{"id":28949,"date":"2020-10-26T08:10:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=28949"},"modified":"2021-02-11T06:23:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T13:23:22","slug":"to-the-lost-twin-lakes-beyond-bighorn-mountains-wyoming-7-11-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=28949","title":{"rendered":"To the Lost Twin Lakes & Beyond, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (7-11-20)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Days 1 & 2 of Lupe’s 2nd summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming & Utah!<\/em><\/p>\n

7-10-20, 4:15 PM, 82\u00baF, I-90 just E of the Black Hills of South Dakota<\/em> – Lupe’s 2nd Dingo Vacation of the summer of 2020 was 13 minutes old.\u00a0 Trouble already!<\/p>\n

Maybe we better turn around, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n

Looking that way, Loopster.\u00a0 We’ll get off at the next exit.\u00a0 Can’t be more than another mile or two.<\/em><\/p>\n

Too late!\u00a0 A few huge raindrops splatted against the windshield.\u00a0 Sort of mushy like sleet.\u00a0 Moments later, I-90 all but disappeared.\u00a0 Cloudburst!\u00a0 The G6 was getting smacked around by wind, hail, and torrential rain.\u00a0 Wipers maxed out, and with the hazard lights on, (for all the good they would do), SPHP slowed the G6 to a crawl.<\/p>\n

Upon reaching the exit, SPHP spied a huge Quonset hut.\u00a0 The entrance was wide open.\u00a0 It was full of stuff, but there was room enough to sneak the G6 inside.\u00a0 Hail made a tremendous racket as the metal building got pounded.\u00a0 The Quonset hut leaked a bit, but that was minor.\u00a0 SPHP got out of the G6 to watch the storm, leaving the door open for Lupe, but the Carolina Dog had no intention of abandoning the safe, dry comfort of her stack of pillows and blankets.<\/p>\n

Outside the ground would have turned white, but it was raining so hard that everything became a flowing lake, dancing water sweeping the hail along in a muddy current.<\/p>\n

Finding this Quonset hut was a lucky stroke, SPHP!\u00a0 Good job!<\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks, Loop!\u00a0 All luck, though, as you say.<\/em><\/p>\n

What now?\u00a0 Are we going to return home?<\/em><\/p>\n

Maybe.\u00a0 Sort of a late start to be heading for the Bighorns, anyway, but I can’t imagine this torrent lasting much longer.<\/em><\/p>\n

It didn’t.\u00a0 20 minutes, and the G6 was back on I-90, the last raindrops sprinkling harmlessly as blue sky reappeared.\u00a0 60\u00baF!\u00a0 A 22 degree drop, but by the time Loopster crossed the Wyoming border, the pavement was dry and the sun was warming things up again.\u00a0 Beautiful evening cruise ahead!<\/p>\n

7-10-20, dusk, Bighorn Mountains a mile S of Powder River Pass<\/em> –\u00a0 Friday night.\u00a0 Munkres Pass, a favorite spot, was occupied.\u00a0 This would have to do.\u00a0 SPHP stashed the G6 along USFS Road No. 29.\u00a0 Lupe hopped out, sniffing excitedly along the edge of the black forest, thrilled to be back in the Bighorns.\u00a0 Good things were going to happen!<\/p>\n

Yes, but not tonight.\u00a0 Too late for that.\u00a0 In the morning, though.\u00a0 Better get a few winks.\u00a0 (10:19 PM, 50\u00baF)<\/em><\/p>\n

7-11-20, 8:17 AM, 41\u00baF, West Tensleep trailhead<\/em> – Ugh!\u00a0 The backpack was a beast, at least by SPHP’s wimpy standards.\u00a0 Finally ready.\u00a0 Lupe trotted happily along the dusty road leading back to the trailhead.\u00a0 Hadn’t been any room to park there.\u00a0 The whole place was packed.\u00a0 After all, it was a weekend in July.<\/p>\n

SPHP paused briefly to register at the trailhead, and the enthusiastic American Dingo was on her way.<\/p>\n

