ABSAROKA – BEARTOOTH & CRAZY MOUNTAINS . 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon & Alaska Adventure Index, 2019 Dingo Vacations to the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming Adventure Index, 2018 Yukon, Northwest Territories & Alaska, 2018 Bighorn Mountains & Wind River Range of Wyoming. The tension was simply too exhausting, on top of the lightning, hail and brutal hiking. Lupe and SPHP made it all the way down through the biggest boulder fields and crossed the stream below Triskele Lake again. He told some pretty wild tales about the music industry, places he had been, and people he knew. Lupe got over High Pass and had just barely started down the S side of the pass when the storm hit with driving rain. Category: Easy Day Hikes, Hiking Trails in the Beartooth Mountains. After much consulting of the maps and gazing at the terrain to the N, SPHP could see 3 possible ways that might lead to High Pass. While out of sight of Becker Lake, the trail passed by the W shore of this little pond. Once up on the ridge, SPHP had expected it to be relatively easy to find High Pass where Lupe needed to go to get to Sky Pilot Lake, but even with the topo map it was hard to figure out exactly which way to go. This little lake is one of my favorite places in the Beartooth Mountains and great camping is found on the lakes' north side. There Lupe waited for the storm to pass. 212. She took us in for three nights, fed us, and entertained us. Reluctantly, SPHP decided Lupe had better get going. SPHP intended to start the trek Beartooth Lake campground, so Lupe and SPHP went there first. The peaks nearby and the gigantic canyon to the NE below Sky Pilot Lake were most impressive too. The first thing that Lupe saw was the upper end of the big cirque beyond the ridge. The closest one was the westernmost. The hike there is easy enough, the trail is well … On 8-3-14 she climbed Lonesome Mountain, which she had passed by this day on the way to Sky Pilot Lake. We began our hike to the lake around 9am, the first five miles we would gain about 1500 vertical feet, which was no problem. In the evening, Mick invited SPHP and Lupe in for a tour of his motor home. SPHP thought Sky Pilot Lake might be just beyond that ridge. Our companions are our wonderful friends Alan and Robert and their dog Travis. Lupe rests on the final ridge above beautiful Sky Pilot Lake in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana 7-17-13 Sky Pilot Lake (10,478 ft.) shines beautifully in the sunlight. WillyWeather 67,336 . More concerning, lightning was now not too far away, and there was frequent thunder. 2017 Wind River Range of Wyoming & Select Peaks in Montana, 2014 Canadian Rockies & Beartooth Mountains of Montana, 2013 Beartooth Mountains of Montana & Canadian Rockies, Black Hills, SD Expedition No. The trip to Lightning Lake is a difficult off-trail backpacking adventure to a high mountain lake in the Beartooth Mountains and one of the only lakes in Montana hosting beautiful golden trout. (Photo by Rick and Susie Graetz) ... Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains, this lofty terrain is scoured by wind and at times ferocious wea ther. The trip to Lightning Lake was unreal, the good company, breathtaking scenery, and beautiful fish, I would never want to go through that hike again but I know I'll be back next year. Arriving at the big rock, SPHP got Lupe under the overhang and out of the hail. Don’t let this fool you; the hike is fantastic and feels incredibly remote. Montana's Greatest Through-Hike ~Sean Jansen The Beaten Path is a 26-mile thru-hike, point-to-point trail that climbs its way up and over the Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains. Lupe and SPHP headed N past High Pass Lake up to a small ridge. Saturday, August 23. Getting there would be a very long day hike. Even though Lupe had taken the trail from Island Lake twice before (once with Lanis in August, 2012 as far as Beauty and Becker Lakes, and a 2nd time just 3 days earlier on 7-14-13 as far as Two Bits Lake), Lupe and SPHP were perfectly happy to take this trail again. The new trip would involve taking a hybrid ATV/hiking journey to the Goose Lake area in the rugged Beartooth Mountains northwest of Yellowstone National Park – just within the boundary of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. It looked like it had really rained hard there. It took a while to get up there, but Lupe and SPHP finally got to the top. The clouds broke up and the half moon was out. However, SPHP wasn’t able to find a source of water there. There was room for SPHP’s head under there too, but that was it. We made the drive to Billings, Montana on the 6th and stayed at a friends house, we were up by 6am and on the road to the trail head. From the sound of the thunder, lightning was close, but still a little ways away. So easy and free! You must get to the West Fork Rock Creek trailhead located just outside Red Lodge, Montana. Lupe seemed to feel the same way. He said he has had a tremendously fun life. But if you like hard work and truly secluding yourself from society then this is the place to go, the beauty of this place is second to none in my books. the tooth trip Sep 30, 2020 Posted By Stephen King Media Publishing TEXT ID 21446a06 Online PDF Ebook Epub Library kandy day trip with tea factory from bentota surroundings all inclusive 3 reviews 17949 per adult more info quick view sri lanka travel in 08 nights 09 days 8 reviews This time though, the lightning was now close. On 7-16-13, the day after Lupe’s long day spent looking for Fossil Lake (and actually reaching Fizzle Lake instead) in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, Lupe and SPHP spent an easy day in camp on the Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone River. This big tree scarred by lightning was near the trail. - Ryan Millhollin. SPHP hoped to see Sky Pilot Lake from this ridge, but was disappointed when it was not visible from there. The highpoint of Montana over an amazing climb. (7-24-20), Kings Peak, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point – Part 1: Henry’s Fork to Dollar Lake & Beyond! Finally, that afternoon we caught a few beautiful Golden Trout around 16/18 inches. The route offers something for everyone. There was one more ridge to the N, a bit lower, but which was hiding some land in a big