{"id":24596,"date":"2019-11-21T08:10:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=24596"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:16:48","slug":"powder-river-pass-peak-10215-peak-10493-bighorn-mountains-wyoming-6-29-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=24596","title":{"rendered":"Powder River Pass – Peak 10215 & Peak 10493, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-29-19)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 4 of Lupe’s 1st 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming!<\/em><\/p>\n

6:20 AM, USFS Road No. 29<\/em> – Frost on the G6!\u00a0 Chilliest night of this Dingo Vacation yet.\u00a0 The sun was already up and climbing higher, though.\u00a0 Partly just to warm things up a bit, SPHP drove back to Munkres Pass (9,447 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Lupe was bright-eyed and alert, anxiously watching for deer or moose along the way.<\/p>\n

The Carolina Dog had no success with that, but a squirrel or two at Munkres Pass provided ample entertainment.\u00a0 SPHP heated up breakfast – beef and barley soup.\u00a0 After eating, not feeling terribly energetic, SPHP piddled around getting the backpack ready.\u00a0 With squirrels to watch, Loop was in no rush to do anything else, anyway.<\/p>\n

Even so, by mid-morning, Lupe was at Powder River Pass (9,677 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 The pass was a busy place!\u00a0 Many vehicles stopped briefly at the huge paved pullout along Hwy 16 here.\u00a0 People got out to stretch their legs, and see the sights from the highest point the road reached on the journey over the magnificent Bighorn Mountains.<\/p>\n

Powder River Pass was just a starting point for Loop, though.\u00a0 With any luck, she was going to climb a couple of mountains N of Hwy 16 today.\u00a0 And, yes, fortune was smiling upon the American Dingo!\u00a0 Blue skies, a nice breeze, and perfect temperature.<\/p>\n

Despite all those advantages, there was a problem.\u00a0 Feeling drained after 3 straight days of peakbagging, SPHP was overcome by drowsiness and promptly drifted off to sleep.\u00a0 Lupe must have felt the same way.\u00a0 At least she didn’t object.\u00a0 She conked out, too, snoring rhythmically on her pink blanket atop pillows and gear.<\/p>\n

11:40 AM, 63\u00b0F, Powder River Pass<\/em> – Oh, yeah!\u00a0 So much better!\u00a0 A couple of hours lost, but no harm done.\u00a0 Peak<\/span> 10215<\/span><\/a><\/strong> and Peak<\/span> 10493<\/span><\/a><\/strong> weren’t that far from Powder River Pass, or all that much higher.\u00a0 Still time enough to visit both.\u00a0 Consciousness and energy restored, Lupe and SPHP crossed Hwy 16.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog started up the grassy slope at the base of the crag N of the road.<\/p>\n

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S end of Peak 10215<\/strong> from Powder River Pass<\/strong>. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This crag was actually the lower S end of Peak 10215.\u00a0 Staying toward the W (L), Lupe was soon above the grassy region climbing on talus.\u00a0 She kept going until she was high enough to see the rest of the mountain.\u00a0 Ahead was a long rough ridge flanked by talus-strewn slopes.\u00a0 The topo map<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>showed the summit at the most distant high point along the ridge.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the talus at the upper end of the grassy slope N of Hwy 16. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The W face of the first part of the ridge. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The rest of Peak 10215<\/strong> comes into view. Summit on the L. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Live and learn!\u00a0 At a glance it was clear that Lupe would have had an easier, more direct route to the summit knob, if she had stayed farther W and lower.\u00a0 She could have skipped this first talus climb and been on the grass longer.\u00a0 Nothing to be done about that now, and it didn’t matter too much, anyway.\u00a0 Loop headed for the true summit, bounding along the talus.\u00a0 Meanwhile SPHP slowly rock-hopped behind her.<\/p>\n

The summit of Peak 10250 is only 0.33 mile from Hwy 16, so the talus trek didn’t take too long.\u00a0 The American Dingo lost a little elevation, but was soon climbing again.\u00a0 The higher Looper got, the steeper the climb became.\u00a0 None of it was terribly difficult, though, until she started getting close to the ridgeline.<\/p>\n

The last part of the climb became quite steep.\u00a0 Picking a way through the rocks was slow going.\u00a0 Not far from the top, Lupe came to a nice flat area next to vertical rock walls.\u00a0 Ready for a bit of a break, Lupe and SPHP paused here.\u00a0 This was a good spot to catch one’s breath, but would have been even better if there had been more shade.\u00a0 The sun was hot.\u00a0 Having worn her fur coat, Lupe wanted to avoid it.<\/p>\n

