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  1. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Gallatin River -- September 7-9th 2023

    I like visiting Yellowstone during the month of September, and was fortunate to make a return trip in 2023 after the epic August Thorofare adventure. @scatman had invited me and good friend Cody for a couple nights he planned near the Gallatin River. Brother Patrick ( @CajunPoncho ) was...
  2. BobFink

    Mirror Plateau via Pelican Valley and Pelican Creek, July / August 2023

    Mirror Plateau via Pelican Valley and Pelican Creek I should start out by saying this route was inspired by a Scatman Trip Report. Thanks to Scatman and Backcountry Post. I had a great Yellowstone Lottery spot last year and had planned a Lamar River Loop from Pelican Valley going onto the...
  3. wsp_scott

    Yellowstone Lake to Brooks Lake (Aug 2023)

    Title: Yellowstone Lake to Brooks Lake Subtitle: So many flowers 8/8 - 8/19 (9 night backpack with 1 night hotel on each end) Enter: 8/9 & Exit: 8/18 Caltopo says 87 miles and elevation of +10,000' & -7,700' Camera was a Sony RX10 III (24 - 600mm equivalent lens) and some cell shots You have...
  4. Jackson

    Bechler 4 (and the Pitchstone Plateau)

    September 29 - October 3, 2023 This is the fourth year in a row we've done this sort of trip at the end of September/beginning of October, hence the thread title. The route was a little different this time since we wanted to see the Pitchstone Plateau and some other areas, and also because, for...
  5. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Thorofare and the Teton Wilderness 08/09/2023 - 08/18/2023 Part Nine / Day Nine + Ten!

    Day Nine. August 17, 2023. I did not have a least favorite day on this trip, but if I had to pick the least best day it would be day nine. At day nine all my adjustments to Hugh's plan, all the unexplored territory, and all the must see areas had been completed, explored, or seen. It...
  6. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Thorofare and the Teton Wilderness 08/09/2023 - 08/18/2023 Part Eight / Day Eight

    Day Eight: August 16, 2023. Hugh said we needed an early start on day eight. Today we would be climbing up to a mysterious place called the Buffalo Plateau. I always envisioned a plateau as a raised area of land that was more or less flat. I was about to learn that that is not always the...
  7. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Thorofare and the Teton Wilderness 08/09/2023 - 08/18/2023 Part Seven / Day Seven

    Day Seven: August 15, 2023. During the planning stages of this trip I had a good feel for what our surroundings might be. . . up to today. The trails thru Yellowstone and along Thorofare Creek were mostly level, documented on maps/in some guide books (Yellowstone anyway), and could be...
  8. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Thorofare and the Teton Wilderness 08/09/2023 - 08/18/2023 Part Six / Day Six

    Day Six: August 14, 2023 There was a buzz of excitement in camp this morning, and it was originating from the area of @scatman 's tent. He was in the early stages of Majo Fever, and the only known cure is to nibble on some Chocolonely at the top of Majo Pass. Majo Pass was the name...
  9. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Thorofare and the Teton Wilderness 08/09/2023 - 08/18/2023 Part Five / Day Five

    Day Five -- August 13, 2023. Technically, we were behind schedule at day five. That was ok because by the end of the day we would be ahead of schedule. I do not think anyone in the group was worried about schedules. . . I doubt any of us even knew what day of the week it was by now. All we...
  10. Bob

    Short Motor Trip Thru Cody, Cooke City

    Weather is nice, decided to take a three day road trip from home, thru the East Entrance Yellowstone, Cody, Sunlight, Cooke City and back. Visited the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum on the way... Views from lake Point Headed out of the Park East Headed down the South Fork of the...
  11. TheMountainRabbit

    Ortenburger Lake, Talus Lake, & Glacier Peak (Grand Teton NP) - October 2023

    With a little bit of luck I found myself with a long weekend available and a beautiful weather window - so I decided to get one more good mountain trip in before settling in for the winter. Still unsure where I'd be going, I made a Meet Up post here on BCP and was fortunate enough to have...
  12. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Thorofare and the Teton Wilderness 08/09/2023 - 08/18/2023 Part Four / Day Four

    Day Four -- August 12, 2023. Day four ranks near the top when it comes to my favorite day of this trip. Each day was unique and had it's own special moments, but day four stands out. How you say? It all begins at campsite 6Y2 so let's start there. We chose campsite 6Y2 to accommodate...
  13. scatman

    The Gallatin River, Bighorn and Fawn Passes, Yellowstone National Park - September 7, 2023

    It was time for my annual September trip into Yellowstone. This years destination was campsite WB1, located on the Gallatin River in the northwest quadrant of the Park. As in the past, on this trip we would set up a base camp at WB1, with one day hike to Big Horn Pass, and a second day hike to...
  14. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Thorofare and the Teton Wilderness 08/09/2023 - 08/18/2023 Part Three / Day Three

    August 11, 2023 -- Day Three. I was looking forward to day three. Our goal today was to make it to Yellowstone Campsite 6Y2 about 9.5 miles away, but I hoped to squeeze in one of my adjustments to Hugh's master plan about halfway in. Actually camping at 6Y2 was an adjustment to Hugh's plans...
  15. Jackson

    DeLacy to Dogshead

    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...
  16. TractorDoc

    Yellowstone's Thorofare and the Teton Wilderness 08/09/2023 - 08/18/2023 -- Part Two / Day Two

    Day Two. I did not know what to expect to see on this day, but hoped our views would be a little less woodsy than yesterday. I did know the goal was to hike nine miles to campsite 6D2 located near Mountain Creek, almost the same distance as yesterday. Before we left camp there would be...
  17. OldBill

    (mis)Adventures in and around the Winds

    Planned this year to go with @Bob for loops through Bear Basin and/or across the Divide to fish the lower Fitzpatrick Wilderness. Also made plans for one of my favorite off trail fishing spots in the Popo Agia Wilderness. The weather and the mountains had other plans. Bought tickets in January...
  18. shredhiker

    Thorofare, Heart Lake, Snake River Sept. 2023

    I've been wanting to do a trip like this one for a few years now, finally found the time & courage to make it happen. Despite not getting a terribly great pick in the new YNP backcountry lottery system, I was able to get almost every campsite I wanted on the dates that I needed them. Initially...
  19. scatman

    Yellowstone's Thorofare, Headwaters of Thorofare Creek, Majo Pass, Younts Peak, Bob's Canyon, and Cub Creek - August 9, 2023 - Days 7 through 10

    Now where was I before I was so rudely interrupted? Oh yes, day seven of a ten day adventure. First, here is the link to days 1 trough 6 Days 1 through 6 Day 7 - Campsite on Tributary of the North Fork of the Yellowstone to Campsite on Unnamed Pond below Unnamed Peak 10,962 - 8.46 Miles...
  20. scatman

    Yellowstone's Thorofare, Headwaters of Thorofare Creek, Majo Pass, Younts Peak, Bob's Canyon, and Cub Creek - August 9, 2023 - Days 1 through 6

    I was going to post the entire report as one report, but as I was working on day seven, I reached the maximum limit for uploading images, so this part will be days one through six, and I'll finish seven through ten in a different report. Come November, after my last backpacking trip in October...
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