{"id":24324,"date":"2019-11-09T08:10:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=24324"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:11:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:11:47","slug":"hazelton-peak-bighorn-mountains-wyoming-6-27-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=24324","title":{"rendered":"Hazelton Peak, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-27-19)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 2 of Lupe’s 1st 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming!<\/em><\/p>\n

6:12 AM, 57\u00baF, dense fog at the I-90 Powder River rest stop<\/em> – That darn black pickup truck was still idling!\u00a0 Had been all night, with not a soul in it, no less.\u00a0 Who does that anyway?\u00a0 May as well put a “Please Steal My Truck” sign on it!\u00a0 A thief wouldn’t even have had to turn the key.\u00a0 Yet here it was, still running with no owner in sight.\u00a0 No one had touched it.\u00a0 Gotta love Wyoming!<\/p>\n

Ready to roll, Lupe hopped back into the G6.\u00a0 Hopefully this fog would clear up by the time she got to the Bighorns.<\/p>\n

It did – almost immediately.\u00a0 Turned out it wasn’t anything more than just a ground fog stuck down in the Powder River valley.\u00a0 Cheery blue skies appeared as the G6 climbed out of the valley.\u00a0 Approaching Buffalo half an hour later, Looper stopped for a quick look at the Bighorn Range illuminated by the morning sun.\u00a0 Snow was visible on all the higher peaks.<\/p>\n

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Near I-90 approaching Buffalo, Wyoming and the mighty Bighorn Mountains. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Buffalo, Wyoming history.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

W of Buffalo on Hwy 16, SPHP initially missed the L turn onto USFS Road No. 32 (Hazelton Road) a mile before the Lost Cabin campground (about 9 miles E of Powder River Pass)<\/em>.\u00a0 This error was quickly corrected.\u00a0 The American Dingo was soon bounding out of the G6 at a huge meadow along Hazelton Road several miles S of Hwy 16.<\/p>\n

Snow-clad Loaf Mountain<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (11,722 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> far to the NW looked enticing, but Hazelton Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,264 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was her objective today.\u00a0 Little, if any, snow was visible up there.\u00a0 Hazelton Pyramid<\/span><\/a> (10,534 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, which Lupe had climbed back in 2016, was also in sight to the SW.<\/p>\n

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Loaf Mountain<\/strong> (Center) from the huge meadow off Hazelton Road. Photo looks NW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hazelton Peak<\/strong> (L) and Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continuing SW on Hazelton Road, concern grew.\u00a0 Most of Hazelton Peak looked perfectly climbable, but could Lupe really get to the summit?\u00a0 The mountain’s main ridge featured some mighty steep rocky knobs.\u00a0 It was hard to tell exactly which knob was the true summit from down here, but several of the highest points looked a bit daunting.<\/p>\n

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Getting closer to Hazelton Peak<\/strong> (Center). Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (R). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hazelton Peak’s summit region. Photo looks W with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hazelton Peak<\/strong> from the SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Zoomed in on the summit region again. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two miles beyond Lower Doyle Creek campground (a turn not taken), SPHP turned R (W) on USFS Road No. 506.\u00a0 This road wasn’t great, but still passable for the G6.\u00a0 After bumping along for 1.5 miles, a junction was reached just E of some private property.\u00a0 Beyond a wood railing fence an old cabin sat in a meadow next to Doyle Creek.<\/p>\n

According to the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> a road leading NW past the cabin was right where USFS Road No. 508 ought to be.\u00a0 Lupe had been intending to go this way, but there was no sign.\u00a0 Was that road public or private now?\u00a0 A sign along No. 506 did indicate there was a public easement for 0.3 mile across private property S of the cabin.<\/p>\n

SW wasn’t really the right direction, but SPHP stayed on No. 506, driving through the private property on the easement, and crossing Doyle Creek in the process.\u00a0 Beyond the W boundary of the private land, the road turned S, directly away from Hazelton Peak.\u00a0 Clearly no sense in driving any farther!\u00a0 SPHP parked the G6.\u00a0 Lupe could start for Hazelton Peak from here.\u00a0 (10:16 AM, 63\u00baF)<\/em><\/p>\n

