{"id":10714,"date":"2017-10-20T08:10:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T14:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=10714"},"modified":"2019-03-25T21:47:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T03:47:39","slug":"south-sawtooth-mountain-laramie-range-wyoming-6-10-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=10714","title":{"rendered":"South Sawtooth Mountain, Laramie Range, Wyoming (6-10-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 3 of Lupe’s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Laramie Range, Wyoming & Beyond!<\/em><\/p>\n

SPHP drove slowly.\u00a0 Ahead Eagle Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,167 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was lit up by the early morning sunshine.\u00a0 The E face of the mountain looked tough.\u00a0 Not that it mattered now.\u00a0 Yesterday Lupe had come close to reaching the top of the mountain from the SE and SW sides.\u00a0 She hadn’t quite made it, though, and there wasn’t going to be another attempt today.<\/p>\n

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Eagle Peak<\/strong> in the early morning sunshine. Yesterday Lupe had nearly reached the top of the mountain, but failed to find a way up the last few tens of feet. She wasn’t going to make another attempt today. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I hope we have better luck today at South Sawtooth, Loop.<\/em><\/p>\n

SPHP spoke without much conviction.\u00a0 Those contours on the topo map were as tight near the top of South Sawtooth Mountain<\/span><\/a> (8,723 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> as they were at Eagle Peak.\u00a0 Success was far from guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Success was<\/strong><\/em> guaranteed at Prairie Dog Hill<\/span><\/a> (6,400 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> a mile N of Esterbrook.\u00a0 County Road No. 5 went practically right over the top of it.\u00a0 Lupe sniffed her way through a nearly flat field.\u00a0 Elevation gain to what seemed to be as much the high point as anywhere else was trivial, less than 10 feet.\u00a0 Whoop-de-doo!\u00a0 At least there was a bit of a view.<\/p>\n

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Lupe on Prairie Dog Hill, a trivial peakbagging accomplishment. It was so flat it was hardly even a hill. At least she had a distant view of Laramie Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,272 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L) and Eagle Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,167 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although South Sawtooth Mountain is only 9 miles NNW of Eagle Peak as the crow flies, it was many times that far by road.\u00a0 Lupe first had to go clear to Douglas, WY.\u00a0 While in town, SPHP picked up a few supplies.\u00a0 At very small Locomotive Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a> where the Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center is located, Lupe got to visit a very large Jackalope.<\/p>\n

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Lupe visits the giant Jackalope at Locomotive Park in Douglas, WY. Douglas is the Jackalope capital of the world!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe was disappointed to find that the Jackalope was merely a statue, but as large as the Jackalope was, perhaps that was for the best.\u00a0 In any case, the Carolina Dog was soon ready to move on.<\/p>\n

The long drive out Hwy 91 SW of Douglas is one of SPHP’s favorites for gorgeous western scenery.\u00a0 Lupe likes it for all the cows and horses to bark at along the way.\u00a0 The highway eventually ends and turns to gravel.\u00a0 Many more miles of dusty road eventually brought Lupe to the Curtis Gulch campground along La Bonte Creek.<\/p>\n

SPHP parked the G6 near the campground entrance.\u00a0 Lupe set out for South Sawtooth Mountain (10:36 AM, 68\u00b0F) heading SW on USFS Road No. 658.\u00a0 On the way in, SPHP had seen a sign for Big Bear Canyon about 0.33 mile away.\u00a0 Lupe soon reached this side road (USFS Road No. 657.01), which almost immediately led to a ford of La Bonte Creek.<\/p>\n

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Almost as soon as Lupe reached USFS Road No. 657.01 to Big Bear Canyon, the road led to this ford of La Bonte Creek. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The water was high this time of year.\u00a0 Although the surface looked calm, La Bonte Creek was wide at the ford, and over Lupe’s head.\u00a0 Upstream and downstream, the current was clearly strong.\u00a0 American Dingoes like wading, not swimming, but SPHP knew Lupe could swim if necessary.\u00a0 She ought to be able to manage this crossing.<\/p>\n