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At the West Tensleep trailhead<\/strong> in the southern Bighorn Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although Lupe had been to the West Tensleep trailhead before, she had never taken Trail No. 065 to the Lost Twin Lakes.\u00a0 The trail started out heading NNE in a lodgepole pine forest gaining elevation at a gradual, easy place.\u00a0 Mostly shady at first, but light began filtering through the trees as the sun got higher.<\/p>\n

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On the Lost Twin Lakes trail<\/strong>, No. 065. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After going a mile, the trail leveled out completely.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog soon came to a couple of switchbacks leading lower.\u00a0 At the bottom, the trail headed E through a little clearing providing an initial view.<\/p>\n

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Below the 2 switchbacks enjoying an initial mountain view. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the small clearing, Lupe re-entered the forest, but not for long.\u00a0 She quickly arrived at a much larger meadow where the trail followed a short stretch of Middle Tensleep Creek, crossing only a minor tributary before entering the forest again.<\/p>\n

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Cooling off in Middle Tensleep Creek<\/strong>. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At this point, the trail turned NE, away from the stream.\u00a0 This would have been a great spot for a picnic, because a nice shaded waterfall was here, but it was still too early in the day for that.<\/p>\n

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Waterfall on Middle Tensleep Creek<\/strong> 1.5 miles from the trailhead. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loop had lost most of the elevation she’d gained during the first mile by the time she’d reached Middle Tensleep Creek.\u00a0 However, upon leaving the waterfall, No. 065 climbed steadily again, this time at a faster clip.\u00a0 This region was all forested until Lupe got to where the trail leveled out again after gaining 400 feet.<\/p>\n

Here, she came to a couple of clearings providing more mountain views.<\/p>\n

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A glimpse of the high country along the spine of the Bighorns from the N slopes of HP9640<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking SE from the upper SE slopes of HP9640<\/span><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond these clearings, the trail continued NE back in the forest again, gradually losing 100 feet of elevation before leveling out.\u00a0 From the edge of a vast meadow dotted with boulders, Middle Tensleep Creek was once more in sight down in the valley to the SE.<\/p>\n

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In the forest NE of HP9640<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Middle Tensleep Creek<\/strong> (R) comes back into view. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This meadow was where a major tributary, the outlet stream from Mirror Lake, flowed into Middle Tensleep Creek.\u00a0 The outlet stream was visible, too, but Lupe saw no sign of another feature shown on the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Trail No. 031 to Elk Park was supposed to cross this meadow and both streams S of a junction with the Lost Twin Lakes trail.\u00a0 However, if No. 031 still existed, Lupe and SPHP passed by without noticing it.<\/p>\n

The Lost Twin Lakes trail continued NE, beginning to climb again as it returned to the forest.\u00a0 A curve SE soon revealed a big stream ahead.\u00a0 This was the outlet stream from Mirror Lake, which Loop now had to ford.\u00a0 The American Dingo didn’t mind a bit, stopping to get a cold drink along the way.\u00a0 SPHP managed to rock hop it without difficulty.<\/p>\n

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Fording the Mirror Lake outlet stream<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the ford, the Lost Twin Lakes trail climbed a bit higher before reaching another clearing which provided an update on the progress Lupe was making toward the high country.<\/p>\n

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Spine of the Bighorns from the Lost Twin Lakes trail. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Going downhill heading NE, Lupe was now very close to Mirror Lake, hidden somewhere among the pines off to the L (N).\u00a0 Naturally, the American Dingo and SPHP were both anxious to have a look at it, and left the trail to find it.<\/p>\n

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Mirror Lake<\/strong> from its S cove. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Only 10:30 AM, but Mirror Lake was so beautiful, and SPHP was already so pooped from lugging the heavy backpack, that an early lunch break was appealing.\u00a0 Discovering the joyful presence of squirrels almost the moment she arrived, Lupe was totally in favor of staying, too.<\/p>\n

Baked chicken and an apple.\u00a0 Lunch was a noisy affair with the shrill Dingo raising a ruckus, but it sure felt good to relax.\u00a0 The placid scene was one of deceptive tranquility.\u00a0 Loopster skipped lunch entirely, but that was her own choice.<\/p>\n

