{"id":13549,"date":"2018-06-17T08:10:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T14:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=13549"},"modified":"2018-08-01T22:10:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T04:10:59","slug":"sheep-mountain-kluane-national-park-yukon-territory-canada-8-13-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=13549","title":{"rendered":"Sheep Mountain, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-13-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 14 of Lupe’s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon & Alaska!<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday evening, after a couple of peakbagging adventures on overcast days, Lupe and SPHP had driven N out of Haines, Alaska back into Yukon Territory looking for sunnier skies.\u00a0 By nightfall Loop had made it as far as Dezadeash Lake.\u00a0 Although there were patches of blue sky this morning, clouds still prevailed.\u00a0 Before continuing N, the Carolina Dog spent a few minutes stretching and sniffing around.<\/p>\n

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Morning began with a view of Dezadeash Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A mountain on the E side of Dezadeash Lake<\/strong> wears a cap of cloud like a powdered white wig. All the rage only a quarter of a millennia ago, but what’s that to a mountain? Though clouds were prevalent this morning, encouraging patches of blue sky were also present. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dezadeash Lake<\/strong> is quite large, but shallow. Pink wildflowers add a splash of color to the scene. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a short morning romp, Lupe and SPHP proceeded N on Haines Highway No. 7 to the Alaska Highway at Haines Junction.\u00a0 Although Dezadeash Lake was big, Lupe’s next stop farther N along the Alaska Highway was at a much larger lake, beautiful Kluane Lake E of Kluane National Park & Reserve<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Lupe arrives at the S end of beautiful, huge Kluane Lake<\/strong>. Only the far SW end of the lake is in view here. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe had been to Kluane Lake on her 2016 Dingo Vacation to the Canadian Rockies, Yukon & Alaska<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, too.\u00a0 A big gravel parking lot at the S end of Kluane Lake right off the Alaska Highway was a favorite spot.\u00a0 Lupe could see her next peakbagging goal, Sheep Mountain<\/span><\/a> (6,400 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, right across the bay.<\/p>\n

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Sheep Mountain<\/strong> from the S end of Kluane Lake<\/strong>. The high point straight up from Lupe’s head is Mount Wallace<\/span><\/a> (7,700 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R). The summit of Sheep Mountain<\/strong> is the next highest point seen a little to the L of Lupe. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sheep Creek trail providing access to Sheep Mountain was closed due to grizzly bear activity, when Lupe had been here in 2016.\u00a0 SPHP stopped by the Tachal Dahl visitor center to check on the status today.\u00a0 The American Dingo was in luck!\u00a0 Not only was the Sheep Creek trail open, but park personnel were recommending it.<\/p>\n

SPHP returned to the G6 with the good news that Loopster had a green light on Sheep Mountain.\u00a0 The Slims West trailhead was nearby, only a short drive W from the Alaska Highway along the base of the mountain.\u00a0 Soon Loop and SPHP were leaving the trailhead parking area heading SW on the Slims River West trail.\u00a0 (10:45 AM, 60\u00b0F)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sheep Mountain<\/strong> from the Slims River West trailhead. The trailhead is a few minutes drive W off the Alaska Highway on a good gravel road. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Slims River West trail begins as an easy stroll along an abandoned roadbed.\u00a0 In 10 minutes, Lupe reached a turn NW onto the Sheep Creek trail.\u00a0 A map was posted nearby, in addition to a plaque commemorating a hiker killed by a grizzly in July, 1996.<\/p>\n

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The Sheep Creek trail is officially only 5 km long, but a perfectly good unofficial route continues on up to the Sheep Mountain ridgeline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sheep Creek trail headed NW into a forest.\u00a0 The trail was very wide and well worn.\u00a0 Lupe was soon climbing steadily.\u00a0 Although clouds were floating this way out of the SW, the drive N had been successful in finding sunshine at Kluane Lake.\u00a0 Uphill exertion made it feel plenty warm out.\u00a0 Squirrels provided occasional excitement and reason for happy Dingo barkfests.<\/p>\n

A fine powdery dust covered the whole Sheep Creek trail.\u00a0 Puffs of dust poofed up with each pawstep, as though Looper were traveling through a desert.\u00a0 The trail might be named after Sheep Creek, but there was absolutely no water.\u00a0 Loop seldom saw or even heard Sheep Creek, which was soon hundreds of feet lower in a canyon to the SW.\u00a0 Lupe would have been better off as an Arabian Dingo, storing water in a hump on her back.\u00a0 Fortunately, as long as SPHP was around packing in a water supply, Lupe wouldn’t have to change her nationality.<\/p>\n