Still, SPHP wasn’t thrilled to see the ford.\u00a0 Only 3 days ago, SPHP had bought new boots for this Dingo Vacation, and they weren’t waterproof.\u00a0 To keep from getting the new boots soaking wet, SPHP decided to take them off and wade the stream barefoot.\u00a0 SPHP stuffed a sock inside each boot, laced them together, and draped a boot over the back of each shoulder with the knotted laces across the throat.<\/p>\n

While Lupe watched from shore, SPHP waded into La Bonte Creek.\u00a0 The current was fairly strong, and the water as much as thigh deep.\u00a0 Rocks on the bottom were loose and sometimes slippery.\u00a0 Concentration was required to maintain balance, but SPHP managed to get most of the way across uneventfully.<\/p>\n

Was Lupe following?\u00a0 Yes and no.\u00a0 SPHP turned around to see the Carolina Dog still near the opposite shore.\u00a0 She wanted to come, and had waded chest deep into La Bonte Creek, but was reluctant to go any deeper.<\/p>\n

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Lupe waded chest deep into La Bonte Creek, but was afraid to go any deeper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loopster was going to need some encouragement.\u00a0 SPHP waded the rest of the way across, then turned around again to call to her.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, desperate not to be left behind, all on her own Lupe had decided to try crossing La Bonte Creek on the downstream side of the ford.\u00a0 The water wasn’t as deep here, but the current was powerful.\u00a0 SPHP was alarmed to see Lupe neck deep struggling to cross without being swept downstream.\u00a0 Fortunately, her legs were just long enough for her paws to touch bottom.\u00a0 Lupe clawed her way forward despite the current.<\/p>\n

In a flash, Lupe was past the moment of danger.\u00a0 She reached much shallower water, and came trotting across just fine.<\/p>\n

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Lupe trots the rest of the way across La Bonte Creek after clawing her way past a dangerous deeper part on the downstream side of the ford. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Glad that’s over with Loop!\u00a0 Good girl!\u00a0 You did great, but maybe we can find a safer way across on the way back?\u00a0 Not looking forward to doing that again.<\/em><\/p>\n

SPHP put socks and boots back on again.\u00a0 The trek along USFS Road No. 657.01 resumed.\u00a0 Lupe reached two more creek crossings in quick succession.<\/p>\n

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Lupe in lower Big Bear Canyon between creek crossings. The rocky mountain seen in the background is on the N side of La Bonte Canyon close to Curtis Gulch campground. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fortunately, La Bonte Creek had already forked by the time these next stream crossings were reached.\u00a0 Flow was less than half of what it had been at the first ford.\u00a0 Lupe had no problems crossing now.\u00a0 SPHP again crossed barefoot each time, the creek still being too large to leap over.<\/p>\n

USFS Road No. 657.01 now went steadily SSE up Big Bear Canyon.\u00a0 Lupe came to no more creek crossings for more than 0.5 mile.\u00a0 When she did reach more crossings, the creek was considerably smaller than before.\u00a0 SPHP could now leap across, avoiding the tedious necessity of removing the precious new boots each time.<\/p>\n

The day was sunny and warm.\u00a0 Lupe was now enjoying cooling off and getting drinks from the stream.<\/p>\n

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Lupe enjoys cooling off in the diminished stream on the way up Big Bear Canyon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Big Bear Canyon was heavily forested most of the way.\u00a0 Sometimes there were views of large rock formations hundreds of feet higher up along the E side of the canyon.\u00a0 Farther on, high forested mountainsides were visible on the W side of the canyon, too.\u00a0 Mostly though, the views were only of the forest along USFS Road No. 657.01.<\/p>\n

