{"id":11780,"date":"2017-12-31T08:10:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T15:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=11780"},"modified":"2019-03-25T22:53:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T04:53:01","slug":"jack-squirrel-peak-laramie-range-wyoming-6-19-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=11780","title":{"rendered":"Jack Squirrel Peak, Laramie Range, Wyoming (6-19-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Day 12 of Lupe&#8217;s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Laramie Range in Wyoming &amp; Beyond!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lupe could hardly believe her big soft Dingo ears!\u00a0 Her spine tingled with excitement.\u00a0 She stared at SPHP in wide-eyed wonder and disbelief.\u00a0 Was it true?\u00a0 Was she really on her way to fabled Squirrel Mountain?\u00a0 Oh, joy!<\/p>\n<p><em>Not Squirrel Mountain, Loop &#8211; Jack Squirrel Peak.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mountain, peak, what difference did it make?\u00a0 Loop didn&#8217;t know and didn&#8217;t care.\u00a0 She was certain Squirrel Peak would be every bit as fabulous as Squirrel Mountain.\u00a0 How could it not be?\u00a0 In fact, the notion that there might be both a Squirrel Mountain <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> a Squirrel Peak was an exciting idea she&#8217;d never even thought of before.<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;m not even certain what a jack squirrel is, Looper.\u00a0 Maybe a jack squirrel is just larger than ordinary squirrels with a super long bushy tail?\u00a0 Kind of like a jack rabbit is bigger than ordinary rabbits and has longer ears and legs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The American Dingo&#8217;s eyes grew even bigger.\u00a0 This was too good to be true!<\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, I hope you&#8217;re right, SPHP!\u00a0 This is going to be the best mountain ever!\u00a0 I never should have doubted you.\u00a0 Your the best friend a Dingo ever had!\u00a0 This is going to make up for when you forgot the whiskey on Whiskey Peak, and then some.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Well, maybe it would, and maybe it wouldn&#8217;t.\u00a0 SPHP parked the G6 on the S side of County Road No. 710 where it turned W near Silver Tip Creek <em>(10:43 AM, 62\u00b0F)<\/em>.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=76854\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Jack Squirrel Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(8,942 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was only 1.5 miles SSE from here at the S end of the long Eagle Mountain ridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11751\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5346.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11751\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5346-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5346.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5346.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5346.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5346.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5346.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several log and wooden structures were on the other (N) side of County Road No. 710 from where SPHP parked the G6. They all seemed to be abandoned. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most of the territory E of here, including Jack Squirrel Peak, was all national forest land.\u00a0 However, by far the easiest way to the mountain was to head S across a big field N of the confluence of Silver Tip and Bear Creeks.\u00a0 Though this field was private property, signs on the fence said this land was open to the public for hunting.<\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;re hunting jack squirrels, right Loop?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Of course!\u00a0 We&#8217;ll be back soon with passels of &#8217;em!\u00a0 We&#8217;re entirely legit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;m not even sure if it&#8217;s jack squirrel season.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll vouch for me if anyone objects?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t be ridiculous, SPHP!\u00a0 It&#8217;s always squirrel season, jack or not.\u00a0 We Dingoes are experts on the subject.\u00a0 Carry on!\u00a0 Just point me to Squirrel Peak!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11752\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5347.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5347-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5347.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5347.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5347.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5347.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5347.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loop ready to depart for <strong>Jack Squirrel Peak<\/strong> (L). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As excited as she could be, Lupe crossed the big field sniffing madly trying to pick up a scent.\u00a0 Nearing Silver Tip Creek, she found a dirt road that got her over to the E side of the creek.\u00a0 Once across, Loop followed the road S beyond Silver Tip&#8217;s confluence with Bear Creek.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11753\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5348-e1512421631120.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11753\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5348-e1512421631120-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5348-e1512421631120.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5348-e1512421631120.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5348-e1512421631120.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5348-e1512421631120.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe heading for the promised land of Jack Squirrel Peak! She&#8217;s E of Bear Creek here, and will go up the L side of the low hill directly ahead to enter Hidden Gulch. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A low hill was up ahead.\u00a0 Loop left the road to climb it.\u00a0 Reaching the top, she had a view of Hidden Gulch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11754\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5349.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5349-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5349.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5349.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5349.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5349.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5349.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Hidden Gulch<\/strong> from the top of the low hill. <strong>High Point 8608<\/strong> looms above the upper end of <strong>Hidden Gulch<\/strong> on the R. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hidden Gulch was part of the planned ascent route up Jack Squirrel Peak.\u00a0 Lupe left the low hill heading E.\u00a0 She stayed N of a tributary of Bear Creek flowing down the valley.\u00a0 The intention was for Loop to go all the way up Hidden Gulch to the main N\/S ridgeline at a saddle just S of High Point 8608.\u00a0 At the saddle she would turn SW and follow the ridgeline to the summit.<\/p>\n<p>Things started out OK, but Lupe soon came to a thick forest down by the stream.\u00a0 The valley was already increasingly rocky, full of boulders and deadfall timber.