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WIND RIVER RANGE - WHISKEY PEAK : A long day hike at the northern end of the range ~ July 2023(36) images

Limited by whatever was wrong with my left foot, I opted for this hike - my thinking being that I had to get out and do something.  

MORNING AT RING LAKE DISPERSED CAMPGROUND ON TRAIL LAKES ROAD

THE PLEASANT DRIVE UP TO TRAIL LAKE TRAILHEAD

LOOKING SOUTH TO FARAWAY EAST TORREY CREEK CANYON

LOOKING SOUTH TO BURRO PASS FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL

APPROACHING THE TRANSITION FROM OPEN SLOPES TO COOLER FOREST SHADE ON THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL

LOOKING SOUTH TO ARROW AND BURRO PEAKS FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL

AT THE JCT WHERE THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL HEADS UPHILL TO THE RIGHT AND THE CUTOFF TRAIL TO ROSS LAKES

NEARING THE SMALL FOREST BURN SECTION OF THE CUTOFF TRAIL TO ROSS LAKES

ENTERING THE SMALL FOREST BURN SECTION OF THE CUTOFF TRAIL TO ROSS LAKES

LOOKING DOWN TOWARDS THE CANYON WHERE LAKE LOUISE CAN BE FOUND

HORSE PACKERS HEADED HOME ON THE CUTOFF TRAIL

EASY WALKING ON THE CUTOFF TRAIL BEFORE THE DROP OFF DOWN TO ROSS LAKES

THE BIG MEADOW BEFORE THE JCT WITH THE ROSS LAKE TRAIL

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BIG MEADOW BEFORE THE JCT WITH THE ROSS LAKE TRAIL

UPPER ROSS LAKE AND FLAT SHALE MT FROM AN OUTCROP AT THE START OF THE DROPOFF

GETTING THAT VIEW TOOK A WEE BIT OF SWACKING THRU THE WOODS TO FIND THE ROCK OUTCROP

ANOTHER VIEW OF UPPER ROSS LAKE FROM THE OUTCROP

RETURN TRIP TO THE WHISKEY PEAK JCT

THE LAST SECTION OF THE RETURN ROUTE TO THE WHISKEY MT JCT

WILDFLOWERS EVERYWHERE

STARTING UP THE 700 FOOT RISE TO THE TOP OF WHISKEY PEAK FROM THE JCT

ANOTHER VIEW OF INITIAL SECTION OF THE HIKE TO WHISKEY PEAK ONCE YOU LEAVE THE JUNCTION

THE FINAL ANTI-CLIMATIC WALK TO THE TOP OF WHISKEY PEAK

LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE TOP OF WHISKEY PEAK

LOOKING SOUTHWEST TO DOWNS MT AND THE CONTINENTAL GLACIER FROM WHISKEY MT

LOOKING WEST NORTHWEST FROM WHISKEY MT

ANOTHER VIEW SOUTH FROM THE TOP OF WHISKEY MT

STARTING THE DESCENT OF WHISKEY MT

DOWNS MOUNTAIN, NORTHWEST PEAK OF DOWNS MT AND CONTINENTAL GLACIER FROM WHISKEY MT TRAIL

ARROW MOUNTAIN FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL

ANOTHER VIEW EAST TO ARROW MOUNTAIN FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL

THE ONLY ROCKY SECTION OF THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL

VIEW SOUTHEAST FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL

THE END IS IN SITE

BACK AT RING LAKE CAMPGROUND

HEADING NORTH TO DUBOIS AND EVENTUALLY UP OVER TOGETEE PASS - THEN A LONG SCENIC TRIP THRU YELLOWSTONE, OVER BEARTOOTH PASS AND DOWN THRU GALLATIN CANYON AND FINALLY OVER TETON PASS AND BACK TO PINEDALE


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