The Sheep Creek trail was an uphill trudge, devoid of views until Lupe was getting close to the 2 km mark.\u00a0 She could now see SSW up the Slims River valley.\u00a0 And oh yeah, there was Sheep Creek, way the heck down there!<\/p>\n

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After a dusty 2 km climb on the Sheep Creek trail, Lupe finally comes to a point where she has a view of the Slim River valley<\/strong>. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About the first and only good look at the not terribly convenient Sheep Creek<\/strong> (Center) from the Sheep Creek trail. Sheep Creek<\/strong> flows into the much larger Slims River<\/strong> seen in the broader valley below. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail seldom stopped climbing, though some stretches were steeper than others, as Lupe journeyed onward.\u00a0 She was still in forest most of the time, but it was starting to thin out.\u00a0 Viewpoints were becoming more frequent.\u00a0 Of course, the higher the Carolina Dog went, the better the views were getting.<\/p>\n

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Looking SSW up the Slims River valley<\/strong> from a bit higher up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking up the Sheep Creek valley<\/strong>. A different trail goes up the big ridge on the other side of the valley to the Bullion Plateau<\/strong>. Lupe hasn’t ever done any exploring over there yet. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe passed signs marking the 2 km and 3.8 km points along the trail.\u00a0 Beyond the 3.8 km marker, the Sheep Creek trail narrowed down to a good single track.\u00a0 Trees became scarce.\u00a0 The mountainside was now covered in bushes.<\/p>\n

The last trail marker came at the 5 km point.\u00a0 This was the official end of the Sheep Creek trail.\u00a0 From here, Lupe could see all the way S up the Slims River valley to the toe of the Kaskawulsh Glacier.\u00a0 The glacier was so far away, it was difficult to be certain Lupe was really seeing it.\u00a0 Only by using the telephoto lens on the camera was it possible to tell for sure.\u00a0 Binoculars would have been a tremendous help.<\/p>\n

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Looper at the 5 km marker, the official end of the Sheep Creek trail. Photo looks NW toward the Bullion Plateau<\/strong> area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From the official end of the Sheep Creek trail, Lupe could see the toe of the mighty Kaskawulsh Glacier<\/strong> (L). Photo looks S up the Slims River valley<\/strong> with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking NNE over the Fortyeight Pup Creek<\/strong> drainage (coming down from the R).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although Lupe had reached the official end of the Sheep Creek trail, she had a lot farther to go, if she wanted to climb Sheep Mountain.\u00a0 The long NW ridge coming down from the SW end of the mountain was in view from here.\u00a0 This ridge is on the S side of the Fortyeight Pup Creek drainage.\u00a0 Lupe would have to climb it.<\/p>\n

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The ridge on the L leads up to the SW end of Sheep Mountain<\/strong>. Climbing it was Lupe’s next task. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the end of the Sheep Creek trail, an unmaintained “Ridge” trail continues E around the N side of a hill covered with bushes.\u00a0 As Lupe rounded the hill, she could see that this trail really was going to take her to the start of the ridge she needed to climb.<\/p>\n

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Lupe on the Ridge trail going around the N side of a brushy hill. Ahead on the R is the start of the long ridge she needs to climb. The Fortyeight Pup Creek<\/strong> drainage is on the L. The high point in the distance is the summit of Sheep Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The climb up the NW ridge leading to the SW end of Sheep Mountain was long, but not difficult.\u00a0 The steepest part was at the beginning.\u00a0 The Ridge trail helped make the ascent easier, and wasn’t hard to follow.\u00a0 It was just a matter of having sufficient heart, leg and lung power to keep going.\u00a0 As usual, Lupe had plenty of all three, while SPHP lagged behind.<\/p>\n

Despite SPHP’s frequent stops to catch breath, Lupe was making good progress up the ridge.\u00a0 She soon had a beautiful view of Red Castle Ridge back toward the Bullion Plateau area.\u00a0 Loop could also see the summit of Sheep Mountain beyond the end of the Fortyeight Pup Creek drainage, though SPHP didn’t recognize as such yet.<\/p>\n

