an MRI on my right knee, then headed straight back up to Yellowstone for a four day...

A day after our day hike to Violet Springs and Hayden Valley, and a hearty breakfast at the Old Faithful Inn, we checked out from the cabins at Old Faithful and headed to Island Park to meet up with @Bob who would shuttle us from the Bechler Ranger Station to the Buffalo Trail Trailhead, which...

July 18-20, 2025 Over the winter, we had formed the idea of going to Joseph's Coat and Fairyland Basin, and since permits are not in high demand for the area, we went ahead and booked a trip after the lottery period closed. I'm pretty sure I've now read every resource on the Fairyland area at...

I met up with @TractorDoc , @Bob , @CajunPoncho and Cody for a five day backpacking trip in the Boundary Creek area of Yellowstone, but first, we had plans (minus Bob) for a day hike that would help me check off an item from my bucket list, and get Tractordoc into some thermal areas that he...

We were to go to Dry Creek but monsoons and smoke caused us to kick back at Ink Wells. Oldbill and his nephew Glenn came along. It was nice to get the first 19 miles knocked out in 8 hours........ by horse! Shout out for Stetter Outfitters, Dubois, Wyoming for the ride and graciously letting...

This will be an odd post for me. First, there are people. I usually go alone, and when I go with people, there's usually only one other person. This trip had 6 of us. I don't have any permission from anyone to post about them, or their pictures, so let's just pretend they aren't there, ok? I...

I've done a few trips this year, but I haven't written about them (for Trout Whisperer, especially, who asks for them), because I've always had the next thing to prepare for. This was one of those next trips that was always dangling out there. I had wanted to do the Bechler Canyon, but getting...

Teasers till I'm rested. Lots of Up and Down. **Added Pics **

This report covers what was supposed to be a five day backpacking trip through a portion of the Salt River Range in Wyoming. Originally, our group would start at what I call the Smith's Fork Trailhead, head north to McDougal Pass, and then drop down to the North Fork Willow Creek Trailhead...

Better late than never, maybe this will inspire someone in the future Hidden Creek Expedition 8/1 - 8/7/24 Deer Creek Trailhead Washakie and Teton Wildernesses Shoshone and Teton National Forests The guy from Texas looks at me and says "Have you ever heard the saying "The Sun Grew a Foot and...

Catching up on old photos/trip reports In between two backpacking trips I spent a night in a Lake Lodge Cabin. July 30 - 31, 2024 In between my Winds trip and my Hidden Creek trip, I spent a night in Yellowstone. I was able to get one night in a cabin at Lake Lodge. So I drove up from Dubois...

Catching up on old photos/trip reports 7/22 - 7/28/24 FitzPatrick Wilderness Trail Lake Trailhead Photos: Most are with Sony A7CR and Tamron 28-200, a couple are cell phone pics After two days of driving (24 hours total) and one speeding ticket, I made to to the trailhead. It was late...

HOMEWARD BOUND It was smoky again on the morning of day 11 (Tuesday). I packed up and hiked back up the trail towards Marston Pass. The trail is pretty easy, and it was still scenic despite the conditions. The wind was howling when I reached Marston Pass, but I had lunch there anyway...