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Lupe on her way up Big Bear Canyon on USFS Road No. 657.01. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About halfway up Big Bear Canyon, Lupe reached this pond. The creek flowed through it. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe followed USFS Road No. 657.01 for more than 3 miles all the way up Big Bear Canyon.\u00a0 The road gained elevation more quickly toward the end.\u00a0 About the time the rate of climb began to diminish again, SPHP spotted a mountain off to the NE.\u00a0 The view was partially obstructed by trees, but what could be seen was concerning.<\/p>\n

Was that South Sawtooth Mountain?\u00a0 If so, Lupe wasn’t likely to have much luck reaching the summit.\u00a0 The rocky upper slopes looked nearly vertical.\u00a0 Sigh.\u00a0 Not another defeat!\u00a0 Nothing to do, though, but carry on.\u00a0 Maybe that wasn’t South Sawtooth, or there actually was a way up.\u00a0 Hard to tell from here.\u00a0 The mountain was still a couple miles away.<\/p>\n

The terrain completely leveled out as the road left the upper end of Big Bear Canyon.\u00a0 Lupe soon arrived at a 3 way junction.\u00a0 A sign identified the road Lupe needed to take as Sawtooth Road.\u00a0 On the topo map it was USFS Road No. 615, which started out heading ENE from here.<\/p>\n

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Lupe reaches a 3 way junction at the flat, forested saddle beyond the upper end of Big Bear Canyon. USFS Road No. 615, which Lupe would need to take partway to South Sawtooth<\/strong>, is seen winding away into the forest. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before taking No. 615 toward South Sawtooth, Lupe explored another road leading a short distance SW to USFS No. 610.\u00a0 She passed a sunny meadow full of lupines along the way.<\/p>\n

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Lupe among the lupines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe went far enough to have some views of mountains off to the SW and NW before turning around.\u00a0 She then returned to the first junction, and started along USFS Road No. 615.<\/p>\n

Before long, No. 615 emerged from the forest.\u00a0 The road began climbing steadily up a draw which was mostly meadow.\u00a0 At the upper end of the draw, Lupe re-entered the forest.\u00a0 The road wound around to the E and NE, but after a mile or so, turned N.\u00a0 The topo map showed that right after reaching a crest, No. 615 would turn W and start losing elevation.\u00a0 Ultimately it would dead end in a canyon.<\/p>\n

Lupe reached the crest of USFS Road No. 615.\u00a0 Time to leave the road!\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP turned NE, and started climbing a heavily forested hillside.\u00a0 Little could be seen except trees until Loop reached the top of a broad ridge.\u00a0 Here there were big rocks and some open ground.\u00a0 From one of the higher rocks, the American Dingo had a view of the mountain SPHP had seen earlier.<\/p>\n

Yes, that was it.\u00a0 That had to be South Sawtooth Mountain<\/span><\/a> (8,723 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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From a rock on the broad ridge, Lupe catches sight of South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong>! Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe reaches the broad ridge at a perfect point! She had arrived up on the ridge just far enough NE to avoid having to go over High Point 8401<\/strong>, seen behind her. The open ground on the gently sloping ridge was easier to traverse than going through the forest. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Up on the broad ridge, there was enough open ground to make travel much easier than in the dense forest Lupe had left behind.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP continued NE, skirting a series of rock formations along the NW side of the ridge.<\/p>\n

Another large ridge could soon be seen.\u00a0 It trended NW to join the ridge Lupe was on.\u00a0 Beyond the junction, the combined ridge went N and narrowed somewhat.\u00a0 Lupe came to a rock formation larger than any of the others she had passed to this point.\u00a0 South Sawtooth Mountain was now less than a mile away.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the ridge junction, Lupe came to a larger rock formation (L of Center) than any of the others she’d been passing by. She got around the SW (L) side of this one. South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong> is seen in the distance now less than a mile away. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the first large rock formation, Lupe came to some beautiful open ground leading to a second, even grander rock formation.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the 2nd, even larger, rock formation (R). South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong> is now on the L. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the W side of the second rock formation, Lupe had the best view of South Sawtooth Mountain she’d seen yet.\u00a0 However, the sight caused SPHP to lose all hope that Lupe would succeed in reaching the top.\u00a0 The mountain was simply too vertical and rough.\u00a0 Most disappointing!<\/p>\n