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Making progress! Getting close to the ridgeline. Photo looks SE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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You coming, SPHP?<\/em> Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At the roomy flat spot. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continuing higher, N of the flat spot Lupe came to a nearly vertical chute just below the top of the ridge.\u00a0 Fortunately, this chute wasn’t very tall, and proved to be negotiable.\u00a0 Looper scrambled up, and found herself at the top of Peak<\/span> 10215<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The short steep scramble that got Lupe to the top is partially in view behind her. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A small, skinny cairn sat along the W edge close to where Lupe came up.\u00a0 The summit region was roomy, but with lots of rocks at weird angles.\u00a0 The whole thing was split in half by a line of sharply slanting slabs 2 or 3 feet high, the true summit being the highest rocks along this line.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog hopped up on these rocks to claim her first peakbagging success of the day!<\/p>\n

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At the true summit of Peak 10215<\/strong>. Hwy 16 in the distance. The cairn Loop came up close to is on the R. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Standing on the slanty summit rocks could be a bit awkward. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe had come up NW of the line of rocks splitting the summit region, but the SE side offered the only halfway decent spot where she could lay down for a bit.\u00a0 Even the best spot was cramped and rocky.\u00a0 SPHP put down a jacket to provide her a little cushioning.<\/p>\n

The views were great!\u00a0 To the SE, Lupe could see the mountains she had been climbing the past couple of days.\u00a0 Hazelton Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,264 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> poked up from behind Hesse Mountain<\/span><\/a> (10,385 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and Peak<\/span> 10372<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, which she had climbed only yesterday.\u00a0 Hazelton Pyramid<\/span><\/a> (10,534 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, which Loop hadn’t been to since 2016, was also in sight.<\/p>\n

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Hesse Mountain<\/strong> (L), Hazelton Peak<\/strong> (in the distance at Center), Peak 10372<\/strong> (straight up from Lupe’s head), and Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (just to the R). Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The temperature was pleasant, in the mid 60’s \u00baF, with a 10 to 15 mph W breeze, but Lupe still felt hot in the sun.\u00a0 The only bit of shade around was a small cavity beneath the rock Loop was laying next to.\u00a0 There was only room enough for her to stick her head under there, so that’s exactly what she did.\u00a0 Some shade was better than none at all!<\/p>\n

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Not too comfortable, but as good at it got on Peak 10215.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As it turned out, a 6″ diameter round white plastic canister was tucked back in the dark recesses of this same cavity.\u00a0 What was in it?\u00a0 SPHP checked it out, expecting to find a registry, but there was none.<\/p>\n

The contents were sparse: a dull pencil; a torn piece of a map with the names Buck & D’Lynn Cowdin from Kaycee, WY 9-3-18; a Coors Lite key chain; 2 Miller Lite bottle openers; a badly disintegrating scrap of paper with the names Steven Topalin, Thomas Szczygiel, & Matt Thompson 7-15-15 (road trip from Michigan); a band-aide (still good) with the names Michael Markorsky, Milo Hansen & Johnathan Oarkyus 7-21-18.<\/p>\n

The most interesting item was a plastic laminated card left by EskoClimber.<\/p>\n

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Apparently this card had something to do with geocaching.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Getting up Peak 10215 had been harder than expected.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP hung around for a good 50 minutes relaxing and enjoying the views.<\/p>\n

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Looking down the length of Peak 10215’s S ridge. Photo looks SSW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking WNW along Hwy 16. High Park Lookout<\/span><\/a> (9,477 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is the hill on the horizon along the L edge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bighorn Peak<\/span><\/a> (12,324 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L) and Loaf Mountain<\/span><\/a> (11,722 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R) from Peak 10215. Photo looks N with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking NNW from the summit. Bighorn Peak<\/strong> (Center).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mid-afternoon already!\u00a0 With such a late start, the Carolina Dog couldn’t afford to dilly-dally up on Peak 10215 too long.\u00a0 Peak<\/span> 10493<\/span><\/a><\/strong> was calling!\u00a0 Lupe could see it, a long ridge to the N a mile or more away in front of Loaf Mountain.\u00a0 Beyond a long talus slope and a forest, a broad grassy saddle to the NE led to the extreme SE end of Peak 10493.<\/p>\n

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Peak 10493<\/strong> is the long ridge in front of snowy Loaf Mountain<\/strong> (L). The plan was follow Peak 10215’s NE ridge down to the broad grassy saddle on the R. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe started down Peak 10215’s NE ridge, staying N of the ridgeline.\u00a0 It was slow going on talus for quite a distance.\u00a0 Upon finally reaching the pines, the terrain was less rocky and easier.\u00a0 Lupe was delighted to find patches of melting snow to cool off on.<\/p>\n

