{"id":2796,"date":"2016-05-26T08:10:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2019-03-16T09:57:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T15:57:50","slug":"spotted-horse-the-giant-mushroom-shell-creek-wyoming-8-8-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=2796","title":{"rendered":"Spotted Horse, The Giant Mushroom & Shell Creek, Wyoming (8-8-12)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 1 of Lupe’s 2012 Dingo Vacation to the West Coast.<\/em><\/p>\n

Something different was happening.\u00a0 Lupe didn’t know what it all meant.\u00a0 She was 1 year and\u00a07 months old, so the world was still pretty new.\u00a0 A couple days before, Lanis had arrived from Indiana in his Honda Element.\u00a0 Now Lanis and SPHP were carting the rear seats out of the Element, and into the living room.\u00a0 Lots of gear got stuffed into the back of the Element.<\/p>\n

Lupe wondered what was going on.\u00a0 She had no idea what was coming.\u00a0 She didn’t\u00a0know she\u00a0was about to set out on her first ever\u00a0Dingo Vacation.\u00a0 Even Lanis and SPHP had only a vague idea where Lupe was ultimately going to go.\u00a0 For starters, the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming, then probably to the Beartooths, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Park.\u00a0 After that, well, who knew?\u00a0 It was an adventure!<\/p>\n

Shortly after 10:00 AM on 8-8-12, Lupe, Lanis & SPHP headed out.\u00a0 Lanis drove, SPHP was navigator, and Lupe was perched on a pile of camping gear and supplies covered with blankets and pillows.<\/p>\n

When Lupe was a little puppy, she hated riding in the car.\u00a0 It made her sick.\u00a0 Her ears drooped at just the mention of the car.\u00a0 It took a long time, but Lupe had outgrown her car sickness.\u00a0 She finally realized\u00a0riding in the car meant that something fun was about to happen.\u00a0 Still, SPHP wondered how she would fare on a long trip.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe sets out on her first ever Dingo Vacation in Lanis’ Honda Element perched comfortably on a pile of blankets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe did great in the Honda Element!\u00a0 She\u00a0was getting\u00a0attention, and having a good time\u00a0looking out the windows.\u00a0 Soon Lupe was in Wyoming heading W on I-90.\u00a0 She was\u00a0going to\u00a0the big mountains for the first time ever.\u00a0 Her first big mountain range would be the Bighorns in north central Wyoming.<\/p>\n

At Gillette, WY, Lupe left I-90.\u00a0 She went N to Spotted Horse on Hwy 14\/16.\u00a0 This was a slightly\u00a0longer route than just staying on I-90, but SPHP was curious to see what was there.\u00a0 Spotted Horse turned out to be just a wide spot in the road.\u00a0 However, there was a little store.\u00a0 More importantly, there actually was a spotted horse!<\/p>\n

Lanis went into the store to see what they had.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Lupe met a white and black dog.\u00a0 Lanis returned with ice cream bars, the first treat of the trip.\u00a0 Lupe was quite enthusiastic about this turn of events.\u00a0 She eagerly helped SPHP out.<\/p>\n

\"Lanis<\/a>
Lanis at Spotted Horse, WY. Lupe met a white and black dog here, and helped SPHP devour an ice cream bar. Her first ever Dingo Vacation was off to a good start.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By the time Lupe reached Sheridan, WY, it was getting to be time for something a little more substantial than an ice cream bar.\u00a0 Lanis and SPHP stopped, and got Subway sandwiches.\u00a0 Lupe would have her Taste of the Wild.\u00a0 At Dayton, WY, there was a park on the Tongue River.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis and SPHP stopped at the park for a peaceful picnic along the clear running stream.<\/p>\n

At least it started off as a peaceful picnic, but after a few minutes, there was the sound of machinery.\u00a0 It seemed to be coming from upstream.\u00a0 It got louder. \u00a0In a couple of minutes, the source of the noise appeared – a front end loader came right down the middle of the stream carrying a boulder.\u00a0 Back and forth it went.\u00a0 The front end loader was busy retrieving and rearranging boulders in the Tongue River.\u00a0 Apparently nature had placed them in the wrong spot.<\/p>\n