Maybe Lupe could still reach the top of the high point on the lower W ridge, though?\u00a0 That looked easy enough.\u00a0 At least the Carolina Dog had a new objective to pursue.\u00a0 Who knew, maybe things would look different from up there?<\/p>\n

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At the second and largest rock formation Lupe reached on the ridge, she had her best view yet of South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong>. The daunting S face crushed hopes that Lupe could reasonably expect to reach the top. The high point of the lower W ridge (L), became Lupe’s new reduced objective. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP tried to get around the E side of the second rock formation, but a long wall of rock blocked the way.\u00a0 Lupe was forced to retreat back to the W.\u00a0 What could be seen of the rest of the ridge leading to South Sawtooth looked forbidding.\u00a0 The ridge dropped sharply beyond this rock formation, before rising again and continuing N as an impossibly rough series of huge rock outcroppings.\u00a0 No way!<\/p>\n

A grassy opening was visible to the W down at the bottom of a valley about 150 feet lower than where Lupe was now.\u00a0 Time to abandon the ridge.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP started W down a fairly steep forested slope.\u00a0 As the ground began leveling out near the bottom, there was movement.\u00a0 Instantly, Lupe dashed away in hot pursuit!<\/p>\n

SPHP never had a clear view of what she was after.\u00a0 Whatever it was had a huge lead, and bounded S through the forest at very high speed.\u00a0 Loop never got anywhere close, and soon gave up.\u00a0 SPHP got only tree-broken glimpses.\u00a0 The creature was gray and bounded like a rabbit, but it was far, far larger than any rabbit.\u00a0 Even Lupe was tiny by comparison.<\/p>\n

A bear?\u00a0 Are bears still found in the Laramie Mountains?\u00a0 SPHP didn’t know.\u00a0 Maybe.\u00a0 Lupe returned with a huge grin on her face, panting hard.\u00a0 That was fun!<\/p>\n

So what was it, Loop?\u00a0 A bear, or one of those giant jackalopes?<\/em><\/p>\n

Lupe kept smiling, but didn’t say.\u00a0 Hardly mattered now.\u00a0 It was gone.\u00a0 Puppy, ho!\u00a0 Onward!<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP reached the meadow at the bottom of the valley, crossed it to the W, and went over a small rise to another valley.\u00a0 This valley was mostly forested, and looked like it would take Lupe up to the saddle between South Sawtooth Mountain and the high point on the ridge to the W.\u00a0 Lupe turned N and began to climb.<\/p>\n

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Lupe on her way up the valley leading to the saddle between South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong> (R) and the high point on the ridge to the W (L). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe made it up to the saddle with no problem at all.\u00a0 The whole W face of South Sawtooth Mountain was now in view.\u00a0 Unfortunately, no matter what route SPHP considered from here, there just didn’t appear to be a way for Lupe to reach the top.\u00a0 She could have climbed somewhat higher, but every possible path to the summit looked blocked by boulders or vertical rock walls somewhere along the way.<\/p>\n

Defeat again!\u00a0 First at Eagle Peak, now here.\u00a0 No use fretting about it.\u00a0 The sky was clouding up.\u00a0 Rain showers looked like a possibility in some directions.\u00a0 If Lupe was going to reach the high point on the mountain’s W ridge, she had better get there before the weather deteriorated.<\/p>\n