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Loop enjoying some relief from the sun and heat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A little farther NE, the ridgeline became rockier again.\u00a0 The American Dingo explored the SE side of the ridge here before switching back over to the NW.\u00a0 Instead of continuing all the way to the grassy saddle, Loop now left Peak 10215’s NE ridge traveling NNW through the forest.\u00a0 She lost extra elevation this way, but was taking a shortcut to Peak 10493.<\/p>\n

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Heading straight for Peak 10493<\/strong> after leaving Peak 10215’s NE ridge. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another time-consuming descent on talus got Lupe back to the forest.\u00a0 Even among the pines there were rocky areas.\u00a0 However, the terrain quickly became much easier as she continued losing elevation.\u00a0 Lupe eventually reached the edge of a broad meadow.\u00a0 A long strip of open ground rose NE all the way to the saddle, and also went much further down a valley to the SW.<\/p>\n

Beyond the huge meadow, the S slopes of the Peak 10493 ridge extended far to the NW.\u00a0 The lower regions were a mix of forest and meadows, the upper slopes nearly all rock and scattered patches of snow.<\/p>\n

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At the edge of the broad meadow. Lupe headed straight for the highest nearby portion of the Peak 10493 ridge<\/strong> (Center) from here. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After crossing the meadow, Lupe started climbing steadily on mostly easy terrain.\u00a0 By the time things were getting rocky, she was able to look back and see that she was once again almost as high as Peak<\/span> 10215<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Peak 10215<\/strong> from the S slopes of Peak 10493. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last part of the climb to the ridgeline was a very steep talus slope.\u00a0 Just short of the top was another nearly vertical chute, taller and more daunting than the one the Carolina Dog had successfully negotiated to reach the summit of Peak 10215.\u00a0 SPHP scrambled up first.\u00a0 Normally surefire Lupe leapt up next, but didn’t make it!<\/p>\n

She almost did.\u00a0 Lupe hung on the upper edge of the chute whimpering and clawing desperately to avoid falling backward.\u00a0 No way!\u00a0 She was about to fall!\u00a0 In a flash, SPHP grabbed her front left paw and tugged.\u00a0 It was enough.\u00a0 Loopster scrambled to safety.\u00a0 Scary!\u00a0 Closest call ever, but the American Dingo was fine.\u00a0 She regained her composure immediately.<\/p>\n

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Enjoying a snowbank not far from the ridgeline. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe was safely up on Peak 10493’s ridgeline now, but it was instantly clear she wasn’t at the summit yet.\u00a0 To the NW were two slightly higher points, both capped with cairns.\u00a0 The more distant one was the highest.<\/p>\n

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The happily still-in-one-piece Dingo on Peak 10493’s ridgeline<\/strong>. Two modestly higher points sporting cairns are in sight. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The top of the ridge was all rock.\u00a0 The ridgeline was so rough that Lupe often had to travel a bit below the top along one side or the other, usually toward the NE.\u00a0 She passed within a couple of feet of the first cairn, and eventually made it over to the more distant high point.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, just SE of this high point was a roomy patch of fairly level ground. This area was still scattered with large rocks, but also some sparse vegetation.\u00a0 Another cairn was present down here, in addition to the one on top of the high point.\u00a0 More high points, all apparently close to the same elevation, could be seen farther NW along the ridgeline.<\/p>\n

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Loop on the easier terrain just below the 2nd high point. More high points are seen to the NW (L) along Peak 10493’s long ridgeline. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Perhaps due to her scare back at the chute, the Carolina Dog showed little interest in climbing to the top of this high point.\u00a0 However, a marmot appeared, and that changed everything.\u00a0 Suddenly Lupe was scrambling all over this pile of rocks jutting out at weird angles.\u00a0 She leapt up, down, and all around, repeatedly circling the high point while searching for the wily marmot.<\/p>\n

Naturally, the marmot was safe.\u00a0 This high point was its home territory.\u00a0 It knew every nook and cranny.\u00a0 The marmot vanished as quickly as it had appeared.\u00a0 Lupe searched the Marmot Castle in vain.\u00a0 However, all the excitement had made her more than willing to visit the top, just in case the marmot might be lurking somewhere up there.<\/p>\n