Mirror Lake was a good 3 miles from the West Tensleep trailhead, a bit over halfway to Lost Twin Lakes.\u00a0 So far, Lupe had been making decent time.\u00a0 However, she was going to be gaining more elevation between here and Lost Twin Lakes.\u00a0 That meant SPHP would be slower the rest of the way.\u00a0 As pleasant as it was resting in the shade watching ripples on Mirror Lake, lunch shouldn’t get drug out for too long.<\/p>\n

When SPHP strapped the pack back on, Loop finally had to tear herself away from her squirrel watching.\u00a0 Turned out that it was a good thing she had gone to see Mirror Lake right away.\u00a0 The Lost Twin Lakes trail never did go right to it, instead staying S of a ridge big enough to hide the lake.<\/p>\n

Middle Tensleep Creek was again visible S of the trail as Lupe continued NE in an open valley.\u00a0 Ahead, the valley narrowed, and the trail began climbing faster as it traversed a steep slope just N of the stream.\u00a0 Loop was soon a good 50 or 60 feet above Middle Tensleep Creek.<\/p>\n

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Heading up the narrow section of the Middle Tensleep Creek valley<\/strong>. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even here, the trail itself was rarely more than moderately steep.\u00a0 Before long, it began to level off as the valley broadened out again.\u00a0 Scattered boulders were now seen strewn across an open hilly region overlooking Middle Tensleep Creek, which wound lazily through lush green grass and tightly packed bushes.<\/p>\n

To the SE, Lupe could now see a forested granite headwall 150 feet high.\u00a0 Far beyond it were towering cliffs, part of the giant cirque where the Lost Twin Lakes were hidden.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the 150 foot high headwall (R). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crossing the hilly region, the Lost Twin Lakes Trail curved gradually SE toward the headwall, eventually taking Lupe down to Middle Tensleep Creek.\u00a0 Although fairly wide, the stream wasn’t deep.\u00a0 Lupe easily waded across, and SPHP manage to find a spot where it could be rock-hopped.<\/p>\n

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Fording Middle Tensleep Creek<\/strong>. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After crossing Middle Tensleep Creek, Lupe was soon climbing among the forested granite formations of the headwall.\u00a0 Anticipation grew as the American Dingo reached the top.\u00a0 Any moment now, Loop might get her first look at the lower Lost Twin Lake.<\/p>\n

Nope.\u00a0 The first view Lupe got was not of the lake, but of a bright green swampy region to the SW.\u00a0 A little farther on, a big slab of rock provided a look at what was ahead.\u00a0 No lake here, either.\u00a0 Instead, the trail could be seen crossing a meadow on its way to another headwall still 0.5 mile away.<\/p>\n

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The second headwall (Center) comes into view. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gah!\u00a0 I was really hoping we’d see the lower lake here, Loopster!\u00a0 Getting mighty tired of lugging this pack.<\/em><\/p>\n

It must be up past that next headwall, SPHP.\u00a0 Not that far.\u00a0 You can do it!\u00a0 We’re almost there!<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course, Loop was right.\u00a0 It was all easy until the trail started climbing the second headwall.\u00a0 Nothing hard about that, either, except that SPHP was running out of gas.\u00a0 When the terrain finally leveled out again, sure enough, the lower Lost Twin Lake was in sight, nestled beneath steep rocky slopes and cliffs more than 1,000 feet high.<\/p>\n

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Lower Lost Twin Lake<\/strong> from the 2nd headwall. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even though SPHP had been taking lots of short breaks, it was only 1:45 PM.\u00a0 Not a cloud in the sky, and getting out of the intense July sun for a little while seemed like a great idea.\u00a0 Lupe was in favor of hiding out for a bit, too.\u00a0 Climbing the granite formations W of where the trail came up, she discovered a long 8 or 10 foot high boulder providing a nice big shady spot to hang out.<\/p>\n

A few small trees were in this area, which was only a little E of the high point of this second headwall.\u00a0 SPHP ditched the pack, providing instant relief to sore feet and shoulders, while Lupe was happy to curl up in the shade.\u00a0 She eagerly made short work of her long delayed lunch of Taste of the Wild.\u00a0 Meanwhile, SPHP snacked on other supplies.<\/p>\n

A pleasant lazy-day rest ensued, the only two disadvantages of this spot being that the lake wasn’t in sight, and that mosquitoes harassed both Lupe and SPHP.\u00a0 They weren’t too bad, though, and the less cautious of those evil insects paid with their lives for their bloodthirsty behavior.<\/p>\n