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Red Castle Ridge<\/strong> in the Bullion Plateau<\/strong> area as seen on the way up the Ridge trail to the SW end of Sheep Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Going up the NW ridge, Lupe was quickly above even bush line. Only low alpine plants remained. The Carolina Dog would have to follow the Ridge trail 2.5 km from the end of the Sheep Creek trail to reach the first high point at the SW end of Sheep Mountain’s main ridge. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking up the Fortyeight Pup Creek<\/strong> drainage. SPHP didn’t recognize it yet, but the summit of Sheep Mountain<\/strong> is at Center. The more distant high point on the L is High Point 6378<\/span><\/strong> (1,944 m), also part of the Sheep Mountain main ridge, but not quite as high. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe loved being in the alpine on the big open ridge!\u00a0 None of it was the least bit scary.\u00a0 No large rock formations, boulders, scree or talus fields appeared.\u00a0 No cliffs or steep drop offs existed.\u00a0 The ridge was always plenty wide.\u00a0 The only mildly discouraging factor was a series of false summits, but they couldn’t go on forever.<\/p>\n

Clouds sailed overhead out of the SW.\u00a0 Sometimes it was windy; most of the time it wasn’t.\u00a0 From the end of the Sheep Creek trail up to the first viewpoint from the SW end of Sheep Mountain’s main ridge, the Ridge trail was 2.5 km long.\u00a0 Of course, Loop had amazing views all the way up the barren ridge, too.<\/p>\n

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Lupe loved being up on the big, smooth alpine ridge. Nothing scary, but the wind blew sometimes, and she came to a series of false summits. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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As Lupe climbed, the view of Red Castle Ridge<\/strong> kept improving. Photo looks NW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking up the Slims River valley<\/strong>. The weather was looking more iffy as the day wore on. Clouds were starting to take over. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Same view with a little more help from the telephoto lens. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the last of the false summits, the already broad ridge widened out even more.\u00a0 Only very short sparse vegetation existed up here.\u00a0 The Ridge trail all but disappeared, but there was never any question on which way to go.<\/p>\n

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End of the climb ahead! Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally the trek up the long ridge was over.\u00a0 Lupe reached the high point at the far SW end of Sheep Mountain.\u00a0 Here there was need for a little caution and presence of mind.\u00a0 Tremendous cliffs existed all along the SE edge of the mountain.<\/p>\n

The views were incredible!\u00a0 For the first time, Lupe could see the entire length of the Slim River valley all the way from mountains beyond the toe of the Kaskawulsh glacier clear down to the Alaska Highway and Kluane Lake.<\/p>\n

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At the high point at the far SW end of Sheep Mountain’s long main ridge, Lupe stands a few feet from SE facing cliffs with a view all the way up the Slims River valley<\/strong> to the toe of the Kaskawulsh Glacier<\/strong> and beyond. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe has her first view of beautiful Kluane Lake<\/strong> from up on Sheep Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking down on the mouth of the Slims River<\/strong> where it empties into Kluane Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Alaska Highway sweeps around the SW end of Kluane Lake<\/strong> crossing the Slims River delta<\/strong>, Photo looks SE with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe could now see much of upper Sheep Creek valley<\/strong> with Red Castle Ridge<\/strong> beyond it. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another look at Red Castle Ridge<\/strong> with more help from the telephoto lens. Upper Sheep Creek valley<\/strong> is in the foreground. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stupendous snow-capped peaks were off to the WSW. SPHP’s maps showed no names for them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP were taking a break on the high point at the SW end of Sheep Mountain, when suddenly there were voices.\u00a0 A couple appeared coming up the Ridge trail.\u00a0 They turned out to be from Whitehorse, and had a rangefinder with them.\u00a0 They quickly spotted several herds of Dahl sheep grazing on a mountainside beyond the Fortyeight Pup Creek drainage.\u00a0 The sheep were so far away, Lupe hadn’t even noticed them.<\/p>\n

SPHP chatted with the couple from Whitehorse.\u00a0 Loopster relaxed and enjoyed being petted.\u00a0 This viewpoint was as far as the couple intended to go.\u00a0 They had no interest in continuing on to the true summit.\u00a0 By the time they started back down, more than 30 minutes had shot by.<\/p>\n

Lupe had better get going!\u00a0 The true summit was still some distance away.\u00a0 Although it wasn’t much higher than where Loop was now, she would have to lose then regain a fair amount of elevation to get there.<\/p>\n

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“Lupe had better get going?” Sheesh, SPHP, you’re the one chit-chatting the day away up here! Come on!<\/em> The true summit of Sheep Mountain<\/strong> is at the L (N) end of the short ridge seen ahead on the L. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking down the SE face of Sheep Mountain<\/strong> from the SW high point before departing for the true summit. The Tachal Dahl visitor center parking lot is seen close to the near curve of the Alaska Highway. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looper sets off for Sheep Mountain’s true summit from the SW high point. She had to lose a fair amount of elevation right away. The views of Kluane Lake<\/strong> along the entire main ridge were spectacular!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A slightly different perspective on the Slims River valley<\/strong>. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first elevation drop leaving the high point at the SW end of Sheep Mountain was by far the biggest.\u00a0 Lupe subsequently came to a number of other high points and smaller drops along the way, too.\u00a0 However, the trek along Sheep Mountain’s main ridgeline was a dream, such a treat!\u00a0 The views of Kluane Lake were simply stupendous!<\/p>\n

