Gros Ventre Mts., Wyoming, Summer 2010

In Summer 2010 I went to Wyoming with my two sons, Mason (age 15) and Cole (age 11).  We hadn't gotten our act together to get anyone to tend to the animals while we were gone, so my wife Stacy stayed home alone to hold down the fort.  Mason had his driver's learner's permit so was able to help with driving.  On this trip we stopped at Adobe Town and Red Lake Dunes in and near the Great Divide Basin, and the Gros Ventre and Wind River Mts.  This page includes pictures from the Gros Ventre Mts. 

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Campsite in Granite Canyon

Starting up Shoal Falls Trail from near Granite Canyon campground

Looking southwest toward Wyoming Range and Overthrust Belt

Road up Granite Canyon in middle distance.

We were heading for Antoinette Peak. Made it to shoulder on east (R) ridge

Hiking near the divide between Hoback and Gros Ventre River drainages

Antoinette Peak from the south. We climbed up to the lower peak on the right

Nearing the divide from the south

Black Mt. north of the divide

Kids are standing on upturned edge of Pz limestone strata. Same strata can be seen in background with darker Archean gneiss to left

Working our way up the ridge

Working our way up

On top of lower peak on east ridge

Laramide uplift geology

Upturned Pz limestones (light colored, to right) beneath thrust faulted Archean gneiss (dark colored, to left).

Another view of Laramide deformation

Tilted Pz limestones (foreground) and Archean gneisses (darker, in background). Pz rocks were deformed as Archean gneiss was brought up along thrust fault.

 

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