45 minutes slipped by before anyone felt compelled to stir.<\/p>\n

We came all this way to see the Lost Twin Lakes, SPHP.\u00a0 Maybe we ought to actually have a look at them?<\/em><\/p>\n

Capital idea, Looper!\u00a0 And I’m glad you waited this long to suggest it.\u00a0 Feeling a bit peppier again.\u00a0 Let’s go have a look-see.<\/em><\/p>\n

Getting to the top of the exposed rock formations at the headwall’s high point took only a couple of minutes.\u00a0 More of the lower Lost Twin Lake could be seen from here, and even a sliver of the upper one.\u00a0 The rugged setting was spectacular, and would be even more impressive over by the upper lake.<\/p>\n

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Lower Lost Twin Lake<\/strong> from the top of the second headwall. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lost Twin Lakes<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The lower lake was round, but did have an arm that stuck out toward the W.<\/p>\n

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The W arm of the lower Lost Twin Lake<\/strong> is partially visible, but mostly hidden by the lower ridge beyond Lupe. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The views were also impressive looking back down the valley that the Lost Twin Lakes trail had come up.<\/p>\n

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S Fork of Middle Tensleep Creek<\/strong> (L). The trail came up the R (NE) side of the valley. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mather Peaks<\/span><\/a> (12,400 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (Center) from Lost Twin Lakes<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While it would have been easy to go down to the shore of the lower Lost Twin Lake, near vertical rock formations along the E side blocked off any access to the upper Lost Twin Lake from the shoreline.\u00a0 However, it did look possible to get a view of the upper lake by going up and over those rock formations.<\/p>\n

Returning to the Lost Twin Lakes trail, Lupe crossed it and headed E up a slope where a twin waterfall could be seen.\u00a0 This slope was full of bushes preventing easy maneuvering, but the American Dingo soon discovered a faint use trail.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the use trail did not take her to the spiffy twin waterfall, instead crossing the stream it was on well above it.<\/p>\n

After crossing the stream, the use trail turned S and faded away once past the bushes.\u00a0 Lupe explored higher on a grassy slope dotted with boulders, and soon came to an important spot.\u00a0 A big snowbank and its little meltwater pond filled most of a small depression.\u00a0 Grass grew in the flat region next to the muddy shore of the pond.\u00a0 SPHP was ecstatic!<\/p>\n

Yes!\u00a0 It’s really here, and even better than I hoped it would be, Loop.\u00a0 Luck of the Dingo, this is going to work out great!<\/em><\/p>\n

You’re sure taking this snowbank and mucky 2 inch deep pond well, SPHP.\u00a0 Any particular reason?\u00a0 Care to let me in on the secret?<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, you’ll see soon enough, Loopster!\u00a0 Let’s go have a gander at the upper lake first, though, before all that.\u00a0 I’ll bet it’s fabulous!<\/em><\/p>\n

SPHP ditched the backpack by a boulder not too far from the snowbank.\u00a0 Lupe continued sniffing S up to a high point a few hundred feet away.\u00a0 From here the Carolina Dog had a tremendous view of the upper Lost Twin Lake nestled in a giant cirque surrounded by towering cliffs.\u00a0 She could even see much of the W half of the lower lake.<\/p>\n

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Upper Lost Twin Lake<\/strong> from 250 feet above it. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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W half of the lower Lost Twin Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wow!\u00a0 This is a super scenic spot, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sure is, Loop!\u00a0 Let’s rest here a spell.\u00a0 I thought I was in better shape than this after your last Dingo Vacation, but I’m about worn out.<\/em><\/p>\n

No worries, SPHP!\u00a0 I’m sort of tired, too.\u00a0 Wouldn’t want to leave a place like this as soon as we got here, anyway, would we?<\/em><\/p>\n

The Lost Twin Lakes were gorgeous!\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP sat pondering the awesome scene for a long time.\u00a0 It was pretty rocky here, which wasn’t too comfortable for the Carolina Dog, but she could get on SPHP’s lap whenever she wanted to.\u00a0 Already above tree line, there was nothing to obstruct the views in any direction other than the massive magnificence of the mountains themselves.<\/p>\n