Setting off N through the forest, the intention was to avoid the private property, but Lupe wound up on it.\u00a0 She quickly came upon a dirt road that led past a pond with 2 docks.\u00a0 A little farther on was another road.\u00a0 SPHP surmised this was likely the same one that had gone NW past the old cabin.\u00a0 About this time, a much newer, nicer cabin was glimpsed off to the W.\u00a0 Lupe did not go near it.\u00a0 Instead, she simply crossed the road and Doyle Creek again, continuing all the way N to a fence.\u00a0 Once beyond the fence, she was back on USFS land.<\/p>\n

Definitely would have been better to have started from E of the old cabin and avoided the private property by following the fence line, but that didn’t matter now.\u00a0 Lupe roamed N through a gently sloping open forest, happy and completely oblivious to the private property issue she had already put behind her.<\/p>\n

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In the open forest N of the private property.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After gaining a little elevation, Lupe came to a clearing.\u00a0 The rugged S end of Hazelton Peak was now visible ahead.\u00a0 Having seen the ragged main ridge from Hazelton Road, climbing this end of the mountain would almost certainly be a waste of effort.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the rugged S end of Hazelton Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the clearing, Lupe re-entered the forest.\u00a0 The plan was to stay on easy terrain W of the mountain.\u00a0 Wandering N, Lupe came to an old road in an immature forest.\u00a0 She followed it a little way until it turned E.\u00a0 A branch to the N soon faded away.\u00a0 Losing a bit of elevation going NW down a slope, she came to a small stream.\u00a0 Loop lost no time availing herself of a drink and this chance to cool off.<\/p>\n

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On the old road. Lupe followed it maybe 0.25 mile N until it faded away.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cooling off in a tiny tributary of Doyle Creek. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The map showed this stream was a tiny tributary lying well E of the main course of Doyle Creek.\u00a0 It meandered down open meadows from the N.\u00a0 Lupe was just where she wanted to be!\u00a0 The plan was to follow this stream up a long valley to a saddle at 9,520+ ft.<\/p>\n

The meadows near the stream were damp, sometimes boggy.\u00a0 Staying E of the stream, Lupe traveled N on slightly higher ground in the forest.\u00a0 She crossed a series of rivulets trickling down hillsides seeping water.\u00a0 After going some distance in this manner, the meadows and damp areas ended, and the tributary of Doyle Creek seemed to have vanished.<\/p>\n

Following animal trails, Lupe explored a mature forest of tall pines.\u00a0 The forest floor was bare except for pine needles.\u00a0 Although the American Dingo was now gaining elevation at an increasing rate, the forest hid all but her immediate surroundings.<\/p>\n

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In the mature forest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The situation did not change.\u00a0 Lupe gained quite a bit of elevation, and it seemed as though she had gone a long way, but she did not come to the 9,520+ ft saddle or any viewpoints.\u00a0 She finally arrived at another little trickle of a stream coming down from Hazelton Peak, the first one she’d come across in quite a while.<\/p>\n

Loop would inevitably reach the saddle, if she continued up the valley, but SPHP was getting impatient.\u00a0 How much farther was it?\u00a0 Had she missed it somehow?\u00a0 That didn’t seem possible.\u00a0 Where did this little stream originate?\u00a0 Out of curiosity, SPHP led Lupe E following the trickling stream higher.\u00a0 It led to a dam of white rocks.<\/p>\n

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By the last trickling stream where Lupe turned E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The tiny stream led to a dam of white rocks. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The dam wasn’t real.\u00a0 No water was behind it, only a steep forested slope.\u00a0 Maybe by now Lupe was far enough N to consider climbing up to Hazelton Peak’s main ridge?\u00a0 Loopster was willing to give it a shot, so up she went.<\/p>\n

The American Dingo climbed and climbed.\u00a0 She came to fields of talus, which SPHP tried to avoid by staying in the forest whenever possible, but the forest was only a little easier.\u00a0 From the rocks, Lupe started getting better and better views.<\/p>\n

