{"id":17587,"date":"2018-12-10T08:10:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=17587"},"modified":"2019-02-18T17:30:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T00:30:52","slug":"dry-fork-ridge-bighorn-mountains-wyoming-6-12-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=17587","title":{"rendered":"Dry Fork Ridge, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-12-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 4 of Lupe’s 2018 Dingo Vacation to the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming & Beyond!<\/em><\/p>\r\n

This was it, about as close as the G6 was going to get.\u00a0 SPHP parked near the intersection of USFS Roads No. 168 & 149.\u00a0 Lupe had a long trek, a good 5 or 6 miles down Dry Fork canyon ahead of her.\u00a0 At least the view was encouraging.\u00a0 What could be seen of Dry Fork Ridge<\/span><\/a> (8,480 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> looked climbable.<\/p>\r\n

How hard it might be to find the true summit once Lupe got up on the huge ridge was another matter.\u00a0 The top of the mountain appeared to be densely forested.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog might be in for quite an ordeal before she could claim a successful ascent of Sheridan County, Wyoming’s most prominent peak.<\/p>\r\n

Lupe wasn’t worried in the least.\u00a0 She eagerly set off down USFS Road No. 149 (Lower Dry Fork Road) under blue skies, a 15 to 20 mph NW breeze in her face.\u00a0 (9:39 AM, 51\u00b0F)<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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Loop ready to set off down Dry Fork canyon on USFS Road No. 149. Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong> is the forested hill on the R. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

A miles long mostly downhill trek was certainly an unusual start for a peakbagging quest.\u00a0 Loop cheerily trotted ahead of SPHP making rapid progress. USFS Road No. 149 wasn’t steep, but she was losing elevation at a steady clip.<\/p>\r\n

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Getting off to a good start. Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong> is just R of Center. The high point seen straight up from Lupe may be Riley Point<\/span><\/a> (8,538 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The journey was scarcely underway when Lupe detected something on the breeze.\u00a0 Suddenly she dashed off into the tall grass SW of the road.<\/p>\r\n

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Oh, looky here, SPHP! Someone never made it to Dry Fork Ridge!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The bleached bones of a large animal, likely a cow, rested on a patch of dirt and dead grass.\u00a0 Apparently the skeleton had been here a while.\u00a0 The American Dingo was quite impressed by this find.\u00a0 She sniffed carefully, conducting a thorough investigation before agreeing to press on.
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The upper part of the canyon Lupe was entering was all open meadow.\u00a0 However, it didn’t take long to get down to a first stand of tall aspens.\u00a0 The day was bright, sunny, and warming up fast.\u00a0 Some shade would have been nice.\u00a0 Sadly, the aspens weren’t close enough to the road to provide any.<\/p>\r\n

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Too bad those aspens aren’t closer! A little shade would have been nice.<\/em> Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Apparently, Dry Fork canyon wasn’t as dry as advertised.\u00a0 A mile from the start, Lupe came to a creek – a welcome sight.\u00a0 Loop hopped right in to cool her paws off and help herself to a drink.<\/p>\r\n

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Dry Fork canyon isn’t as dry as they’d have you believe. Lupe gets a drink and cools her paws off upon reaching a stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

USFS Road No. 149 forded the creek twice in rapid succession.\u00a0 For a while, Lupe continued to come upon occasional side streams, but less and less frequently the farther she went.\u00a0 None of the fords were deep, usually only inches, and never more than a foot.\u00a0 However, some of the banks were quite muddy.\u00a0 Now and then SPHP had to search for better spots to cross than the road provided.<\/p>\r\n

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At the first steam ford. The water wasn’t deep at all, but SPHP crossed back near the trees since the stream bank along the road was so mucky. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

USFS Road No. 149 went on and on.\u00a0 The wind died down.\u00a0 The day grew warm.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the road didn’t follow Dry Fork Creek, or any of the others.\u00a0 The streams all plunged into a deeper part of the canyon, while No. 149 remained on substantially higher ground to the NE.<\/p>\r\n

Back at the start, the road had lost elevation steadily.\u00a0 Now Lupe came to long flat sections, and even some fairly substantial uphill ones.\u00a0 She was still losing net elevation, but only sporadically in chunks.<\/p>\r\n

