{"id":32049,"date":"2021-02-11T06:04:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T13:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=32049"},"modified":"2025-05-12T17:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:33:23","slug":"2020-dingo-vacations-adventure-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=32049","title":{"rendered":"Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacations Adventure Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2020 &#8211; What a year it was!\u00a0 The Year of Perfect Vision, yet hardly anyone saw what was coming.\u00a0 It was a year for rolling with the punches and flexible planning, if there ever was one.\u00a0 All sorts of things happened, but as far as Dingo Vacations went, the Covid-19 pandemic had the most impact.\u00a0 By the time Lupe&#8217;s Summer of 2020 rolled around, it was clear that a 5th annual return to Canada and Alaska for The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood wasn&#8217;t in the cards.<\/p>\n<p>So now what?\u00a0 The American Dingo went big!\u00a0 For the first time since 2015, Loopster remained in the lower 48, visiting only 3 nearby states &#8211; Wyoming, Montana, and Utah &#8211; 3 very mountainous states with oodles of grand peaks to choose from!\u00a0 Lupe climbed 4 of the top 10 highest peaks she&#8217;d ever been to, including Francs Peak, East Temple Peak, and Atlantic Peak in Wyoming, and King&#8217;s Peak, the Carolina Dog&#8217;s 4th state high point, in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Looper returned to the spine of Wyoming&#8217;s Bighorn Mountains with an ascent of Darton Peak, braved the mighty Beartooths of Montana on a journey to Mystic Lake, the Froze to Death Plateau, and Tempest Peak, where she saw fearsome Granite Peak, Montana&#8217;s state high point up close.\u00a0 Lupe might not have been able to visit Canada, but she peered into it through a smoky haze from West Butte of the Sweetgrass Hills along the Montana border.<\/p>\n<p>By mid-August, smoke from the wildfires that raged in the western US started chasing Lupe out of the mountains, but she kept coming back, dodging not only smoke, but a freak Labor Day blizzard, as well.<\/p>\n<p>How did it all turn out?\u00a0 You be the judge!\u00a0 The Carolina Dog is happy to be able to present the following 2020 adventures for your consideration:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacations Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>1st Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=28435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Freeze Out Point &amp; Riley Point, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-24-20)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=28583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Twin Buttes, Rooster Hills &amp; Burnt Mountain, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-25-20)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=28676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Peak 9634, Peak 9626, Peak 9760 &amp; Peak 9953, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-26-20)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=28781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Dome Peak, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-27-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=28873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Sheridan County High Point, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-27-20)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>2nd Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming &amp; Utah!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=28949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>To the Lost Twin Lakes &amp; Beyond, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (7-11-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Darton Peak, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (7-12-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Gooseberry Badlands Recreations Area, Wyoming (7-14-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Francs Peak, Absaroka Range, Wyoming (7-15-20) &#8211; Part 1: The Meadow Creek Trail &amp; Beyond!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Francs Peak, Absaroka Range, Wyoming (7-15-20) &#8211; Part 2: HP12064 to the Summit!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>East Temple Peak, Wind River Range, Wyoming &#8211; Part 1: Big Sandy Opening to Clear Lake (7-18-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>East Temple Peak, Wind River Range, Wyoming &#8211; Part 2: Deep Lake to the Summit (7-19-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kings Peak, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point &#8211; Part 1: Henry&#8217;s Fork to Dollar Lake &amp; Beyond! (7-23-20)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Kings Peak, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point &#8211; Part 2: To Gunsight Pass &amp; the Summit! (7-24-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>3rd Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming &amp; Montana!<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=30088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Little Bald Mountain &amp; Bear Rocks, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (8-6-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=30191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Castle Mountain, the Carbon County Montana High Point with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore &#8211; Part 1: Island Lake to Two Bits Lake (8-7-20)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=30336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Castle Mountain, the Carbon County Montana High Point with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore &#8211; Part 2: Two Bits Lake to Flat Rock Lake (8-8-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=30461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sky Pilot Mountain, Beartooth Mountains, Montana (8-9-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=30751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Koch Peak, Madison Range, Montana with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (8-13-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=30865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Trapper Peak, Bitterroot Range, Montana (8-15-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=30961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>West Butte of the Sweetgrass Hills, Montana (8-17-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=31065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Livingston Peak, Absaroka Range, Montana (8-19-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>4th Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Montana &amp; Wyoming!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=31327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mystic Lake &amp; Saddleback Mountain, Beartooth Mountains, Montana (9-3-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=31427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>To the Froze to Death Plateau &amp; Tempest Mountain, Beartooth Mountains, Montana (9-4-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=31499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The Year of Perfect Vision Str<\/strong><strong>ikes Again! (9-5-20 to 9-9-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>5th Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=31583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Atlantic Peak, Wind River Range, Wyoming &#8211; Part 1: The Christina Lake Trail &amp; Beyond to Atlantic Lake (9-14-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=31691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Atlantic Peak, Wind River Range, Wyoming &#8211; Part 2: Atlantic Lake to the Summit (9-15-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>2020&#8217;s Last Gasp<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=31893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mile High Hill in the Rochelle Hills, Wyoming (10-16-20)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29522\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7195.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7195-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7195.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7195.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7195.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7195.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7195.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7195.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>East Temple Peak<\/strong> from <strong>Deep Lake<\/strong>, Wind River Range, Wyoming 7-19-20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Want more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose\u00a0from\u00a0Lupe&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=3964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Black Hills SD &amp; WY Expeditions Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Dingo Vacations Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Master Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Or subscribe free\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>new Lupe adventures<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 &#8211; What a year it was!\u00a0 The Year of Perfect Vision, yet hardly anyone saw what was coming.\u00a0 It was a year for rolling with the punches and flexible planning, if there ever was one.\u00a0 All sorts of things happened, but as far as Dingo Vacations went, the Covid-19 pandemic had the most impact.\u00a0 &hellip; 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