\u00a0 The forest appeared impenetrable.\u00a0 It looked far easier to avoid the forest entirely.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP crossed over to the S side of the stream, and began climbing.<\/p>\n<p>The forest had burned on the S side of the valley.\u00a0 The slope was fairly steep and quite rocky, but the rocks were good-sized and mostly stable.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t hard scrambling up among them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11755\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5350.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11755\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5350-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5350.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5350.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5350.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5350.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5350.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A forest fire had burned the slope on the S side of Hidden Gulch. Though the area was very rocky, the rocks were mostly stable and easy enough to scramble up. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new plan was to keep proceeding ESE up Hidden Gulch as Lupe gained elevation.\u00a0 She might not have to go all the way to the main ridgeline S of High Point 8608.\u00a0 Maybe she could manage a more direct route up Jack Squirrel Peak from the N or NW.<\/p>\n<p>The American Dingo climbed and climbed.\u00a0 The mountain kept getting steeper.\u00a0 Despite what the topo map showed, the easiest way up always seemed to be more toward the W slope.\u00a0 Lupe was already quite high by the time SPHP realized how far around to the W she&#8217;d gotten.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11756\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5351.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5351-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5351.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5351.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5351.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5351.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5351.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe was already pretty high up by the time SPHP realized how far she&#8217;d drifted around onto<strong> Jack Squirrel Peak&#8217;s W slope<\/strong>. Huge rocks were everywhere, and the mountain was getting steeper with no relief in sight. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11757\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5352.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11757\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5352-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5352.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5352.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5352.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5352.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5352.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On <strong>Jack Squirrel Peak&#8217;s W slope<\/strong>. The Bear Creek valley is seen on the R. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11784\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5353.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11784\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5353-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5353.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5353.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5353.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5353.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5353.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looper looking in vain up <strong>Jack Squirrel Peak&#8217;s W slope<\/strong> for signs of any jack squirrels. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe started coming to massive rock formations separated by wide chutes of loose rock and boulders.\u00a0 She went around the first one or two staying toward the SW.\u00a0 However, the SW side of the mountain was becoming more intense.\u00a0 Lupe was finally forced to climb NE up a long chute full of boulders.\u00a0 Near the top she reached less difficult terrain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11759\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5355-e1512433650594.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11759\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5355-e1512433650594-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5355-e1512433650594.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5355-e1512433650594.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5355-e1512433650594.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5355-e1512433650594.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passing around the SW end of one of the massive rock formations, with another one directly ahead beyond a field of boulders. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11760\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5356.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11760\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5356-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5356.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5356.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5356.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5356.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5356.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near the upper end of the long chute, Lupe finally escapes the worst of the steep W slope. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe was certainly getting up in the world!\u00a0 Off to the NNE she now had a tremendous view of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=68644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Eagle Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,167 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> at the opposite end of the long Eagle Mountain ridge.\u00a0 Only 10 days ago, Loop had nearly made it to the top of <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=10599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Eagle Peak<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, but had failed to find a route up onto a vertical rock wall at the top of the mountain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11761\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5357.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11761\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5357-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5357.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5357.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5357.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5357.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5357.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe was certainly getting up in the world! Off to the NNE she had a tremendous view of <strong>Eagle Peak<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately, the American Dingo&#8217;s ability to get to the top of Jack Squirrel Peak was fast becoming a concern, too.\u00a0 Although most of the terrain ahead was much easier than where Lupe had just been, a rock formation higher than anything else in sight sat perched high above the opposite side of the long chute she&#8217;d just come up.<\/p>\n<p>Was that rock formation Jack Squirrel&#8217;s summit?\u00a0 SPHP hoped not, but feared it might be.\u00a0 The formation wasn&#8217;t all that large, but was at least 20 or 30 feet high.