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Getting closer to Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Lupe came to lots of sagebrush on the long road trek before eventually reaching sections of pine forest, too.\u00a0 The pines provided shady relief from the blazing sun.\u00a0 Looper and SPHP took occasional short breaks among the trees.<\/p>\r\n

At last, Lupe emerged from a longer stretch of forest.\u00a0 Ahead, a trickling creek crossed the road.\u00a0 Well down a slope to the W was a building.\u00a0 That had to be the Cow Camp by Miller Creek shown on the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 To the Carolina Dog’s immense disappointment, not a single cow was in sight.<\/p>\r\n

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After emerging from a longer stretch of forest, Lupe finds a tiny stream and a view of an apparently abandoned Cow Camp<\/strong> shown on the topo map. Sadly, not a cow in sight! Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The long road hike was finally over.\u00a0 USFS Road No. 149 ended here.\u00a0 No worries.\u00a0 The map showed a Trail No. 428 winding NNE from the Cow Camp up to West Pass, the American Dingo’s next objective en route to Dry Fork Ridge.<\/p>\r\n

No. 428 wasn’t hard to find.\u00a0 Lupe went right to it.<\/p>\r\n

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Oh, maybe things are about to get more interesting now than that long dusty road hike! Here’s Trail No. 428 to West Pass.<\/em> Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Time to start climbing!\u00a0 West Pass was 650 feet higher.\u00a0 Close to where Lupe first found it, Trail No. 428 angled N.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog crossed a marshy hillside full of small streams.\u00a0 Beyond the wet area, the trail curved E heading up into a bowl-shaped region.<\/p>\r\n

Trail No. 428 was overgrown and initially hard to follow.\u00a0 Things were easier once SPHP finally realized the route was marked with red, pink or orange flags and ribbons.\u00a0 In any case, there was never any doubt where Trail No. 428 was headed.\u00a0 Lupe soon saw the edge of the big saddle up on the ridgeline to the NNE where West Pass had to be.<\/p>\r\n

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Why, that must be West Pass<\/strong> up ahead already! Doesn’t look that far! Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Trail No. 428 got steeper, but also easier to discern, as Lupe climbed the last section leading to West Pass.\u00a0 Few trees grew on the hillside.\u00a0 Before she even reached West Pass, Loopster enjoyed some pretty nice views.<\/p>\r\n

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On the steeper part of Trail No. 428 approaching West Pass. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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West Pass divides Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong> into two giant long sections. Here Loop is almost up to the pass. Photo looks SE. Riley Point<\/strong> is somewhere in this direction, but the true summit of Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong> is in the opposite direction NW of West Pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Not quite up to West Pass yet. Photo looks SW back down upon the territory Lupe just came through on Trail No. 428. The Miller Creek Cow Camp isn’t in view, but it’s somewhere down close to the center of this photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Upon reaching West Pass, Lupe and SPHP were ready for a break.\u00a0 Small trees provided a little shade.\u00a0 It was breezy up here.\u00a0 Lupe appreciated a shirt SPHP placed over her to block the wind.<\/p>\r\n

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Loopster takes a break along the SW edge of West Pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The true summit of Dry Fork Ridge<\/span><\/a> (8,480 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is more than 1,000 feet higher than West Pass, and was 1.75 miles NW of where Loop took her break.\u00a0 Before Lupe could even start this next climb, she would have to travel NW across West Pass.<\/p>\r\n

Trail No. 428 goes over West Pass, but heading NE to lower ground, not up onto Dry Fork Ridge.\u00a0 So from here on, Loop wasn’t going to have any official trails to follow.<\/p>\r\n

Crossing West Pass would be easy.\u00a0 The huge saddle was all grassland.\u00a0 It looked like Lupe could explore anywhere she wanted to on the way to the forest on the far side.<\/p>\r\n

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The SW edge of West Pass<\/strong> from a rock close to where Lupe & SPHP took a short break. Part of Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong> is on the R. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Crossing West Pass<\/strong> Lupe would head for the huge boulder (Center) before climbing up onto Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Crossing West Pass, Lupe encountered small streams and boggy areas that hadn’t been apparent from a distance.\u00a0 Most of the wetlands were easily avoided.\u00a0 Loop arrived at the edge of the forest on the NW side of West Pass to find a profusion of yellow wildflowers.\u00a0 She had already gained a surprising amount of elevation.<\/p>\r\n