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First view looking across the valley Lupe had been coming up. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Early glimpse of a formidable high point to the NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the way up a long stretch of talus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eventually Lupe was high enough so SPHP could recognize features shown on the topo map.\u00a0 Hazelton Pyramid<\/span><\/a> (10,534 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> off to the NNW was unmistakable.\u00a0 Beyond the valley Lupe had been traveling up before starting this much steeper climb Peak 9753<\/span><\/strong> was in sight.<\/p>\n

Much closer was an impressive high point along Hazelton Peak’s main ridge.\u00a0 Was that possibly the true summit?\u00a0 SPHP hoped not.\u00a0 It looked questionable whether Lupe could get to the top from this direction.<\/p>\n

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Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (L) and a formidable high point along Hazelton Peak’s main ridge (R). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> with help from the telephoto lens. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 9753<\/span><\/strong> (R of Center). Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Approaching the ridgeline, the boulders Lupe was climbing grew in size.\u00a0 The top of the ridge proved to be a narrow jumble of massive rocks hidden among pines.\u00a0 Maneuvering along this rugged terrain was slow, tricky work.\u00a0 Lupe had plenty of time to gaze about from various lofty perches while SPHP inched along.<\/p>\n

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High point to the N again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loop still a little below the top of the ridge. Peak 9753<\/span><\/strong> on the R. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking S. Fortunately Lupe didn’t have to go this way!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the rugged main ridge close to where Lupe first reached it. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heading toward the high point to the N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rough, narrow section of the ridge ended, broadening out as Lupe closed in on the high point to the N.\u00a0 She reached open ground where SPHP could make rapid progress.\u00a0 The view was encouraging!\u00a0 Circling around the E side to where an ascent from the N might be possible looked easy.<\/p>\n

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On much easier terrain just S of the high point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, climbing this high point proved unnecessary.\u00a0 SE of it, Lupe came to a minor saddle along the ridgeline.\u00a0 On the other side, a huge forest-forest filled amphitheater stretched off to the NE, the upper edge rimmed by a series of rocky prominences clearly higher than the one she was close to now.<\/p>\n

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The forest-filled amphitheater. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wow!\u00a0 We’re nowhere close to the top of Hazelton Peak yet, SPHP!\u00a0 It’s gotta be somewhere way over there!<\/em><\/p>\n

Yeah, I see that.\u00a0 Been a while since I’ve checked the map, maybe it’s time I did?\u00a0 Let’s take a break here.\u00a0 Maybe we can figure out where we’re at.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lupe was happy to lap up some water, then lay panting in the shade.<\/p>\n

Alrighty, Loopster, I think I’ve got it.<\/em><\/p>\n

So where are we?<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, you lucky Dingo!\u00a0 Good thing I didn’t get impatient down in the valley any sooner than I did!\u00a0 We barely went far enough N before turning E up to the ridgeline, or we might have had quite a time of it, maybe even been forced to retreat.\u00a0 Appears we are just SE of HP<\/strong> 9886<\/strong><\/span> right now.<\/em><\/p>\n

Is that good?\u00a0 Can you tell which of those high points to the NE is actually the true summit?<\/em><\/p>\n

Probably none of them Loop.\u00a0 If I’m right, the summit is still more than 1.5 miles away.\u00a0 Should be past anything we can see from here.\u00a0 Won’t truly know if the news is good or bad until we can actually see the summit.<\/em><\/p>\n

We better get going then!<\/em><\/p>\n

Staying close to the NW side of the amphitheater, Loopster headed NE.\u00a0 She remained on open ground as long as possible, but wound up cutting through the forest to save time, losing a bit of elevation in the process.\u00a0 Less than halfway around the amphitheater, she reemerged from the forest.\u00a0 Directly ahead, mostly open ground led to another pass between rocky high points.\u00a0 Lupe headed for it.<\/p>\n

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Only a fraction of the way around the amphitheater, Lupe reemerges from the forest. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Approaching the second pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cooling off on a snowbank hidden in a stand of pines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upon reaching this second pass, it turned out not to be a pass at all.\u00a0 Beyond it the ground continued to rise, but more gradually.\u00a0 Another even higher line of rocky knobs was ahead.<\/p>\n

