My Adventures Thread

[CumminsJeep]

that 6x6 elk needs to be on my wall

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Doug, Do you have fancy backpacking equipment? (If so, what?) Do you ever go out for more than just the day (overnight camping or more)?


And the sign said no biking... that's lame.

[Bigbike]

Now I want to save all my money and do this.

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Doug, Do you have fancy backpacking equipment? (If so, what?) Do you ever go out for more than just the day (overnight camping or more)?


And the sign said no biking... that's lame.

No fancy backpacking equipment. I still have the same North Face backpack that I used at Fairfield Prep in high school. It is 16 years old this month.

Haven't done any overnight camping yet. In Yellowstone you are only allowed to camp at designated backcountry sites, which you need a permit for.

No biking is allowed on any trails in Yellowstone National Park with the exception of the Continental Divide trail I believe. Only hikers and horses allowed.

[HeavyMetal]

Horses allowed but not bikes? i find that curious

stupid mechanized wilderness laws

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Horses allowed but not bikes? i find that curious

stupid mechanized wilderness laws

Yellowstone National Park is 2.2 million acres where bikes aren't allowed.

The "Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem" is 20 million acres because the park is surrounded by 5 or 6 National Forests and bikes are allowed on the majority of those 17.8 million acres.

[crosbike]

Looks awesome doug. I need to start exploring more myself.

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Lulu Pass (elevation 9,846 feet) denied me on June 21st, but not 50 days later on August 10th.

Possibly because I no longer have Connecticut license plates or because of less snow.....

Lulu pass denies me.

Lulu Pass trailhead (elevation 8,045) on August 10th at 300pm.







.5 a mile driven looking back.

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1 mile driven looking back.





2 miles driven looking back, which is about where I had to turn around due to snow 50 days ago.





2.5 miles driven at the Lulu Pass and Goose Lake Jeep Trail intersection (elevation 8,825).





3 miles driven going over a small bridge and it started to rain.





4 miles driven and we ran into an old mining area (elevation 9,255).

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Immediately after the old mining area the switchbacks started.

Pilot Peak (elevation 11,708) and Index Peak (elevation 11,312) visible to the south in Wyoming.





4.75 miles driven and we hit the "Como Raise Closure".







5 miles driven at the top of Lulu Pass (elevation 9,846 feet).

looking south into Wyoming



looking north into Montana

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Snowfield on August 10th near the top of Lulu









We headed over the north side of Lulu Pass and it finally started to clear up some.
Miller Mountain (elevation 10,484) on the left and Wolverine Mountain (elevation 10,490) on the right.

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Miller Mountain with Daisy Pass (elevation 9,770) in front of it.









Close up of the Daisy Pass switchbacks.

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6 miles driven in a large meadow on the north side of Lulu Pass.
Bear spray sitting on my front bumper.
Wolverine Peak is the mountain almost dead center.



Abundance Peak (elevation 10,116) on the right.





Me in the big meadow with Wolverine and Abundance behind me.





7 miles driven crossing Daisy Creek.

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7.5 miles driven. Still in the large meadow with wildflowers.









8 miles driven and we came to an intersection. I am 95% sure it is not for motor vehicle use. So we just kept going.

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8.5 miles driven and we hit the end of the road. Lake Abundance was a short walk away but it was starting to get dark so we decided to turn around.

This pronghorn was standing at the end of the road.

Pronghorns are the fastest animal in North America. The second fastest animal on the planet behind the cheetah, but pronghorns can sustain their speed for longer periods of time.
They can run up to 60mph.



It also started to cloud up again. (taken with my girlfriends iPhone 4S)





Heading back the way we came.