Nine years ago, in 2015, Erik and I had our first backpacking trip in Wyoming’s south Wind River Range. We hit all the highlights – Wind River Peak, Lonesome Lake and Cirque of the Towers, Shadow Lake, Washakie Pass, and our favorite – the Lizard Head Trail. Since then we’ve been to the north WindsContinue reading “A Return to the South Winds: East Temple Peak, Texas Pass, and Throne Peak”
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Back to the North Winds: A Primer on Tourist Creek, a lot of Disappointment, and a little Redemption
My obsession with Gannett Peak, Wyoming’s highest point, began after we climbed Granite Peak, Montana’s highest in 2017. Prior to that we’d been state high-pointing, but Granite was my first “technical” peak. This opened up a whole new possibility of completing the lower 48, if not all 50, with Denali of course being leaps andContinue reading “Back to the North Winds: A Primer on Tourist Creek, a lot of Disappointment, and a little Redemption”
The Great North Wind River Range Backpacking Loop + Tourist Creek
Wherever we go backpacking, we always try to do loop routes. Apparently, as was true on our Beartooths trip in 2017, and now on our North Wind River Range trip, the trails don’t always connect into a circle and often skirt the most majestic mountains and instead stick to lower passes and valleys. Enter off-trailContinue reading “The Great North Wind River Range Backpacking Loop + Tourist Creek”
A South Wind River Range Backpacking Loop with Wind River Peak
In August of 2015, Erik and I drove west to the Wind River Range. It was rumored the Winds backpacked like the High Sierras- immaculate trails, rare afternoon thunderstorms compared with the rest of the Rockies, and unprecedented views. We had to go check it out for ourselves. We started at the Bruce’s Bridge TrailheadContinue reading “A South Wind River Range Backpacking Loop with Wind River Peak”
Elspeth Ronnander 