This year, after Medicine Bow Peak I added a short duration detour north to the Bighorns where I did a quick day hike into Misty Moon lake / pass. Sort of a recee for next year. Little did I know I would definitely want to come back in 2019 to climb Woolsey.
LOW KEY WILDERNESS ENTRANCE AT WEST TENSLEEP
MEADOWS AND MEANDERING STREAMS DOMINATE THE INITIAL EXPERIENCE ON THIS POPULAR TRAIL
TRAIL JCT JUST SOUTH OF HELEN LAKE
FIRST VIEW OF CLOUD PEAK
WIDE OPEN VISTAS DOMINATE THE TRAIL NORTH OF HELEN LAKE
GETTING AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF MISTYMOON LAKE
MISTYMOON PASS
ZOOMED IN VIEW OF THE START TO AN ASCENT OF CLOUD PEAK
FALL GROUND COVER AT MISTYMOON LAKE
CLOUD PEAK AND BUILDING CLOUD COVER FROM MISTYMOON LAKE
DESCENDING TO MARION AND HELEN LAKES
LOOKING BACK TO A NOW HIDDEN CLOUD PEAK
PHOTO OP IN TENSLEEP CANYON ON THE WAY DOWN FROM WEST TENSLEEP TRAILHEAD
SHELL FALLS SCENIC VISTA
MORNING VIEW OF BIGHORN FOOTHILLS
EASTSIDE VIEW OF BIGHORN MTS
FALL COLORS ALONG CLOUD PEAK SKYWAY (HWY 16)