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Lupe at an impressive little high point along Sheep Mountain’s main ridge after the initial big elevation drop. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It’s a precipitous drop, SPHP. If you want to come up here and get any closer to the edge for a photo, be my guest!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Still a ways to go. The true summit is in sight way beyond Lupe. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As Lupe proceeded NE along the ridgeline, she now began noticing herds of Dahl sheep.\u00a0 That really perked the Carolina Dog up.\u00a0 She was keenly interested in sheep!\u00a0 The Dahl sheep were grazing in alpine meadows on both sides of Sheep Mountain<\/span><\/a> (6,400 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, but all were far, far below Looper’s lofty position up on the main ridge.\u00a0 None of the sheep had the slightest idea that such a ferocious predator as an American Dingo was eyeing them greedily from above.\u00a0 Eh, they were so far away, they had no cause for alarm.<\/p>\n

Lupe finally reached the highest ridge toward the NE end of Sheep Mountain where the true summit is located.\u00a0 More than 50 minutes had gone by since she’d left the SW high point.\u00a0 The true summit was now an easy stroll to the N.\u00a0 Loopster could already see more of Kluane Lake, and also had a great view of High Point 6378<\/span><\/strong> (1944 m on the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Lupe reaches the high ridge where the true summit of Sheep Mountain<\/strong> is located. She could now see High Point 6378<\/span><\/strong> (1944 m) (Center) and more of Kluane Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking SSE along the summit ridge. Lupe isn’t quite at the absolute highest point on Sheep Mountain<\/strong> yet, but she isn’t far from it now. The SW end of Kluane Lake<\/strong> is on the L.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sheep Mountain<\/strong> is fun! Such tremendous views! And Dahl sheep! Don’t forget the fascinating Dahl sheep!<\/em> Photo looks SSE with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mount Decoeli<\/span><\/a> (7,650 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is seen at Center in the distance. Unfortunately, the summit is hidden by clouds. Decoeli<\/strong> is another fantastic peak in Kluane National Park<\/strong>! Lupe climbed Decoeli<\/strong> in 2016. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The true summit of Sheep Mountain<\/span><\/a> (6,400 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was at the N end of the summit ridge.\u00a0 Lupe trotted on over to claim her peakbagging success!\u00a0 For a mountain with over 4,000 feet of elevation gain (including some of the extra elevation regained traipsing along the main ridgeline) Sheep Mountain had been easy, super fun, and a visual treasure.<\/p>\n

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Lupe at the true summit of Sheep Mountain<\/strong>. Slightly lower High Point 6378<\/span><\/strong> (1944 m) is dead ahead with Kluane Lake<\/strong> beyond. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Oh, there’s always something bigger and better, isn’t there?<\/em> Lupe at the true summit of Sheep Mountain<\/strong> with Mount Wallace<\/span><\/a> (7,700 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> soaring higher on the L. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And there you have it! This is Lupe, the peakbagging American Dingo, reporting from high atop fabulous Sheep Mountain<\/strong> in Kluane National Park & Reserve<\/strong> in SW Yukon Territory<\/strong>!<\/em> Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mount Wallace<\/strong> (L) from the true summit of Sheep Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks N with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe spent half an hour at the top of Sheep Mountain.\u00a0 SPHP passed the time gazing upon the glorious 360\u00b0 views, while Loop concentrated on monitoring the tiny white specks far below that were herds of Dahl sheep.\u00a0 Sheep Mountain had something for everyone!<\/p>\n

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Looking back along Sheep Mountain’s long main ridge. The high point at the far SW end that Lupe had come from is on the R. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking down the Fortyeight Pup Creek <\/strong>drainage. The S end of Red Castle Ridge<\/strong> is on the R. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Zoomed in on a distant mighty snow and ice clad peak. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking E. The S end of Kluane Lake<\/strong> is more than 3,800 feet below. There’s actually a much steeper, shorter, alternate route up Sheep Mountain<\/strong> from this direction than the way Lupe took.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A big glacier is seen on the R. It is at the upper end of a large side valley on the far side of the Slims River valley. Somewhere in the clouds to the L of the glacier is Vulcan Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks S with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mount Wallace<\/a><\/span> (7,700 ft.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span> and Kluane Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dahl Sheep, objects of endless fascination for Lupe! None of the sheep were ever aware Loop was even around, but they provided her a great deal of entertainment. Photo looks down with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loopster’s ear on the R points straight up at distant Mount Decoeli<\/span><\/a> (7,650 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>. Unfortunately, Decoeli never escaped the clouds while Looper was on Sheep Mountain, so she never got a clear view of it. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The American Dingo and SPHP would gladly have stayed up on Sheep Mountain much longer, but the weather was beginning to deteriorate.\u00a0 Blue sky was disappearing.\u00a0 An endless procession of gray clouds was steadily approaching from the direction of the Slim River valley.<\/p>\n