No marmot, but there were some pretty nifty views!<\/p>\n

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At the top of the Marmot Castle. Loaf Mountain<\/strong> in the distance between Lupe and the cairn. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A wider view of Loop on the Marmot Castle<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Slightly different angle showing Loaf Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the Marmot Castle, two more high points were visible farther NW along the ridge.\u00a0 They both looked about equally high, possibly even a tad higher, so Lupe couldn’t linger on the Marmot Castle.\u00a0 She scrambled down.\u00a0 Before leaving the area, she took another look back at Peak 10215 and some of the other mountains she had been to.<\/p>\n

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By the lower cairn just SE of the Marmot Castle. Double-peaked Hesse Mountain<\/strong> is on the L. Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> at Center, with more distant Hazelton Peak<\/strong> between them. Peak 10215<\/strong> at far R. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next high point wasn’t far from the Marmot Castle, only 100 to 200 feet away.\u00a0 The intervening ground was more rough, rocky ridgeline.\u00a0 Loop scrambled over there, but beyond this high point was yet another high point much farther away.\u00a0 SPHP couldn’t tell if where Lupe was now was any different in elevation from the Marmot Castle or the much more distant high point still to the NW.<\/p>\n

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On the next high point a short distance NW of the Marmot Castle. Yet another high point (L) is visible much farther along the ridge. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back at the Marmot Castle. Hesse Mountain<\/strong> (Center) in the distance. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ridge ahead looked easier than the part Lupe had already explored.\u00a0 It was widening out with some grassy spots, but some ups and downs along it might conceal big drops.\u00a0 Did the American Dingo really need to go way over to that distant high point, or had she already reached the summit?<\/p>\n

Hard to tell.\u00a0 SPHP resorted to comparing the layout of Hwy 16, much of which could be seen to the S, with the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yep.\u00a0 Seemed pretty certain.\u00a0 The angles weren’t quite right yet.\u00a0 The 10,493 foot elevation marked as the presumable summit on the topo map was definitely farther NW.\u00a0 Lupe continued along the ridge.<\/p>\n

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A closer look farther along the ridge with help from the telephoto lens. The next high point is on the L. Bighorn Peak<\/strong> (Center) and Loaf Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This considerably longer trek along the ridgeline was easier than what had come before.\u00a0 Most of the time Lupe could travel up on top of the ridge.\u00a0 The terrain went up and down some, but none of the dips or climbs revealed cliffs or impassable spots.\u00a0 The sun was starting to sink, but what a beautiful, fun ridge hike!<\/p>\n

The biggest drop came near the end.\u00a0 Loop got past it, and faced a bit of a climb back up to a narrow flat-topped wall of rock.\u00a0 Ahead a big whitish boulder sat perched by the edge of a small cliff.\u00a0 Beyond it were slightly higher rocks, quite possibly the true summit of Peak<\/span> 10493<\/span><\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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On the narrow rock wall leading to the true summit. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, this was it!\u00a0 When Lupe got over to the area just beyond the whitish boulder, a short stretch of Hwy 16 just W of Powder River Pass pointed right to this spot.\u00a0 Even though yet another high point could be seen still farther NW, Lupe was where the 10,493 foot elevation was marked on the topo map.\u00a0 One of these rocks (a number of them looked equally high) was the true summit.<\/p>\n

SPHP congratulated Lupe.\u00a0 No need to go further.\u00a0 She had not only reached the true summit of Peak<\/span> 10493<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, but had narrowly escaped falling off the mountain!\u00a0 For a little while, Lupe and SPHP hung around.\u00a0 The early evening sunlight streaming over the Bighorns enhanced the gorgeous views in all directions.<\/p>\n

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Well, we made it! And wasn’t it a fun trip, despite that one scary part?<\/em> Looking SE back along the ridge toward the high point just NW of the Marmot Castle with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Same view zoomed in even more. Hesse Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The tantalizing territory to the N. Bighorn Peak<\/strong> (L). Lupe’s R ear (on the L) points up at Loaf Mountain<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking NW farther along the ridge. Still some high ground out there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A short stretch of Hwy 16 W of Powder River Pass and Peak 10215<\/strong> (L) points right to the summit of Peak 10493. Peak 10372<\/strong> & Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> at far L. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

20 glorious minutes at the true summit was about it.\u00a0 Lupe was ready to head back to Powder River Pass.\u00a0 After all, 1.5 hours had gone by since SPHP had helped her up onto Peak 10493’s long ridge, so it wasn’t like she hadn’t gotten a chance to appreciate the mountain.<\/p>\n

