My Adventures Thread

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The "Storm Point" area on the left.



Boat on Lake Yellowstone.



Lake Yellowstone hotel and Stevenson Island again.





Lake Yellowstone behind me.

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Spotted this squirrel on the trail back.









3 miles into the trail.

.5 a mile left.





We started the trail at 345pm and were back to the jeep at the trailhead by 545pm. Around 2 hours to complete the 3.5 miles round trip with 800 feet of elevation gain.

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After hiking Elephant Back on September 6th my girlfriend and I decided to hike Storm Point.

We drove 1 mile north from Elephant Back and then 3 miles east towards Cody, WY. Left around 600pm from the trailhead.







.25 of a mile into the trail. View of Indian Pond.





First view of the lake..... it was cloudy, cold and windy.

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.5 of a mile into the trail. Crossing a bridge.







.75 of a mile into the trail. On a downed tree.







Coming up to Storm Point.

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1 mile into the trail. Storm Point.







Cloudy, cold and windy after 1 mile hiked and 1 mile left.

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Storm Point picture taken from this rocky outcropping off trail.







Yellowstone Lake from the rocky outcropping.

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1.75 miles into the trail. Over a bridge, leaving the woods and into the meadow where we started.





We started the trail at 600pm and were back to the jeep at the trailhead by 700pm. Around 1 hour to complete the 2 miles round trip.

The temperature was 45* when we got back to the jeep.







Some bison crossing the Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley.

Apparently 2,000 pound bison can swim.

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Bison near the roadway.







Bison causing traffic.

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I left Canyon Village, WY around 100pm on September 7th with the goal of summiting Avalanche Peak.

Avalanche Peak (elevation 10,566 feet) is the 14th highest peak in Yellowstone National Park.

The Avalanche Peak trailhead (elevation 8,465) is around 34 miles southeast of Canyon Village where I live on the East Entrance Road. Left around 200pm.





Eleanor Lake near the trailhead.







.25 of a mile into the trail. View of Top Notch Peak.

Snow in the couloir on September 7th from last winter season.

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.5 of a mile into the trail. Spotted a couple deer.







.75 of a mile into the trail. View of Hoyt Peak.

Hoyt Peak is in Shoshone National Forest not in Yellowstone National Park.





1 mile into the trail. View of Avalanche Peak and a pretty huge bowl.

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1.25 miles into the trail. First view of Yellowstone Lake, the road we came in on and Sylvan Lake.





1.5 miles into the trail. Hoyt Peak and the Absaroka Range.







More steep trail ahead.

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1.75 miles into the trail. Hoyt Peak and the Absaroka Range.







Teena and Gary coming up the trail. Yellowstone Lake in the background.





2 miles into the trail? Nope false summit.

Shot with Gary to the west and then to the east.

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Me to the east and then to the west at the false summit.







Hoyt Peak and the Absaroka Range from the false summit.





Heading towards the real Avalanche Peak looking west towards Yellowstone Lake.





False summit to the left and Gary coming towards the peak.

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Gary on Avalanche Peak (elevation 10,566).





Me on Avalanche Peak (elevation 10,566).

Summit! 2.25 miles hiked. 2,100 vertical feet.

Took 2 hours and 30 minutes. 200pm to 430pm.





Me on a rock pile at the summit.







Gary on a rock pile at the summit.

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Messing around with timed shots.





Gary, Tenna, and I on Avalanche Peak.





A couple mesa like formations to the north that reminded me of Utah.





Hoyt Peak with some snow in the shadows and the Absaroka Range.





False summit and Yellowstone Lake to the south from the summit.