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Lupe arrives at the start of the forest on the NW side of West Pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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West Pass<\/strong> from the edge of the forest. Loop had already gained a surprising amount of elevation. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The steepest part of the climb up onto Dry Fork Ridge now began.\u00a0 At first Lupe was traveling through a tall and relatively dense pine forest.\u00a0 Although there was no official trail, the American Dingo discovered and followed many game trails for short distances.\u00a0 Loop encountered very few rock outcroppings, all of which were quite small.<\/p>\r\n

Up and up!\u00a0 Finally the forest began to thin.\u00a0 The pines were smaller now.\u00a0 Lupe began coming to steep open lanes of narrow meadows.\u00a0 The sunny meadows were full of wildflowers.\u00a0 Looper roamed anywhere she wanted to, but SPHP stayed close to the shade of the trees.<\/p>\r\n

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After a long climb through a tall pine forest, Lupe came to steep narrow meadows full of wildflowers. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

On the upper slope nearing the ridgeline, purple wildflowers began to dominate.\u00a0 What a gorgeous place and spectacular display this was!<\/p>\r\n

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Amid a spectacular display of mostly purple wildflowers on the upper slope just short of the ridgeline. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The terrain began to level out.\u00a0 Lupe reached the ridgeline.\u00a0 She had gained the big majority of the elevation she needed to, but still had as much as 300 feet left to go.\u00a0 The topo map showed that the rest of the climb would be gradual.<\/p>\r\n

The true summit of Dry Fork Ridge was still a mile or more W of here.\u00a0 The big fear was that Loop would encounter a lot of dense forest making the summit difficult to reach or impossible to identify.<\/p>\r\n

Encouragingly, the search for the summit was at least going to start out well.\u00a0 Lupe had reached the ridgeline at a point where a fair amount of open ground existed.\u00a0 A nice lane of open territory led WSW toward higher ground.\u00a0 Perfect!\u00a0 After pausing for a quick look at the views, Lupe and SPHP followed the promising lane higher.<\/p>\r\n

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West Pass<\/strong> from the ridgeline. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Black Tooth Mountain<\/span><\/a> (13,005 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L of Center) & Cloud Peak<\/span><\/a> (13,167 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (Center) from the ridgeline. Photo looks SSE with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Following the open lane higher. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The lane along the top of the ridge stayed open for 0.25 mile.\u00a0 The forest was closing in when Lupe came upon an old road.\u00a0 The map showed this as a spur off a 4WD road N of Dry Fork Ridge.\u00a0 Lupe followed it WSW for a little way, though the map showed it would soon end.<\/p>\r\n

The road didn’t end, but was heading too far SW.\u00a0 The American Dingo needed to be going W or NW.\u00a0 Reluctantly, SPHP led Loop off the road.\u00a0 She journeyed WNW through dense forest gaining elevation slowly.<\/p>\r\n

High Point 8464<\/span><\/strong> was supposed to be around here somewhere.\u00a0 Sure enough, the terrain leveled out.\u00a0 Quite a large area was about the same elevation.\u00a0 Not really expecting to ever see it again, SPHP built a small cairn out of white stones at what seemed to be the highest point.<\/p>\r\n

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In the dense forest at High Point 8464<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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By the newly constructed cairn (R) at High Point 8464<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Still 0.5 mile to go!\u00a0 Plentiful deadfall timber to the NW made the dense forest intimidating.\u00a0 How was Looper ever going to find the true summit of Dry Fork Ridge in this mess?\u00a0 The answer came much sooner than SPHP expected.<\/p>\r\n

A 100 yard march W from the little cairn at High Point 8464 brought Lupe to the edge of the forest!\u00a0 A remnant of a dirt road, probably the same road she had been so recently following, headed NW into a long, wide meadow, precisely the direction Lupe needed to go.<\/p>\r\n

Hah!\u00a0 Totally unexpected, but what a lucky break!\u00a0 This meadow would almost certainly get Lupe very close to the true summit.<\/p>\r\n