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The W face of South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong>. Although Lupe could have climbed partway up, SPHP couldn’t see any safe route to the top. There were too many large boulders and vertical rock walls. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Piece of cake!\u00a0 Lupe was soon up on the W shoulder of South Sawtooth Mountain.\u00a0 A half acre of relatively flat ground contained two distinct high points.\u00a0 They were so close to each other in elevation, Lupe would have to climb both to be certain she’d reached the highest one.<\/p>\n

Before Lupe climbed up on either high point, she took a general look around at some of the views available from various other vantage points.<\/p>\n

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South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong> from a rock on the W shoulder. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Laramie Peak<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (10,272 ft.)<\/strong><\/span> is seen beyond Lupe. Photo looks SE from the same rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blacktail Peak (8,675 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is the highest mountain seen straight up from Lupe’s head. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View to the NW. Warbonnet Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,414 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is the high point on the horizon L of Center. Also on the horizon straight up from Lupe are Squaw Mountain<\/span><\/a> (9,313 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L) & Buffalo Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,387 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although not as good as they would have been if Lupe had been able to reach the summit of South Sawtooth Mountain, the views from the W shoulder were really quite nice.\u00a0 Lupe could see a lot of territory from up here.<\/p>\n

After looking around some, Lupe got up on top of the N high point first, since it seemed easiest.<\/p>\n

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Loop climbed up on top of the N high point<\/strong> of South Sawtooth Mountain’s W ridge<\/strong> first. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong> from the N high point. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The best views of Middle and North Sawtooth Mountains were from rocks near the N high point.\u00a0 Though equally rugged, neither mountain was as high as South Sawtooth.\u00a0 Even here on South Sawtooth Mountain’s W shoulder, Lupe was higher than either Middle or North Sawtooth.<\/p>\n

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Lupe had a great view of Middle Sawtooth<\/strong> (R) and North Sawtooth<\/strong> (L). Neither of them looked like anything Lupe could climb, but she was already higher than either one right here. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Middle Sawtooth Mountain (8,502 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NE with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Sawtooth Mountain (8,306 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Sawtooth Mountain<\/span><\/a> (8,723 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is the highest of the 3 Sawtooths in the area. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shortly after visiting the N high point, Lupe went and climbed the S one.\u00a0 Even after being up on both, it wasn’t clear which was the highest.<\/p>\n

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Lupe completes her peakbagging for the day up on the S high point. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Sawtooth Mountain<\/strong> from the W ridge’s S high point. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another look from the S high point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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American Dingoes can occasionally be spotted in the Laramie Mountains of Wyoming.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP lingered up on South Sawtooth Mountain’s W Ridge for 30 or 40 minutes before starting back.\u00a0 The plan was to retrace the same route, except Lupe would try to cut through the forest and find USFS Road No. 615 again without getting up on the broad ridge S of South Sawtooth Mountain.<\/p>\n

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High Point 8401<\/strong> on South Sawtooth Mountain’s<\/strong> long S ridge is seen straight up from Lupe. She had followed the broad ridge from there over to the meadows seen on the L on the way to the mountain. On the way back S, she would stay down in the forest on the near (W) side of the same ridge. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loop left the W ridge going down to the saddle next to South Sawtooth Mountain.\u00a0 She then turned S traveling down the same valley she had originally come up.\u00a0 This valley would turn and take her too far W before long, so she soon had to make a jog to the E over a minor ridge into the next valley over.<\/p>\n

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Lupe starts back down the same valley she had come up on the way to South Sawtooth Mountain. She had a great time exploring the forest again. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After losing considerable elevation, Lupe gradually started regaining some as she traveled S through the forest.\u00a0 She was somewhere not too far W of the broad ridge she had reached N of High Point 8401 on the way to South Sawtooth, but it was hard to tell exactly where she was, or how much farther it might be to the road.<\/p>\n

After a while, the terrain became a little rougher and rose more steeply.\u00a0 Some things looked vaguely familiar.\u00a0 Lupe continued S and eventually reached a meadow up on the ridgeline again.\u00a0 Now it was possible to see that Lupe was only a little SW of High Point 8401.\u00a0 That was good news!\u00a0 It meant that USFS Road No. 615 was close by.<\/p>\n