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Looking back from the second “pass”. HP 9886<\/span><\/strong> is at Center. Lupe had come here from the saddle just to the L of it. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking ahead from the 2nd “pass”. From here Loop headed for a 3rd pass between the rocky points seen straight up from her head. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loop almost to the 3rd pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rock formations near the 3rd pass. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 3rd pass wasn’t much of a pass, either.\u00a0 Dramatic rock formations marked a boundary with more level territory to the N.\u00a0 Yet another rocky knob was off in that direction.\u00a0 Maybe that was the true summit of Hazelton Peak?\u00a0 It wasn’t the only high point around, though, and it was still hard to tell for sure.<\/p>\n

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By the dramatic rock formations of the 3rd pass. The high point on the L might even be the true summit! Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The views from the rock formations at the 3rd pass were terrific!\u00a0 Lupe spent some time scrambling around while enjoying the sights.\u00a0 Stretched out along a line to the NW she could see Hazelton Pyramid<\/span><\/a> (10,534 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, Peak<\/span> 10372<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, and Hesse Mountain<\/span><\/a> (10,385 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Much farther to the NNW, massive, snowy Bighorn Peak<\/span><\/a> (12,324 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was in view.<\/p>\n

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Looper in the 3rd pass. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (L), Peak 10372<\/strong> (Center), and Hesse Mountain<\/strong> (R). Bighorn Peak<\/strong> is the snowy distant mountain on the R. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Exploring the 3rd pass region. Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> on the R. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> with help from the telephoto lens. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bighorn Peak<\/strong> (Center) with lots of help from the telephoto lens. The summit of Hesse Mountain<\/strong> (R) is in the foreground. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continuing N, the high point that had been visible from the 3rd pass looked more and more like it actually was the true summit.\u00a0 It was rocky and steep, but not an awful lot higher than the surrounding ground.\u00a0 With just a little luck, Lupe ought to be able to get to the top!<\/p>\n

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Approaching the true summit of Hazelton Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A quick scramble with only one tricky spot, and the American Dingo stood perched on the highest rock.\u00a0 This was definitely it – Lupe had reached the true summit of Hazelton Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,264 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Getting here hadn’t been bad at all!<\/p>\n

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At the true summit of Hazelton Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The summit region was small, but roomier than expected.\u00a0 Several rocks along a short ridge were all nearly the same elevation.\u00a0 A bit lower to the SW, a grassy spot tucked among big rocks provided a little shelter and shade where Lupe could rest.<\/p>\n

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Looking SSW from the summit. Lupe’s grassy rest area is on the R.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Woo-hoo, SPHP! We made it! And you thought I couldn’t do it!<\/em> Loopster up on the short summit ridge. Photo looks NE from the grassy spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a quick look around, Lupe was ready for a break.\u00a0 Taste of the Wild, water, and a bit of a snooze sounded good to her.\u00a0 After furnishing the needed supplies, SPHP gazed at the splendid scenery while Looper relaxed.<\/p>\n

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Taking it easy at the grassy spot. Peak 9753<\/span><\/strong> on the R. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shhhh! Dingo nap in progress.<\/em> Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> on the R. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (L) and Peak 10372<\/strong> (R). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bighorn Peak<\/span><\/a> (12,324 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L of Center) and Loaf Mountain<\/span><\/a> (11,722 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R) with Hesse Mountain<\/strong> in the foreground. Photo looks NNW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hazelton Road (USFS Road No. 32) from Hazelton Peak. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View to the W. Peak 9753<\/span><\/strong> (Center) and Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (R).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Such a beautiful day!\u00a0 Conditions were close to ideal.\u00a0 65\u00baF with a 10 to 15 mph breeze out of the SE.\u00a0 The Dingo snoozed.\u00a0 SPHP gazed.\u00a0 No rush at all.\u00a0 A white canister at the summit contained only trash, no registry.<\/p>\n

More than 2 hours shot by.\u00a0 Lupe woke up.\u00a0 Hours of daylight left, but the sun had been sinking for a while.\u00a0 Sadly, it was time to get a move on.\u00a0 Before departing, the Carolina Dog returned briefly to the true summit.\u00a0 She then conducted her own little tour of the sights again.<\/p>\n

