Finally fulfilling a lifelong dream and making it out to the Thorofare this year. We’ll be heading out in mid September, should be some elk bugling and some early fall colors happening by then. Hope to get lucky and dodge some early fall weather, but ya never know.
Got lucky with the lottery and landed a bunch of great sites, but always eager for advice!
There will be four of us on this trip, setting up a shuttle and starting at Nine Mile TH, then coming out at the South Boundary TH.
Day 1 - Hike in roughly 6 miles and camp at 5E9 along the lakeshore.
Day 2 - Hike around 11 miles to the beginning of the Thorofare and camp at 5E1.
Day 3 - Go another 10 miles into the Thorofare to camp at 6D1, hear it’s a great place to get pulled out of your tent by a bear.
Day 4 - Hike another 7.5 miles or so and camp at 6T2, possibly take a side trip to visit the Thorofare Patrol Cabin.
Day 5 - Backtrack roughly 4 miles to camp at 6Y6. Not ideal but really, really wanted this site and this was the best way to make it work. Thinking this could be a good day for a side trip to Bridger Lake?
Day 6 - Big day, hike up to Mariposa Lake and then down to camp at 6M7. Roughly 16 miles with a nice climb. Figure there is always the option, though not ideal, to bail early and camp at one of the couple sites before this if absolutely necessary.
Day 7 - Another tough day with a climb up Big Game Ridge, around 14.5 miles to 8C2 along the Snake.
Day 8 - Hike out to our car at South Boundary, right around 9 miles out.
Any thoughts or advice to share? Incredibly excited, Yellowstone has always been a special place for me. I worked in the the park back in 21, and have had the dream of reaching the Thorofare for the better part of a decade now.
Got lucky with the lottery and landed a bunch of great sites, but always eager for advice!
There will be four of us on this trip, setting up a shuttle and starting at Nine Mile TH, then coming out at the South Boundary TH.
Day 1 - Hike in roughly 6 miles and camp at 5E9 along the lakeshore.
Day 2 - Hike around 11 miles to the beginning of the Thorofare and camp at 5E1.
Day 3 - Go another 10 miles into the Thorofare to camp at 6D1, hear it’s a great place to get pulled out of your tent by a bear.
Day 4 - Hike another 7.5 miles or so and camp at 6T2, possibly take a side trip to visit the Thorofare Patrol Cabin.
Day 5 - Backtrack roughly 4 miles to camp at 6Y6. Not ideal but really, really wanted this site and this was the best way to make it work. Thinking this could be a good day for a side trip to Bridger Lake?
Day 6 - Big day, hike up to Mariposa Lake and then down to camp at 6M7. Roughly 16 miles with a nice climb. Figure there is always the option, though not ideal, to bail early and camp at one of the couple sites before this if absolutely necessary.
Day 7 - Another tough day with a climb up Big Game Ridge, around 14.5 miles to 8C2 along the Snake.
Day 8 - Hike out to our car at South Boundary, right around 9 miles out.
Any thoughts or advice to share? Incredibly excited, Yellowstone has always been a special place for me. I worked in the the park back in 21, and have had the dream of reaching the Thorofare for the better part of a decade now.