Probably best to be moving on.\u00a0 Sad, but true.<\/p>\n

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Sunshine was disappearing. An endless procession of gray clouds was advancing on Sheep Mountain<\/strong> from the direction of the Slim River valley<\/strong>. Sadly, it was time to go. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe wasn’t eager to be torn away from watching Dahl sheep, but she would see more of them on the trek back along the main ridgeline to the SW high point.\u00a0 Before setting out, Looper took one more look down on the Slims River valley and Kluane Lake from the S end of the summit ridge.<\/p>\n

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A last look at the Slim River valley<\/strong> from the S end of the Sheep Mountain<\/strong> summit ridge. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A final look down on Kluane Lake<\/strong> from the S end of the summit ridge. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Starting back. The high point at the SW end of the Sheep Mountain<\/strong> main ridge is in the distance on the L. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While still on the main ridge, a rain shower hit.\u00a0 Fortunately, it didn’t rain hard, and didn’t last long.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP pressed on.\u00a0 More rain showers were threatening.\u00a0 However, Lupe did stop briefly when she reached Sheep Mountain’s SW high point again.<\/p>\n

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Yikes! Looking down Sheep Mountain’s SE face.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loopster back at the SW high point. Rain was threatening again, but never did hit. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking S up the Slim River valley<\/strong> from Sheep Mountain<\/strong> before heading down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A final look at the toe of the Kaskawulsh Glacier<\/strong>. Photo looks S with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rain threatened again, but never did catch up with Lupe.\u00a0 On the way down the long NW ridge from the SW high point, Looper had a blast!\u00a0 It was windy out, and the breeze made her half wild.\u00a0 She ran all over the place sniffing and exploring.<\/p>\n

Back on the Sheep Creek trail, the fun continued when the Carolina Dog found squirrels to bark at in the trees.\u00a0 Many times she showed off how fast she was for SPHP, racing up and down the dusty trail kicking up clouds of dust as if she were the Roadrunner.\u00a0 SPHP praised her for her boundless energy and great enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

And that was it.\u00a0 Lupe’s marvelous Sheep Mountain adventure was over.\u00a0 (8:32 PM, 59\u00b0F)\u00a0<\/em> Evening found her at the S end of Kluane Lake.<\/p>\n

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At the S end of Kluane Lake<\/strong> at the end of the day. Mount Wallace<\/strong> is on the L. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course, Sheep Mountain was in view right across the bay.\u00a0 Sheep Mountain had been a great adventure, a superb day!\u00a0 Only a few hours ago, Lupe had been up there, way up at the top.<\/p>\n

Only a light breeze blew down here.\u00a0 Kluane Lake was a gently rippling inland sea.\u00a0 Everything was blue and white and silver and gray.\u00a0 A dark blue procession of seldom visited, mysterious peaks marched endlessly N, far beyond Kluane Lake, forever on their way to the Arctic.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow Lupe would be on her way there, too.<\/p>\n

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Kluane Lake, Yukon Territory, Canada 8-13-17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Related Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kings Throne, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-7-16)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kluane Lake & Shepherd’s Knoll in the Slims River Valley, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-8-16)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Decoeli, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-9-16)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Day 14 of Lupe’s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon & Alaska! Yesterday evening, after a couple of peakbagging adventures on overcast days, Lupe and SPHP had driven N out of Haines, Alaska back into Yukon Territory looking for sunnier skies.\u00a0 By nightfall Loop had made it as far as Dezadeash Lake.\u00a0 Although there were … Continue reading Sheep Mountain, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-13-17)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13525,"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":[835],"tags":[8,105,30,106,26,711,104,11,914,183],"class_list":["post-13549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2017-yukon-alaska","tag-omniten","tag-american-dingo","tag-canada","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-kluane-national-park","tag-lupe","tag-peakbagging","tag-sheep-creek-trail","tag-sheep-mountain"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_6547.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\/13549","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=13549"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16359,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13549\/revisions\/16359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}