\u00a0 The part of it in view from here had nearly vertical sides.\u00a0 Unless the unseen side was a lot easier to climb, Lupe didn&#8217;t stand a chance of getting to the top.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11762\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5358.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11762\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5358-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5358.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5358.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5358.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5358.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5358.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the opposite side of the long chute full of boulders Lupe had just come up, a knob of rock (L) sat perched higher than anything else around. Was that the summit? Failure loomed, if it was. Lupe wouldn&#8217;t be able to get to the top of that thing! Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Loop and SPHP headed for the rock formation.\u00a0 When Loop got there, it turned out that the knob of rock was actually more like a narrow ridge.\u00a0 It was long and skinny, not round.\u00a0 The E side looked virtually the same as the W side Lupe had seen first.\u00a0 Loop got up within 20 or 25 feet of the top, but that was as far as she could go.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11763\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5359-e1512499383349.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5359-e1512499383349-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5359-e1512499383349.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5359-e1512499383349.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5359-e1512499383349.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5359-e1512499383349.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When Lupe got there, the knob of rock turned out to be more like a narrow ridge. Lupe could get within 20 feet of the top, but no higher. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fortunately, Looper didn&#8217;t need to get to the top of this rock formation.\u00a0 It was only a false summit.\u00a0 Beyond it, not too far away, was even higher ground.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog could keep climbing!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11764\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5360.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11764\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5360-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5360.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5360.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5360.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5360.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5360.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fortunately, the rock formation Lupe had reached was only a false summit. Higher ground was in view ahead. The Carolina Dog could keep climbing! Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The higher ground nearby was it!\u00a0 Just like that, Lupe was at the summit of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=76854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Jack Squirrel Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(8,942 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 It hadn&#8217;t been all that hard to get here after all.\u00a0 The last part of the climb had been easy!<\/p>\n<p>SPHP was ecstatic.\u00a0 Loop seemed shocked by the news.\u00a0 This was it?\u00a0 The summit of Jack Squirrel Peak?\u00a0 She got up on the highest rock for a photo as requested, but her heart didn&#8217;t seem to be in it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11765\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5361.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11765\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5361-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5361.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5361.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5361.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5361.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5361.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loopster at the top of <strong>Jack Squirrel Peak<\/strong>! Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The views were enormous, but the first to capture SPHP&#8217;s attention was an impressive wall of rock SSE of the summit.\u00a0 It towered hundreds of feet above surrounding terrain, and looked virtually as high as the summit where Lupe stood.\u00a0 In fact, parts of the wall appeared slightly higher.\u00a0 Wasn&#8217;t Loop at the true summit of Jack Squirrel Peak?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11766\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5362.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11766\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5362-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5362.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5362.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5362.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5362.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5362.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first view to capture SPHP&#8217;s attention was a towering wall of rock SSE of the summit where Lupe stood. It looked as high as where Lupe was, maybe even a little higher. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SPHP checked the topo map.\u00a0 Lupe was at the point where a site elevation of 8,942 ft. was shown within the larger of two 8,940 foot contours, the smaller contour being located along part of the rock wall to the SSE.\u00a0 No site elevation was shown in that contour.<\/p>\n<p><em>Well, Loop, I could convince myself there are parts of that gigantic rock wall that are higher than we are here, if I wanted to.\u00a0 It kind of looks that way.\u00a0 On the other hand, having terrain at some distance falsely appear higher is a pretty common optical illusion, too, as we&#8217;ve seen on other peaks.\u00a0 The highest elevation shown on the topo map is right where you are now.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In any case, we&#8217;re claiming a peakbagging success for you!\u00a0 If some purist wants to risk their neck to possibly gain 6&#8243; or 2 feet more, or whatever it may actually be over on that rock wall, they are welcome to it.\u00a0 It&#8217;s way too dangerous over there for us.\u00a0 It may not be any higher anyway.\u00a0 So this is it!\u00a0 Good enough for Dingo work!\u00a0 Congratulations, Looper on reaching the top of Jack Squirrel Peak!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SPHP shook Lupe&#8217;s freckled paw.\u00a0 She smiled weakly, but said nothing.\u00a0 She looked despondent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11767\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5363.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11767\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5363-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5363.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5363.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5363.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5363.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5363.