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We’ve got it made in the shade now! Come on! This meadow should get us mighty close to the top of Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong>!<\/em> Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Lupe romped her way through the big meadow.\u00a0 The old road faded completely away, but that didn’t matter at all.\u00a0 Looper could see higher mountains with patches of snow in the distance to the W.\u00a0 To the NE, a couple of openings in the forest granted views clear out to the prairies beyond the Bighorns.<\/p>\r\n

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Higher mountains with snow could be seen on the horizon. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The highest ground was along the NE edge of the meadow.\u00a0 SPHP headed NW staying fairly close to the trees, while Loop roamed at will.\u00a0 The meadow was even longer than it appeared at first.\u00a0 Well before Lupe reached the end of it, she discovered a road going NE into the forest.<\/p>\r\n

A quick reconnaissance revealed that this short road led to another long meadow on the other side of the highest terrain.\u00a0 Excellent!\u00a0 The forested high ground was boxed in by meadows on both sides.\u00a0 After following this second big meadow a little farther NW, Lupe re-entered the forest.<\/p>\r\n

The forest was pretty flat, but continuing NW Lupe was still gaining at least some elevation.\u00a0 After going a little way, the highest ground seemed to be concentrated along an increasingly well defined line.\u00a0 Lupe came to a succession of minor high points that at first blush appeared to be true summit candidates.\u00a0 Each time, though, continuing a bit farther NW led to a slightly higher spot.<\/p>\r\n

The Carolina Dog discovered an outcropping of white rock towering 3 or 4 feet higher than anything else she’d been to so far.\u00a0 Maybe this was the summit?\u00a0 Seemed promising, even likely.<\/p>\r\n

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Maybe this is it, SPHP!<\/em> Lupe discovers an outcropping of white rock 3 or 4 feet higher than anything else she’d come to. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Another view of the potential summit. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

To rule out any other summit possibilities, Lupe kept going NW.\u00a0 50 feet farther, she discovered the start of an escarpment, a line of similar white rocks trending NW.\u00a0 The escarpment was only a few feet high, but it did seem like Loop had gained a bit of elevation.\u00a0 This escarpment was likely even higher than the last spot.<\/p>\r\n

Loop followed the escarpment another 10 or 20 feet before getting up on top.\u00a0 Looking back to the SE, a small cairn sat near the very start, almost completely hidden by the forest.<\/p>\r\n

The true summit of Dry Fork Ridge<\/span><\/a> (8,480 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>!\u00a0 Lupe had made it!<\/p>\r\n

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This has got to be it! Doesn’t it, SPHP? …. Yes, I do believe congratulations are in order, Looper!<\/em> Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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A happy peakbagging Dingo at the summit of Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Another look at the summit. This time from the S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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The summit cairn wasn’t far from the edge of the forest, only about 10 feet, but was still well hidden. It could most easily be seen from the N. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The long trek to Dry Fork Ridge had paid off!\u00a0 Time for another break.\u00a0 A better, longer one than before.\u00a0 Lupe concurred.\u00a0 However, not much could be seen from the little summit cairn buried among the trees.\u00a0 Since the edge of the second big meadow was only 10 feet E of the cairn, Lupe and SPHP went there to rest and celebrate her peakbagging success.<\/p>\r\n

From the break spot, Lupe could see a lot of the second big meadow, but Dry Fork Ridge provided only one distant view from this close to the true summit.\u00a0 Far to the NE Loop could see the prairie beyond the Bighorn Range.\u00a0 Nice, but not dazzling.<\/p>\r\n

One item of interest was close by.\u00a0 An old tree stump sat 15 feet from the forest’s edge.\u00a0 The stump was all knobby with root stubs, none of which were very long.\u00a0 This stump seemed like a decent landmark.\u00a0 It rested only 25 feet NE of the summit cairn.\u00a0 There sure wasn’t anything else notable around to help flag the cairn’s position.\u00a0 In a stroke of brilliance, SPHP decided to call this highlight of Dry Fork Ridge the “Iconic Stump”.<\/p>\r\n

Lupe was so thrilled with the Iconic Stump she dozed off as SPHP told her about it.\u00a0 Hmm.<\/p>\r\n

More than half an hour went by before the initial excitement of the Iconic Stump wore off and the Carolina Dog regained consciousness.\u00a0 Looper had recovered to the point where she was capable of posing for photos near the Iconic Stump.\u00a0 No doubt fantastic news for the hordes intent on repeating her Dry Fork Ridge peakbagging feat one day.<\/p>\r\n