cirque. Sometimes it rained harder again, but mostly it was relatively light. We finally got above the lake at 10,000 feet, it put my mind at ease knowing we finally … In the morning, SPHP spent some time looking at maps to consider possible alternate routes. Next Adventure                    Prior Adventure, Lonesome Mountain in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana (8-3-14). Lupe and SPHP had been there maybe 20 minutes or more when Lupe started hearing thunder in the distance. He had a start in the music industry in England, but spent most of his career as a welder in the USA. A year later, Lupe returned to the Beartooth Mountains as part of her 2014 Dingo Vacation. Island Lake, Heart Lake, Beartooth Lake is a 5.2 mile lightly trafficked point-to-point trail located near Cody, Wyoming that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. Lightning struck a plateau on a nearby mountain just above timberline, and with little to no fuel, it moved slowly for a few days. I was going home in the morning. Once up on the ridge, instead of heading N for Two Bits Lake again (which Lupe had reached just 3 days earlier), this time Lupe stayed farther W.  She wound her way around to cross the stream which comes from Two Bits Lake just downstream of Triskele Lake. At first, Lupe and SPHP made very good time. My mom would point out helicopters flying over the lake, dipping down to load their buckets, and heading up toward the fire. Lupe and SPHP were utterly alone. Soon Lupe and SPHP reached Jasper Lake. The lake was like a perfect mirror of the cliffs and shale walls surrounding the lake, it was an unreal sight that I will remember forever. On 7-17-13, Lupe and SPHP woke up pretty early, refreshed from the easy prior day in camp spent visiting with Mick. On the other side of the ridge was a series of little lakes and ponds scattered among the rocks and grassy areas. The fire is 3.5 miles north of the Beartooth Highway. Lupe’s climb up to this N ridge was W of the best access to High Pass. Mick knows lots of famous people from the music industry. Some dramatic towering jagged mountains including Sky Pilot Mountain (12,047 ft.) were in view beyond High Pass Lake. Turning right here, the trail immediately leads to a lightning scarred tree, and then becomes just as well worn as the main trail. Lupe rested and had some Taste of the Wild and water. The deepest and longest lake in the Beartooth Mountains, this Mystic Lake, is also more developed, with a hydro-electric dam. For many this is a bucket list item. While Echo Lake is located only a mile from this popular trail, hundreds of hikers pass by it on the way to nearby Duggan Lake, or Big Park Lake. Snow Showers likely early in the Afternoon, then snow Showers late in the … Mick was originally from England, but had married an American. … As far as SPHP could see to the W (and SPHP could see a long way from here! Lupe and SPHP sat high up near the end of the little ridge looking at the great view of Sky Pilot Lake. 2017 mountain lakes guide leaky raft lake absaroka - beartooth & crazy mountains 212, SPHP quickly gave up on a start from Beartooth Lake. Sometime around 1:00 AM, Lupe and SPHP sacked out in the tiny house. For hours, Lupe continued to see lightning in the darkness far to the SE. 257 – Inyan Kara (11-7-20), Pine Mountain, the Sweetwater County, Wyoming High Point (6-15-17). Soon it completely clouded up and started to sprinkle. Want more Lupe adventures? The Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains loom above the north side from Mission Creek. The topo map showed a glacier in the big cirque. When Lupe finally reached the top of the ridge, there was a grand view from the SE to the SW all the way around to the NW. Lupe made it back to the G6 back at the Island Lake trailhead at 11:42 PM. Golden Lake is one of those lakes with incredible views and world class Cutthroat Trout. The scenery seemed even more beautiful, dramatic and wild in the storm. After our Billings goodbye, we did boring errand stuff like the post office, groceries, and an oil change. The hail was only pea-sized, but still stung a bit. If you're not sure you could do it then I would not try it, it was the hardest thing I have ever done! Zephyr, a chocolate Lab, hikes along a trail near Diaphanous Lake on the Lake Plateau in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness on Aug. 31. We finally got above the lake at 10,000 feet, it put my mind at ease knowing we finally reached our destination. 259 – Zimmer Ridge & Peak 6600 (11-28-20), Kings Peak, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point – Part 2: To Gunsight Pass & the Summit! Lightning Lake weather forecast updated daily. At the Island Lake campground, SPHP got water and Lupe was ready to go. A few hundred feet below, Lupe and SPHP could see High Pass and High Pass Lake. The last two grueling miles we would gain 2500 vertical feet, no trail, climbing over dead fall, without any guidance other then our GPS. Soon there was hail, too. Lupe and SPHP kept climbing along the ridgeline heading N and scrambling around the boulder fields trying to figure out which way was the easiest way to High Pass. At the top was a huge view in almost every direction. 2018 Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming & Beyond! Lupe had succeeded in finding it! We started up the mountain, climbing over dead fall and every other obstacle you could imagine, every step the 80 pounds on my back got heavier and heavier, there was some parts that were so steep if you stood up straight you would fall backwards. Mutt is on the right, and Jeff is on the left- these two … Lupe and SPHP crouched down beside a big boulder not far from the shore of Jasper Lake. There no more mishaps the rest of the way to the G6. It got so dark, SPHP had to start using the flashlight before Lupe was even back to Mutt & Jeff Lakes. Eggs … It certainly didn’t look like there was a glacier any more. Although Mick was traveling alone, he does own a dog. It poured rain and hailed again, but the hail was so tiny it didn’t do anything. It only took us a fraction of the time to get back to the trail versus going up, but when we hit the trail it poured down rain which made the last 5 miles pretty unpleasant! There, but was disappointed when it was getting late and the canyon! 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