Absarokas, Wyoming, Summer 2003

During 2003 my wife, Stacy, suggested that this might be a good summer for me to take a trip on my own, if I wanted to.  I always have a backlog of trips in the planning stages just for such an opportunity.  So I jumped at the chance.  I rode out to Wyoming with my parents, who dropped me off north of Dubois in the Absarokas and picked me up 5 days later.  Photos from that trip are shown below.  Then I joined them for a trip to the Wind Rivers to climb Gannett Peak with my dad (see photos in climbing section).

Starting out. Crossing Wiggins Creek near Double Cabin Campground	Flowers	More flowers	Crescent Top from Emerald Creek	Emerald Lake
Emerald lake from above	The intrepid explorer	Rock formations of volcanic breccia along divide between Emerald and Frontier Creek	Upper end of Frontier Creek drainage	Camp at upper Frontier creek. Saw two grizzly bears here. Slept with my bear spray in my hand.
Primitive but not uncivilized. A mid-morning tea break.	Upper Cougar Creek dranage	Hidden Basin	Near Five Pockets	Near Five Pockets
Five pockets

 

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