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Back on the true summit of Hazelton Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Posing on one of the big slanty rocks by the grassy area. Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (L) and Peak 10372<\/span><\/strong> (R) in the background. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the top of Hazelton Peak, a big green field could be seen down in the saddle leading to Hazelton Pyramid.\u00a0 If Lupe could get down there, she ought to have an easy time returning to the valley of the tributary of Doyle Creek she had partially explored earlier.\u00a0 This route wouldn’t be as scenic as retracing her path through all the minor passes, but ought to be faster and easier.<\/p>\n

Late enough now for speed to be a consideration.\u00a0 Lupe is always happy to see something new, anyway.\u00a0 As the American Dingo left the summit, searching for a way down to the big green field was the new plan.<\/p>\n

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Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> from Hazelton Peak. The big green field down on the L was Lupe’s next destination. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Starting the descent. The 3rd pass Lupe had come over on the way up is just to the R of the biggest rock knob on the R. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loopster below the true summit of Hazelton Peak. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once down off the summit, Lupe didn’t have to go back over any of the minor passes.\u00a0 Instead, she turned WNW.\u00a0 The ground sloped away only gradually at first, but became progressively steeper as she continued.\u00a0 Open ground higher up gave way to forests, rocks, and snow banks on the way down.\u00a0 However, the terrain never became too challenging.<\/p>\n

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On a snowbank during the descent. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The plan worked!\u00a0 After losing 1,000 feet of elevation, Lupe emerged from the forest in the big green field.<\/p>\n

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Success! Lupe reaches the big green field. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was still a long way back, but the rest was easy.\u00a0 The big green field was a saddle at 9,520+ ft., the same elevation as another saddle more than 0.5 mile SW.\u00a0 That other saddle was the one Lupe would have reached on the way up, if SPHP hadn’t become impatient.<\/p>\n

Traveling SW through the forest, being careful not to stray too far from the W slopes of Hazelton Peak, Lupe eventually did reach the 9,520+ ft. saddle she had been trying for earlier in the day.\u00a0 She crossed a meadow there, then descended into the valley of the tributary of Doyle Creek.<\/p>\n

Back in the forest again, light was already beginning to fade even though the sun was still up.\u00a0 Only a little sunlight filtered through the trees.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP hastened on for what seemed like a long way.\u00a0 It wasn’t until the Carolina Dog came upon the “dam” of white rocks again that SPHP really knew where she was.<\/p>\n

That confidence didn’t last.\u00a0 The trackless forest was all too much the same.\u00a0 Nothing looked familiar.\u00a0 Lupe came to no other landmarks, at least nothing SPHP recognized.\u00a0 Believing she might be too far W, SPHP eventually turned SE.\u00a0 Soon after climbing over a hilly area, Loop finally reached a road.<\/p>\n

Know where we are now, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, lucky Dingo!\u00a0 Completely by accident, but we couldn’t have planned it better if we’d tried.\u00a0 I thought we were too far W, but that wasn’t true.\u00a0 This is USFS Road No. 506.\u00a0 We’re E of the old cabin.\u00a0 We’ll have to go by it on the way back to the G6.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, so we managed to avoid the private property then!<\/em><\/p>\n

True dat.\u00a0 We’ll still have to take the public road easement back through it, but that’s not an issue.<\/em><\/p>\n

All’s well that ends well, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n

Also true, and the evening did end well with a peaceful mile long trek back along the road.\u00a0 Hazelton Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,264 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> had been a great day!\u00a0 (8:55 PM)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Approaching the public easement along USFS Road No. 506 across the private property.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunset at the old cabin on Doyle Creek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Day 2 of Lupe’s 1st 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming! 6:12 AM, 57\u00baF, dense fog at the I-90 Powder River rest stop – That darn black pickup truck was still idling!\u00a0 Had been all night, with not a soul in it, no less.\u00a0 Who does that anyway?\u00a0 May as well put … Continue reading Hazelton Peak, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-27-19)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24316,"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":[1175],"tags":[105,185,106,26,1180,104,11,275],"class_list":["post-24324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2019-bighorn-mountains","tag-american-dingo","tag-bighorn-mountains","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-hazelton-peak","tag-lupe","tag-peakbagging","tag-wyoming"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3615.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\/24324","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=24324"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25424,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24324\/revisions\/25424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}