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Loop at her rest spot. The Dry Fork Ridge summit cairn is 10 feet behind her hidden in the forest. Iconic Stump<\/strong> in the foreground. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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The best view from close to the true summit of Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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The second big meadow from the Iconic Stump<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Looking NW from the Iconic Stump<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Lupe had one more task left to do up on Dry Fork Ridge before heading back.\u00a0 To make certain the cairn actually was at the true summit, she journeyed 400 or 500 feet farther NW along the top of the escarpment.\u00a0 The drop off along the SW edge grew from only a few feet back by the cairn to cliffs close to 20 feet high.<\/p>\r\n

Even so, the cairn clearly was the high point.\u00a0 The whole escarpment was gradually losing elevation as Lupe went NW.\u00a0 That trend was accelerating, too.\u00a0 This was far enough.\u00a0 Loop halted on open ground where she could see a long way N.\u00a0 A deer caught her attention.\u00a0 The distant prairie stretching to the horizon in Montana held SPHP’s.<\/p>\r\n

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As far NW on Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong> as Lupe went to confirm the cairn actually was at the true summit. Nothing higher this way, that was certain. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Nearly an hour after arriving, Lupe returned to the hidden summit cairn for the last time.\u00a0 SPHP took a final look around thinking a registry might be present, but found nothing.<\/p>\r\n

Time to start the long journey back.\u00a0 Loop and SPHP began by following the line of slightly lower high points SE until they faded away.\u00a0 Lupe had a great time sniffing and racing through the forest.\u00a0 She reached the first big meadow farther NW than where she had originally left it on the way to the summit.<\/p>\r\n

Lupe passed by the short road she had taken to the second meadow.\u00a0 She explored the length of the first meadow again while SPHP enjoyed the big views.\u00a0 The American Dingo even returned briefly to the little cairn at High Point 8464<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

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On the return – more fun times in the first big meadow. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

At the top of the flowery, forested slope leading back down to West Pass, Lupe and SPHP paused.\u00a0 Still a long way to go, but it was going to be a gorgeous evening.\u00a0 A good time all the way.<\/p>\r\n

Before starting the descent in earnest, Lupe scanned the horizon from Dry Fork Ridge a final time.\u00a0 She probably wouldn’t ever be here again.\u00a0 A melancholy thought; a recurring one in remote places far from home.<\/p>\r\n

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Looking over the SW edge of West Pass<\/strong> toward the SE portion of Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong> (L). Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Looking E over West Pass<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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Purple wildflowers on the upper slope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

This was it.\u00a0 Time to bid farewell to Dry Fork Ridge.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP were glad she had come.\u00a0 Dry Fork Ridge had been a great day.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Pleasant hours of beauty, solitude, and companionship still ahead.\u00a0 West Pass, Trail No. 428, USFS Road No. 149 – one last chance to experience them all.\u00a0 Big sigh.\u00a0 Puppy, ho!\u00a0 Onward!<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Purple wildflowers danced softly on the perfumed breeze as happy Lupe started down the steep slope. (End – 8:40 PM, 47\u00b0F)<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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Dry Fork Ridge<\/strong>, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming 6-12-18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Directions: From Burgess Junction (intersection of Highways No. 14 & 14A) in the northern Bighorns take USFS Road No. 15 about 5 miles to a R turn onto USFS Road No 168.\u00a0 Follow No. 168 approximately 5 miles.\u00a0 USFS Road No. 149 is on the L.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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Day 4 of Lupe’s 2018 Dingo Vacation to the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming & Beyond! This was it, about as close as the G6 was going to get.\u00a0 SPHP parked near the intersection of USFS Roads No. 168 & 149.\u00a0 Lupe had a long trek, a good 5 or 6 miles down Dry Fork canyon … Continue reading Dry Fork Ridge, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-12-18)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17589,"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":[1003],"tags":[105,185,106,26,1015,104,11,275],"class_list":["post-17587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2018-bighorn-mountains-wyoming-beyond","tag-american-dingo","tag-bighorn-mountains","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-dry-fork-ridge","tag-lupe","tag-peakbagging","tag-wyoming"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_9471.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\/17587","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=17587"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19716,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17587\/revisions\/19716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}