Lupe headed SW down a forested slope.\u00a0 She soon reached No. 615.\u00a0 Now all she had to do was follow the road back to No. 657.01, which would take her back down Big Bear Canyon.<\/p>\n

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Lupe finds USFS Road No. 615 again SW of High Point 8401. All she had to do now was follow this road back to No. 657.01, which would take her back down Big Bear Canyon. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sun had set and light was fading by the time Lupe made it all the way back down Big Bear Canyon.\u00a0 She was now approaching the last big creek ford across La Bonte Creek.\u00a0 As promised earlier, SPHP searched upstream of the ford for an easier place for Lupe to cross, but found nothing.\u00a0 Lupe was going to have to brave the ford one more time.<\/p>\n

Once again, SPHP went barefoot with boots tied together and dangling behind the neck.\u00a0 Lupe wanted to cross the same downstream side of the ford where she had made it across before.\u00a0 SPHP went with her to keep a better eye on how she was doing.\u00a0 The water wasn’t as deep here as in the main part of the ford, but the current was far stronger.<\/p>\n

Once again, it was alarming to see how close the Carolina Dog came to being swept downstream.\u00a0 As Lupe fought and clawed her way across La Bonte Creek, barely able to hang on against the swift current, SPHP started having problems, too.\u00a0 The creek bottom was covered with larger, slippery rocks here.\u00a0 They weren’t visible in the dim light.\u00a0 One of the rocks moved unexpectedly.<\/p>\n

SPHP gyrated wildly trying to maintain balance.\u00a0 The American Dingo had made it!\u00a0 She stood safely on the opposite shore.\u00a0 SPHP recovered and avoided a fall, but out of the corner of an eye saw something hit the water.\u00a0 The new boots were bobbing away downstream!\u00a0 In seconds, they vanished from view.<\/p>\n

Gone for good.\u00a0 Sheesh!<\/p>\n

It was a good thing there wasn’t more gravel on USFS Road No. 658.\u00a0 The 0.33 mile barefoot trek back to the G6 was slow and painful enough as it was.\u00a0 Lupe ran back and forth on the road wondering what was wrong with SPHP?\u00a0 She was hungry!\u00a0 C’mon, hurry it up!\u00a0 Stars were shining by the time Alpo was served.\u00a0 (9:43 PM)<\/p>\n

Although Lupe initially seemed tired out from the long trek to South Sawtooth Mountain, the Alpo soon revived her.\u00a0 She couldn’t sleep.\u00a0 SPHP finally let her out of the G6.\u00a0 She sniffed around in the night for a while, then laid down on the ground near the G6.<\/p>\n

For a long time the Carolina Dog stayed out there alone, bathed in moonlight beneath the starry sky, watching the dim forest and listening to the soothing sound of the flowing waters of boot-eating La Bonte Creek.<\/p>\n

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Sometime after midnight, a tuckered out Dingo finally snoozes peacefully in the G6 after her South Sawtooth Mountain adventure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Day 3 of Lupe’s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Laramie Range, Wyoming & Beyond! SPHP drove slowly.\u00a0 Ahead Eagle Peak (9,167 ft.) was lit up by the early morning sunshine.\u00a0 The E face of the mountain looked tough.\u00a0 Not that it mattered now.\u00a0 Yesterday Lupe had come close to reaching the top of the mountain … Continue reading South Sawtooth Mountain, Laramie Range, Wyoming (6-10-17)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[834],"tags":[105,106,26,655,104,841,275],"class_list":["post-10714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2017-laramie-range-wyoming-beyond","tag-american-dingo","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-laramie-mountains","tag-lupe","tag-south-sawtooth-mountain","tag-wyoming"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4906.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10714"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21153,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10714\/revisions\/21153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}