Lanis was rather amazed and amused by the front end loader charging up and down through the river.\u00a0 Somehow it just didn’t seem right.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis and SPHP went farther downstream to escape the noise, but the clear running river wasn’t clear any more, at least not during the picnic.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A front end loader moving boulders around in the Tongue River attended Lupe’s picnic in Dayton, WY.\u00a0 Even Lupe looks like she thinks it’s funny.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Dayton, Lupe headed up into the Bighorn Mountains on Hwy 14.\u00a0 SPHP suggested going to Dead Swede campground, which is situated in a beautiful location on the Tongue River.\u00a0 At Dead Swede, Lupe and SPHP stayed at a campsite to claim it, while Lanis went to get a registration slip.\u00a0 Campground hosts came by patrolling on an ATV.\u00a0 They saw Lupe and SPHP standing at the empty campsite.<\/p>\n

Right away they stopped and launched into a speech about how Lupe couldn’t be off leash, we had to pay within 30 minutes, we couldn’t do this and couldn’t do that.\u00a0 We had to do this and had to do that.\u00a0 The campground hosts claimed to be here to help us enjoy\u00a0OUR national forest and wilderness experience.\u00a0 Then they left.<\/p>\n

Yeah, right!\u00a0 SPHP has no use for Washington bureaucrats, and certainly doesn’t need them to enjoy a “wilderness” experience.\u00a0 Lanis was back within a few minutes with the registration slip.\u00a0 SPHP told him to forget it – Lupe was leaving!<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking NE out at the high plains from one of the turnouts along Hwy 14 heading up into the Bighorn Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe, Lanis and SPHP\u00a0went on\u00a0to check out the Giant Mushroom area.\u00a0 There were some\u00a0nice views from up on a ridge there to the SE toward Cloud Peak<\/a> (13,167 ft.)<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, the highest mountain in the Bighorns.\u00a0 There were interesting dolomite rock formations, including the Giant Mushroom.\u00a0 Lupe had fun exploring. \u00a0The ground was pretty lumpy for camping, though. \u00a0Lupe, Lanis and SPHP went on to Shell\u00a0Creek campground.<\/p>\n

\"Lanis<\/a>
Lanis at the giant mushroom in the Bighorn Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP had a chat with the campground hosts at\u00a0Shell Creek.\u00a0 They were pretty cool and laid back.\u00a0 They didn’t care too much what happened, as long as no one complained and everyone acted responsibly.\u00a0 That was fine.\u00a0 Lanis and Lupe also approved of\u00a0Shell Creek campground, which was in a beautiful spot in the upper end of Shell Canyon.<\/p>\n

So Lanis and SPHP reserved site No. 11.\u00a0 Like all the other sites, it was right next to\u00a0Shell Creek.\u00a0 Lanis and SPHP set up the tent, or Lupe’s “tiny house”.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis, and SPHP all went for a walk along\u00a0Shell Creek.\u00a0 For the first time ever, Lupe saw a moose.\u00a0 The moose had a calf.\u00a0\u00a0Mama and baby\u00a0were down along the creek getting a drink.\u00a0 They soon sauntered off into the woods.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
Mama\u00a0moose at Shell Creek, Bighorn Mountains, WY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back at the campsite, Lanis and SPHP made a late dinner.\u00a0 Lupe had some Alpo.\u00a0 By the time dinner was done and cleaned up, it was 10:00 PM.\u00a0 Lupe, Lanis and SPHP all piled into the tent.\u00a0 Lupe was pretty excited.\u00a0 She was going to spend the night out here?!\u00a0 This was new and different.\u00a0 It took her a while to settle down.\u00a0 She\u00a0finally\u00a0fell asleep to the soothing sound of the rushing waters of\u00a0Shell Creek.<\/p>\n

Now and then as she dreamed, she still twitched in excitement.<\/p>\n

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