Before departing, Loop and SPHP paused to consider the incredible view to the SSE.\u00a0 There was Hesse Mountain<\/span><\/a> (10,385 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> which Lupe had first climbed in 2014, and then again yesterday along with Peak<\/span> 10372<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Hazelton Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,264 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was hidden by clouds, but highest of them all, Hazelton Pyramid<\/span><\/a> (10,534 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> loomed in sunshine beyond Peak 10372.\u00a0 And of course, not even 1.5 miles away, there was Peak<\/span> 10215<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, which the Carolina Dog had left only 4 hours ago, looking like a pyramid as well.<\/p>\n

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Hazelton Pyramid<\/strong> (Center) with Peak 10372<\/strong> in front of it. Hesse Mountain<\/strong> (L) and Peak 10215<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So beautiful, and to think that Lupe had been up on all of those splendid peaks!\u00a0 It was time, though.<\/p>\n

Puppy, ho!\u00a0 Onward!<\/em><\/p>\n

Eager to avoid so much difficult talus-strewn terrain, Lupe’s return route was much different.\u00a0 She left Peak 10493 heading first W, then slowly circling S down a bowl-shaped valley.\u00a0 For quite a long way, she was still on talus, but as she got lower, the slope wasn’t as steep.\u00a0 Lanes of vegetation appeared among the rocks, which sped things up considerably.<\/p>\n

Below the talus, there were stands of pines scattered on a long slope of mostly meadows.\u00a0 The last part of the journey was all in a forest that was a maze of bogs, little streams, deadfall and animal trails.\u00a0 Lupe never did come to USFS Road No. 523111 shown on the map.\u00a0 She probably passed E of it.\u00a0 In any case, she eventually arrived just as planned at the curve in Hwy 16 WNW of Peak 10215.<\/p>\n

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Taking a snow break on the way back to Hwy 16.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Half a mile or more back to Powder River Pass!\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP plodded along the wide shoulders of Hwy 16.\u00a0 Traffic was lighter than it had been earlier in the day.\u00a0 Peak 10215 was bathed in brilliant sunshine shortly before Lupe reached the G6 again.\u00a0 (8:04 PM, 60\u00baF)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Peak 10215<\/strong> (L) as Lupe neared Powder River Pass again. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Back at Powder River Pass. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Days are long in June!\u00a0 Even so, the sun wouldn’t be up much longer.\u00a0 Still, maybe enough time remained to do one more thing today?\u00a0 Might be possible to get to High Park Lookout<\/span><\/a> (9,477 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> to see the sunset.<\/p>\n

8:20 PM, 56\u00baF, end of USFS Road No. 429<\/em>\u00a0 – Better hurry!\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP hit the 15 minute trail to High Park Lookout without hesitation.\u00a0 The trail wound among stately pines, moss and lichen covered boulders, then up long flights of stairs.<\/p>\n

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Near the start of the High Park Lookout trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Faint rays of sunshine still gleamed on the higher peaks of the Bighorn Range as Lupe arrived up at the old fire lookout station.\u00a0 For a few brief moments, the American Dingo stood atop rocks brightened by the glow of fiery clouds that had just swallowed the sun.<\/p>\n

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Arriving late at the High Park fire lookout station<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bighorn Mountains<\/strong> from High Park Lookout. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Meadowlark Lake<\/strong> at sunset from High Park Lookout. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day’s end.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Undeniably, the towering mountains to the NE were the most impressive scene from High Park Lookout, but on this particular evening attention was drawn to two lesser points.\u00a0 Miles away, sunlight had already faded from Peak 10215 and Peak 10493.\u00a0 There they were, though, looking small and unimportant.<\/p>\n

Yet what a fun day they had been!<\/p>\n

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Peak 10215<\/strong> (far R). The long ridge L of it is Peak 10493<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twilight deepened.\u00a0 A final glance, and Lupe trotted back down the stairs into the dark gloom of the stately pines.<\/p>\n

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Day 4 of Lupe’s 1st 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming! 6:20 AM, USFS Road No. 29 – Frost on the G6!\u00a0 Chilliest night of this Dingo Vacation yet.\u00a0 The sun was already up and climbing higher, though.\u00a0 Partly just to warm things up a bit, SPHP drove back to Munkres Pass … Continue reading Powder River Pass – Peak 10215 & Peak 10493, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (6-29-19)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24580,"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":[105,185,106,26,104,1189,1190,11,1188,275],"class_list":["post-24596","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-lupe","tag-peak-10215","tag-peak10493","tag-peakbagging","tag-powder-river-pass","tag-wyoming"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3726-scaled.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\/24596","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=24596"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25428,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24596\/revisions\/25428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}