Bob
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Starting up to Deer Creek Pass ..... The two that were not crazy enough to hike the 10 miles of 4000 ft verical gain. Bob and b.Stark.
South Fork of the Shoshone River
Deer Creek
Well used trail..
From the top, b.stark and I headed to the NF of Butte Creek
Saddle to drop into the NF Butte Creek
Google Earth looked like easy scramble down.....
Ledge to get down from
Same ledge from below.....Just above right of the tallest tree in center foreground is the route, interesting I say!
North Fork Butte Creek is very scenic
And the upper part has no trail and is full of willows
The NF connects to the main Thorofare trail which we followed down to the Hidden Creek trail, which goes up the draw just above wsp_scott in the white hat
An intial steep climb, with the main Hidden Creek a couple miles away still
View of the mouth of both forks of Hidden Creek
Looking down Hidden Creek to the ridge next to the Thorofare, wsp_scott, Georgia Yankee, Scatman
First major views up Canyon
Hidden Creek falls
Back down canyon in one of the large meadows
Up canyon to the falls and beyond. Intended route was to go up past the falls a continue to the NF Yellowstone River. The area around the falls appeared to be to steep and rugged for us motals to attempt. We decided to leave it to someone much younger and more insane than us.
Camp
b.Stark enjoying the canyon
Georgia Yankee scoping the falls, deciding if he is wanting to get closer
Down canyon the morning we broke camp
Last look back to a excellent spot
Scatman and Tractordoc getting ready to cross
Thorofare River
View in Butte Creek
More of the Deer Creek trail. whoever built this trail was a little insane
To those who hiked up Deer Creek ...... are real men ........................................ or insane mountain men.............. Those that rode, shall we say, are wise men
Great trip even without completing our final objective. Seeing the gem of Hidden Creek was worth the trip. Great company as well.
South Fork of the Shoshone River
Deer Creek
Well used trail..
From the top, b.stark and I headed to the NF of Butte Creek
Saddle to drop into the NF Butte Creek
Google Earth looked like easy scramble down.....
Ledge to get down from
Same ledge from below.....Just above right of the tallest tree in center foreground is the route, interesting I say!
North Fork Butte Creek is very scenic
And the upper part has no trail and is full of willows
The NF connects to the main Thorofare trail which we followed down to the Hidden Creek trail, which goes up the draw just above wsp_scott in the white hat
An intial steep climb, with the main Hidden Creek a couple miles away still
View of the mouth of both forks of Hidden Creek
Looking down Hidden Creek to the ridge next to the Thorofare, wsp_scott, Georgia Yankee, Scatman
First major views up Canyon
Hidden Creek falls
Back down canyon in one of the large meadows
Up canyon to the falls and beyond. Intended route was to go up past the falls a continue to the NF Yellowstone River. The area around the falls appeared to be to steep and rugged for us motals to attempt. We decided to leave it to someone much younger and more insane than us.
Camp
b.Stark enjoying the canyon
Georgia Yankee scoping the falls, deciding if he is wanting to get closer
Down canyon the morning we broke camp
Last look back to a excellent spot
Scatman and Tractordoc getting ready to cross
Thorofare River
View in Butte Creek
More of the Deer Creek trail. whoever built this trail was a little insane
To those who hiked up Deer Creek ...... are real men ........................................ or insane mountain men.............. Those that rode, shall we say, are wise men
Great trip even without completing our final objective. Seeing the gem of Hidden Creek was worth the trip. Great company as well.