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Trying to relax on the not so cushiony granite. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spectacular upper Lost Twin Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oh, my gosh, Looper!\u00a0 We’ve been here an hour and a half.\u00a0 Time sure flies in paradise!\u00a0 We better get going.<\/em><\/p>\n

Where to, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Remember that big melting snowbank in the depression?<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course!\u00a0 Back there, what for?\u00a0 The pack?
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The slope above the snowbank is our route higher.\u00a0 Until we actually got here, I wasn’t sure if it would be too steep or not, couldn’t tell from the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, but it’s fine.<\/em><\/p>\n

How high are we going?<\/em><\/p>\n

As high as we can get before we run out of oomph.\u00a0 Tomorrow, to the spine of the Bighorn Range!<\/em><\/p>\n

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The snowbank in the depression is seen L of Lupe. The route she would take higher is the green region that swooshes up and to the R (NE). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Approaching the depression with the snowbank again, SPHP stopped to pick up the backpack.\u00a0 Then it was on down into the depression, and up the slope beyond it.\u00a0 Loopster frolicked in the snow to cool off before catching up to SPHP.\u00a0 The easily passable terrain narrowed considerably near the top of the steepest part of the slope, bordered by rocks to the SE and the stream that fed the twin waterfall to the NW, but the route never got completely pinched off.<\/p>\n

The easy terrain soon widened out, still continuing higher at a good clip, though not as steeply as before.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog roamed at will, now heading up a wide, shallow valley, never getting too far from SPHP.\u00a0 This whole area was grassy, and full of pink and yellow wildflowers.\u00a0 Rocks were scattered throughout, with numerous unseen rivulets trickling away beneath them.<\/p>\n

After a long trudge, a rocky high point appeared ahead, the first sign that Lupe actually was getting close to the spine of the Bighorns.<\/p>\n

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Heading for the spine of the Bighorns! Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The slope was gradually decreasing, when SPHP had finally had enough.\u00a0 Shedding the pack at a good spot to pitch Lupe’s tiny house, SPHP rested, studying the map before taking that task on.\u00a0 4 miles to the NNW was a lovely view of the Mather Peaks<\/span><\/a> (12,400 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> region, although SPHP couldn’t tell for sure if the true summit was actually in view or not.<\/p>\n

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Mather Peaks<\/strong> (Center) from where SPHP called a halt. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe became excited when SPHP started putting up her orange and gray Marmot tiny house, the new one SPHP had bought for her just last year before her adventures to Loaf Mountain<\/span><\/a> (11,722 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and Bighorn Peak<\/span><\/a> (12,324 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 She hadn’t seen the tiny house since then, but it was clear she remembered it.<\/p>\n

Bothered by mosquitoes, and tired after today’s long trek, Loop circled the tiny house again and again, trying to nose her way in before it was even fully set up.\u00a0 SPHP tossed the sleeping bags inside and spread them out for maximum comfort, prior to letting her enter.\u00a0 A very happy American Dingo was soon curled up on the softest spot.<\/p>\n

Looper spent most of what was left of a beautiful evening snoozing.\u00a0 Not a waste of time judging from her twitching paws and muzzle, since she was apparently quite busy having lots of exciting adventures in Dingo dreamland.<\/p>\n

As near as SPHP could figure it, the tiny house was at about 11,100 feet.\u00a0 Lost Twin Lakes Peak<\/span><\/a> (12,015 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was in view to the SW, in addition to the nearby unidentified peak to the E along the spine of the Bighorn Range, and Mather Peaks off to the NNW.<\/p>\n

An hour before sunset, the Carolina Dog emerged from her tiny house.\u00a0 So beautiful up here above and beyond the Lost Twin Lakes!\u00a0 For a little while she stood sniffing the W breeze.<\/p>\n

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Camped near the spine of the Bighorns. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lost Twin Lakes Peak<\/strong> (L). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite how incredible it all was, Lupe didn’t stay out too long.\u00a0 Ready for dinner, and still short on sleep, she retired early to prepare for her next big adventure along the spine of the Bighorns tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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Above and beyond the Lost Twin Lakes, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming 7-11-20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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