Backpacking - Wind River Range

Backpacking - Wind River Range - Wyoming

Titcomb Basin

Wyoming sucks. Tell everybody.

For as long as we’ve been going to Jackson, Pinedale has never been anything more than a brewery stop after the 6 hour drive from Denver. That’s all changed now though, after our first experience in the Wind River Range. I’ve always said that you will not find more beautiful mountains than the Tetons. And while I don’t think you can compare the two, Wind River certainly gives them a run. Once you get deep into the range, it feels more like you’re in the Alps than anywhere in the USA. Without hesitation I don’t mind saying it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve been in America. Best part is, you have to work for it, which keeps all the morons away. The images you see here are from a 32+/- mile round trip hike we did last month to Seneca Lake and Titcomb Basin. I’ll certainly be returning to this place as well as the Pinedale area for some more fly fishing on the Green River.

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Backpacking into the Wind River Range

Two hikers protect themselves from a rainstorm by covering themselves with a rainfly from their tent.

A backpacker celebrating in the sunshine after a rainstorm.

Two people sit by a lake soaking up sunshine in the Wind River backcountry.

Seneca Lake - Wind River Range - Wyoming

Reflections in the water of Seneca Lake - Wind River Range - Wyoming

Abstract photo of Seneca Lake - Wind River Range - Wyoming

Three people trail running in the Wind River Range - Wyoming

A fly fisherman hikes to a high alpine lake in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

Two hikers protect themselves from rain in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

A hikers Crocs match the color and texture of rocks in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

A girl in red and black pajamas standing on a rover overlooking Seneca Lake in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

Backpackers huddle around a campfire in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

A bottle of Mezcal is illuminated by a campfire in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

A couple cuddling next to a campfire in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming Backpacking

Hiking the Middle Teton

Backpacking - Adventure-Photography

It's only been a year+ since this trip and I'm finally getting around to posting about it. Have been back several times since. Wonder how many other trips I have sitting on my hard drive? Jackson Hole is top notch. Really top notch. The more I go back, the better it is, and the amount of time we actually spend in town is less and less. Grand Teton National Park and everything else that surrounds town is phenomenal. The hiking, camping, fishing, etc, is so good. And on this particular trip we did all of that. Up the middle Teton to be exact. A very different type of backcountry climbing than I'm used to. So much of it is just huge boulder fields. Which means that you spend a lot of time going from rock to rock, or scrambling. Not my favorite style of hiking, but what an incredible trip. The Tetons have to be the most picturesque range in the USA. The way they rise up from the the valley floor is so dramatic. They look so massive from afar, and even bigger when you're right up close. Not sure how we got so lucky, but it was perfectly sunny at the summit without an ounce of wind. That can't happen too often?  As I'm writing this it's snowing in Jackson Hole, and I can't wait to get back up there.  The snowboarding there is so good. You'd have to put it up there as some of the best in the country, especially when you really get to know the mountain. This is the worst thing I've written in a while. Sorry. 

Backpacking in the Flat Tops Wilderness - Yampa, Colorado

Flat Tops Wilderness - Yampa, Colorado

Backpacking - Fly Fishing - Photography

Only about 6 months late on this post, so yeah. Trying to chip away at the piles of images gathering dust on my hard drives from the past year. These are from an incredible camping trip in the Colorado backcountry. Specifically in the backcountry of Yampa. A very small and very remote town that is only frequented by locals, and those lucky enough to know about it. Our "campsite" was about a 5 mile hike from the car. So not crazy, but certainly enough to get far away from everything. Mojo was with me on this one, and he had a blast to say the least. We got in a lot of fishing and a lot of eating. One thing the Yampa backcountry is famous for is the "Devil's Causeway" (seen below).  It's part of a trail with a narrow strip of rock with very immediate and very long drops on both sides. If you fall, you're down. Walking up to it doesn't seem that bad, but once you're there, it gets in your head a little. I saw one kid completely freeze while trying to cross it.