On the evening of Day 2, 2000 miles from home I usually arrive at Veedewoo CG in WY. The next day, at least in the summer months I tend to do a acclimitization hike of Medicine Bow Pk. Getting to 12k is a good way to get started and has always served me well. Sometimes I do the full loop from Mirror Lake, sometimes the shorter 5 mile out and back from Mirror Lake but on the front side.
PARTIAL VIEW OF THE MEDICINE BOW DIAMOND
STARTING THE LOOP HIKE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
STARTING IN THE SOUTH, SEVERAL MILES OF MEADOWS MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE HIKE TO MBP
A BIT ANTI CLIMATIC, BUT THAT'S THE SUMMIT OF MEDICINE BOW PEAK
STARTING DOWN THE SOUTH SIDE OF MEDICINE BOW PEAK
SWITCHBACKS ON THE STD HIKING TRAIL TO MEDICINE BOW PEAK
NORTH FROM TRAIL AT THE END OF THE SWITCHBACKS, MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAIN
THE LONG SUMMIT RIDGE OF MEDICINE BOW PEAK
THE LONG SUMMIT RIDGE OF MEDICINE BOW PEAK
THE VERY SCENIC UPPER SECTION OF THE TRAIL TO MEDICINE BOW PEAK
LEAVING THE SUMMIT FOR THE LONG WALK WEST TO THE END OF THE RIDGE AND THE DESCENT TO MIRROR LAKE
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE START TO THE LONG WALK WEST AND EVENTURALLY THE DESCENT TO MIRROR LAKE
MELLOW WALKING ON THE HIGH ALPINE RIDGE HEADED WEST
DESCENDING TO THE TRAILHEAD AT MIRROR LAKE
THE SOUTH END OF THE MEDICINE BOW PEAK RIDGE
THE LONGER BUT SERIOUSLY MORE SCENIC VERSION OF THE TRAIL TO MEDICINE BOW PEAK
CLOUD BUILDUP OVER MEDICINE BOW PEAK
THE STANDARD TRAIL UP MEDICINE BOW PEAK WEST OF LARAMIE WYOMING
THE STANDARD TRAIL UP MEDICINE BOW PEAK IS ON A BUSY DAY