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whether or not this giant rock wall was any higher than the 8,942 foot site elevation Lupe had reached was difficult to tell. In any case, it was way too dangerous for Lupe and SPHP to go over there. Loop was at the highest elevation actually indicated on the topo map. She was claiming a peakbagging success! Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11768\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5364.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5364-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5364.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5364.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5364.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5364.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5364.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even after SPHP congratulated Loop on her <strong>Jack Squirrel Peak<\/strong> success, she looked a little down. The false summit Lupe had gone by on the way up is in view to the L of her head. The high peak in the distance seen straight up from her head is <strong>Windy Peak <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,080 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11769\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5366.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11769\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5366-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5366.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5366.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5366.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5366.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5366.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A closer look with help from the telephoto lens. The false summit Lupe went by is in the foreground on the L. <strong>Windy Peak<\/strong> is in the distance on the R. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Time for a break.\u00a0 Lupe got down off the summit rock, and curled up near the backpack.\u00a0 SPHP munched an apple, but Looper refused her Taste of the Wild.\u00a0 She drank only a little water.<\/p>\n<p><em>You OK, Loop?\u00a0 What&#8217;s wrong?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lupe stood up, gazed sadly at SPHP, then lowered her head.<\/p>\n<p><em>Loop?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SPHP gave her a pat.<\/p>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s terrible!\u00a0 Simply awful, SPHP!\u00a0 Just &#8230;.. sickening!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What is, Loop?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lupe puked.\u00a0 Three times.\u00a0 It took her a moment to recover.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jack Squirrel Peak!\u00a0 Don&#8217;t you pay any attention, at all, SPHP?\u00a0 Practically the whole mountain has burned.\u00a0 The forest is ashes.\u00a0 All the jack squirrels are dead and gone.\u00a0 We haven&#8217;t seen a single one!\u00a0 It&#8217;s horrible!\u00a0 I thought we were coming to a squirrel paradise, but everything&#8217;s in ruins.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve come all the way to the top, and it&#8217;s clear we aren&#8217;t ever going to see a jack squirrel.\u00a0 My hopes are nothing but ashes now, too!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SPHP hugged Lupe, then sat with her stroking her soft fur.<\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, Loop!\u00a0 I&#8217;m sorry you feel so bad!\u00a0 You&#8217;re right, the forest has all burned.\u00a0 We haven&#8217;t seen any squirrels, jack or otherwise, at all.\u00a0 It must be terribly disappointing to you.\u00a0 You know what, though?\u00a0 Since there weren&#8217;t any jack squirrels here, I&#8217;ll take you to some other mountains where there will be plenty of\u00a0 squirrels.\u00a0 They may not be jack squirrels, but you&#8217;ll still have fun!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Really?\u00a0 I thought we were just going home after this.\u00a0 Isn&#8217;t my Dingo Vacation almost over now?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yes, we are going home after this.\u00a0 Only for a little while, though.\u00a0 Your Dingo Vacation to the Laramie Mountains is about done, but in July you&#8217;re going on another Dingo Vacation to even bigger mountains.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll see lots of squirrels, and other animals, too!\u00a0 Plus I&#8217;ll have a big surprise for you before it&#8217;s over!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Really?\u00a0 Promise?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Promise!\u00a0 You can count on it.\u00a0 You&#8217;re going to be one busy, lucky Dingo this summer!\u00a0 Say, you&#8217;re looking a little better.\u00a0 Listen, now.<\/em><em>\u00a0 The forest and the jack squirrels may be gone, but Jack Squirrel Peak is still quite a mountain.\u00a0 The views are stupendous here.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s look around a bit, get some photos, then we can head down.\u00a0 Whad&#8217;dya say?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>OK, sure.\u00a0 I do feel a little better.\u00a0 Thanks, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lupe got up on several different high rocks for photos.\u00a0 Then she curled up to rest a bit longer, while SPHP took a few more pictures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11770\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5367.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5367-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5367.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5367.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5367.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5367.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5367.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Laramie Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(10,272 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the highest mountain in the <strong>Laramie Range<\/strong> from <strong>Jack Squirrel Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11771\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5369.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5369-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5369.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5369.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5369.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5369.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5369.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking NNE at <strong>Eagle Peak<\/strong>. <strong>High Point 8608<\/strong> is the massive block of rock seen straight up from Looper&#8217;s rump. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11772\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5370.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11772\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5370-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5370.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5370.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5370.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5370.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5370.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Windy Peak<\/strong> is on the L. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=76857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">South Sawtooth Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(8,723 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is the distant high point at Center. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11773\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11773\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5371.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11773\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5371-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5371.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5371.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5371.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5371.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5371.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Eagle Peak<\/strong> and the long ridge leading to it from <strong>Jack Squirrel Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks NNE with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11774\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5372.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11774\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5372-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5372.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5372.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5372.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5372.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5372.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Laramie Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11775\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5373.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11775\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5373-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5373.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5373.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5373.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5373.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5373.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View to the SSW from the summit of <strong>Jack Squirrel Peak<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11776\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5374.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11776\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5374-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5374.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5374.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5374.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5374.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5374.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Laramie Mountains, where Lupe had such a good time on her 1st Dingo Vacation of 2017. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the way back, Lupe took a much different route.\u00a0 Instead of going down the W slope, she tried heading NNE to the saddle near High Point 8608, but it was tough going and Loop didn&#8217;t stay the course very long.\u00a0 She ended up descending the N face of Jack Squirrel Peak.\u00a0 It was steep with lots of rocks, deadfall timber, and some live trees as well.\u00a0 For a while, SPHP was afraid the Carolina Dog might cliff out, but she didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>It took a long time for Loop to work her way down to the upper reaches of Hidden Gulch.\u00a0 The forest had all burned here, but the forest floor sported a grand profusion of green plants with showy yellow flowers.\u00a0 Lupe was feeling better by now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11777\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5377.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11777\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5377-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5377.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5377.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5377.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5377.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5377.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By the time Lupe made it down to the upper reaches of <strong>Hidden Gulch<\/strong>, she was feeling much better.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11778\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5378.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11778\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5378-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5378.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5378.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5378.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5378.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5378.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exploring <strong>Hidden Gulch<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe made her way to the tributary of Bear Creek.\u00a0 Staying to the N, she followed it W down Hidden Gulch.\u00a0 When Loop finally got out of Hidden Gulch, the rest was easy.\u00a0 Soon she could see the G6 parked across the green meadow near County Road No. 710.\u00a0 On the other side of the road, the old wooden barns and outbuildings sat quietly at the foot of Jaybird Peak.<\/p>\n<p>This was it.\u00a0 The final stroll of Lupe&#8217;s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Laramie Range in Wyoming &amp; Beyond lay before her.\u00a0 She&#8217;d had a great time on this trip, and more Dingo Vacations and adventures would be coming soon, but they didn&#8217;t matter yet.\u00a0 It was still June, and a gorgeous evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Carolina Dog ran down to Silver Tip Creek for a drink of cold water, then trotted into the big green field.\u00a0 Sniffing and exploring happily, she played a little longer in the evening&#8217;s glow before heading home <em>(7:03 PM, 65\u00b0F)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11779\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5379.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11779\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5379-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5379.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5379.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5379.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5379.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5379.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking N toward Jaybird Peak, Laramie Mountains, Wyoming, 6-19-17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=14109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Next Dingo Vacation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=11685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Adventure<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=12224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">This Dingo Vacation<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=7309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Dingo Vacation<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=10599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Eagle Peak, Laramie Range, Wyoming (6-9-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Want more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose\u00a0from\u00a0Lupe&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=12224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2017 Laramie Range, Wyoming &amp; 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Lupe could hardly believe her big soft Dingo ears!\u00a0 Her spine tingled with excitement.\u00a0 She stared at SPHP in wide-eyed wonder and disbelief.\u00a0 Was it true?\u00a0 Was she really on her way to fabled Squirrel Mountain?\u00a0 Oh, joy! 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