A great week with my reliable and ready to go brother in law. This year we decided to up the anty a wee bit and do something approaching 50 miles in the Northern Winds. In the end we did a cross-country traverse of the New Fork Plateau with a twist. Rather than start in New Fork Canyon, we started at Green River Lake and after crosing the plateau, we ended up at Summit Lake. From there we opted for the simple return to Green River Lakes via the Highline Trail. Next year, we'll build on this and do something even more interesting.
LEAVING RING LAKE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WIND RIVER RANGE
FIREWEED AND DISTANT TETON RANGE FROM TOGWOTEE PASS
MORNING VIEW OF THE EAST FACE OF THE GRAND TETON
SUNSET FROM TRAILS END CAMPGROUND AT ELKHART PARK, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
UPPER LONG LAKE AND WIND RIVER SKYLINE FROM SACRED RIM TRAIL
CHUCK TIMCHALK, GREEN RIVER LAKES, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
EARLY MORNING START, GREEN RIVER LAKES, WIND RIVER RANGE
CHUCK, HIGHLINE TRAIL SOUTH OF THE TWO GREEN RIVER LAKES
LOOKING NORTH FROM THE BEAVER PARK BRIDGE OVER THE GREEN RIVER
THREE FORKS PARK AND THE ENTRANCE TO THE NOTORIOUS TOURIST CREEK
CHUCK AT OUR CAMPSITE PART WAY UP THE SWITCHBACKS ABOVE THREE FORKS PARK
EMERGING FROM THE WOODS ON THE CLARK LAKE TRAIL TO NEW FORK PASS
CHUCK, SHORELINE, CLARK LAKE
HIGH ABOVE CLARK LAKE ON THE WAY TO NEW FORK PASS
GANNETT, LADD WHITECAP, AMERICAN LEGION, SULPHUR AND BOW FROM THE OPEN MEADOWS ABOVE CLARK LAKE
CHUCK BEGINNING THE FINAL RISE TO NEW FORK PASS
CHUCK ARRIVING AT NEW FORK PASS AS THE VIEW OPENS UP EVEN MORE
LOOKING WEST FROM NEW FORK PASS, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
LOOKING FOR A CAMPSITE AT NEW FORK PASS
CHUCK AT OUR CAMPSITE JUST DOWN A FEW HUNDRED FEET ON THE EAST SIDE OF NEW FORK PASS
CLARK LAKE AND FARAWAY GANNETT PEAK, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
SWITCHBACKS ON THE TRAIL TO NEW FORK PASS
CLARK LAKE AND FARAWAY GANNETT PEAK, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
WANDERING AMIDST THE MEADOWS ABOVE OUR CAMPSITE JUST OFF THE NEW FORK PASS TRAIL
LATE AFTERNOON VIEW FROM OUR CAMPSITE ABOVE CLARK LAKE, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
CHUCK AND CLARK LAKE, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
SUNSET VIEW OF GANNETT, LADD AND WHITECAP, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
TELEPHOTO VIEW OF A BONE DRY WEST FACE OF GANNETT FROM NEW FORK PASS
TELEPHOTO VIEW OF THE W FACE OF KOVEN FROM NEW FORK PASS
ANOTHER SUNSET VIEW OF GANNETT, LADD AND WHITECAP, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
MORNING DAY 3, NEW FORK PASS REGION, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
MORNING DAY 3, NEW FORK PASS REGION, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
CHUCK HEADED BACK UP TO NEW FORK PASS
STARTING THE X-C ROUTE TO DOUBLETOP MT WITH A BIT OF TECH
PASSING A SMALL TARN JUST ABOVE NEW FORK PASS
CROSSING THE FLAT GROUND ON THE WAY TO THE SMALL RISE TO THOMPSON LAKES
MAKING PROGRESS ON THE WAY TO THE SMALL RISE TO THOMPSON LAKES
LOOKING EAST TO GANNETT FROM THE SMALL RISE TO THOMPSON LAKES
THOMPSON LAKES AND THE BEGINNING OF THE MORE CONFUSING SECTION OF THE ROUTE TO NO NAME LAKES
TELEPHOTO VIEW OF THE THOMPSON LAKES, NEW FORK PLATEAU, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
CHUCK ARRIVING THE SADDLE EAST OF PT 11,095, NEW FORK PLATEAU
THE CRUX OF THE ROUTE IS THE SECTION GETTING TO THE SADDLE EAST OF PT 11,095
CROSSING NON-DESCRIPT TERRAIN SOUTHEAST OF PT 11,095, NEW FORK PLATEAU
SHORELINE OF ONE OF THE NO-NAME LAKES AT THE EDGE OF THE NEW FORK PLATEAU
THE FINAL SET OF TARNS BEFORE ARRIVING AT NO-NAME LAKES
CHUCK AND THE DOUBLETOP MT TRAIL AFTER A LONG, PLEASANT DAY.
NO-NAME LAKES FROM THE DOUBLETOP MT TRAIL, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
CHUCK HEADED EAST ON THE DOUBLETOP MT TRAIL, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
CHUCK AT OUR DAY 3 CAMPSITE NOT FAR FROM SUMMIT LAKE, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY