{"id":29827,"date":"2020-12-30T08:10:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29827"},"modified":"2021-02-11T06:33:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T13:33:35","slug":"kings-peak-uinta-range-the-utah-state-high-point-part-2-to-gunsight-pass-the-summit-7-24-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29827","title":{"rendered":"Kings Peak, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point &#8211; Part 2: To Gunsight Pass &#038; the Summit! (7-24-20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Days 15 &amp; 16 of Lupe&#8217;s 2nd Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming &amp; Utah!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7-24-20, 6:50 AM, Henrys Fork trail No. 117, 0.5 mile S of Dollar Lake<\/em> &#8211; Getting off to a reasonably early start, Henrys Fork trail No. 117 was empty as Lupe reached it.\u00a0 Heading S, she could soon see Gunsight Pass, her first objective of the day, over 1.5 miles to the SE.\u00a0 Although the pass was nearly 1,000 feet higher than where Loop was now, it sure didn&#8217;t look like it from here.<\/p>\n<p>10 minutes after reaching the trail, Lupe came to a junction.\u00a0 A sign said the path to the R went to Henrys Fork Lake.\u00a0 No need to go there.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog stuck with No. 117, which was already making a beeline for Gunsight Pass.\u00a0 Lupe&#8217;s early start had barely beaten others to the punch.\u00a0 Looking back, several groups of hikers were already hot on SPHP&#8217;s heels.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29782\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7294.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29782\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7294-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7294.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7294.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7294.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7294.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7294.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7294.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading for <strong>Gunsight Pass<\/strong> (Center). <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Gunsight Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,263 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L)) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dome Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,103 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29783\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7295.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29783\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7295-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7295.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7295.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7295.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7295.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7295.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7295.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sign at the junction with trail No. 116 to Henrys Fork Lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although she had been steadily gaining elevation nearly the whole way, as Loopster drew close to Gunsight Pass, actually getting up there was looking more difficult.\u00a0 Apparently, she was still facing a rather steep rocky climb of several hundred feet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29784\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7296.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29784\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7296-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7296.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7296.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7296.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7296.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7296.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7296.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching <strong>Gunsight Pass<\/strong>. Hikers were already passing SPHP. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, this proved not to be the case.\u00a0 At the base of the steepest part, instead of proceeding right on up, the trail swung sharply NW along the rocky slope to the R (SW).\u00a0 A steady, easy pace higher eventually brought Lupe to a second sharp corner where the trail turned SE again.\u00a0 In the end, this one enormous switchback easily got the American Dingo up to a giant cairn astride Gunsight Pass.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29786\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7298.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29786\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7298-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7298.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7298.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7298.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7298.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7298.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7298.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At <strong>Gunsight Pass<\/strong>. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29787\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7299.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29787\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7299-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7299.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7299.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7299.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7299.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7299.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7299.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking NW back into <strong>Henrys Fork Basin<\/strong>, where Lupe had just come from. Trail visible on the slope to the L.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From Gunsight Pass, Lupe could see Painter Basin, a vast lower region of grasslands, streams, bushes and small lakes to the SE.\u00a0 In the distance, forests were visible near the ridge along the S edge of Painter Basin that culminated toward the E in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=16847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Val Benchmark Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(12,516 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, which looked like an easy climb if Loop had been headed that way.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the W end of the Val Benchmark Peak ridge, the Carolina Dog also had a decent view of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mount Emmons<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,440 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, 4th highest peak in Utah.\u00a0 Even Mount Emmons appeared to be little more than a huge rounded hill, another easily climbed peak if approached from the proper direction.\u00a0 The cliffy N face oriented toward Gunsight Pass, though, would clearly be another matter entirely.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29788\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7300.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29788\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7300-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7300.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7300.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7300.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7300.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7300.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7300.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Painter Basin<\/strong> from <strong>Gunsight Pass<\/strong>. <strong>Val Benchmark Peak<\/strong> (L). <strong>Mount Emmons<\/strong> (R &#8211; straight up from Lupe). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officially, Henrys Fork trail No. 117 ended right here at Gunsight Pass, but in reality continued SE as Trail No. 68 into Painter Basin, where it would eventually link up with No. 25 going W up to Anderson Pass.\u00a0 Less than a mile N of Kings Peak, Anderson Pass was the American Dingo&#8217;s next objective, but she did not take Trail No. 68 down into Painter Basin.<\/p>\n<p>A steady stream of hikers also destined for Kings Peak was now coming up to Gunsight Pass from Henrys Fork trail No. 117, just like Loopster had, but none of them were proceeding down into Painter Basin, either.\u00a0 Instead, everyone was veering R (S) toward a steep band of rocks along the lower E face of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dome Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,103 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 A relatively short, successful scramble on this route would make it possible to knock a good 2+ miles off the trek to Anderson Pass, saving an extra 600 feet of both elevation loss and gain in the process.<\/p>\n<p>If everyone else could manage to get up that steep rock band, even SPHP might stand a chance, too!\u00a0 Once satisfied with her inspection of Painter Basin from Gunsight Pass, Lupe joined the procession heading S along the use trail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29789\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7301.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29789\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7301-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7301.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7301.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7301.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7301.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7301.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7301.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trail No. 68 (visible at L) heads down into Painter Basin, but a use trail shortcut goes up the ridge seen straight ahead. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29790\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7302.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29790\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7302-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7302.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7302.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7302.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7302.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7302.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7302.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loop by the use trail, joining everyone else that would rather risk their necks than hike an extra couple of miles. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nothing to the first part of the use trail, not until it got clear over to the base of the steep, semi-cliffy, band of rock.\u00a0 There, the situation suddenly became a lot more interesting.<\/p>\n<p>SPHP kept a good eye on where everyone else was starting up.\u00a0 It soon turned out that the use trail was somewhat braided.\u00a0 Sort of a choose or make your own use trail kind of thing.\u00a0 Lupe led the way higher, fully confident of her abilities to scramble up most anywhere, while SPHP tried to stick with the most popular and least exposed routes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29791\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7303-rotated.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29791\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7303-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7303-rotated.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7303-rotated.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7303-rotated.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7303-rotated.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7303-rotated.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7303-rotated.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following others near the start of the steep part. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29792\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7304.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7304-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7304.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7304.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7304.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7304.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7304.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7304.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Eh, nothing to it!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A little sketchy in places, but not too bad!\u00a0 Everyone was making it.\u00a0 No one turned back.\u00a0 Soon Lupe was through the worst of it, up on a grassy slope that wasn&#8217;t quite as steep.\u00a0 The terrain got easier and easier as she began angling SW while following a series of cairns toward Dome Peak&#8217;s lower SE ridge.\u00a0 As Loop got close to the ridgeline, the long, steep rocky slope of Kings Peak&#8217;s E face came into sight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29793\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7305.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7305-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7305.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7305.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7305.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7305.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7305.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7305.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Made it!<\/em> Looking NNE back down on <strong>Gunsight Pass<\/strong> (Center).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29794\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7306.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29794\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7306-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7306.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7306.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7306.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7306.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7306.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7306.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following cairns toward <strong>Dome Peak&#8217;s lower SE ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29795\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7307.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29795\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7307-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7307.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7307.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7307.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7307.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7307.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7307.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <strong>E face of Kings Peak<\/strong> (L) comes into view. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ridge turned out to be rounded and indistinct, but once sufficiently along it, the valley leading to Anderson Pass could be seen ahead.\u00a0 This valley looked like an easy trek, but proved to be extremely rocky.\u00a0 Lupe bounded along effortlessly, but crossing the pathetically simple-looking valley and getting up to Anderson Pass took SPHP 70 minutes.\u00a0 As usual, others, being part mountain goat, managed it much more quickly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29796\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7308.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7308-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7308.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7308.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7308.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7308.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7308.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7308.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Anderson Pass<\/strong> (L of Center) ahead! <strong>N ridge of Kings Peak<\/strong> (L), <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12880<\/span><\/strong> (R of Center), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Henrys Fork Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,240 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29797\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7309.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7309-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7309.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7309.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7309.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7309.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7309.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7309.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching <strong>Anderson Pass<\/strong> (R). <strong>N ridge of Kings Peak<\/strong> (L). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>7-24-20, 10:23 AM, Anderson Pass<\/em> &#8211; Getting to Anderson Pass marked the end of the preliminaries, and was an accomplishment of sorts in its own right.\u00a0 From here, all that remained was the 0.75 mile scramble up the N ridge of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kings Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,528 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 The summit region was already in view.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">South Kings Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,512 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, Utah&#8217;s 2nd highest a mere 0.75 mile farther S along the same ridge, was in sight, too.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29798\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7310.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29798\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7310-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7310.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7310.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7310.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7310.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7310.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7310.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loopster at <strong>Anderson Pass<\/strong>. <strong>Kings Peak<\/strong> (L) and <strong>South Kings Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe enjoyed other interesting sights from Anderson Pass.\u00a0 To the SW she could now see the Yellowstone Creek Basin.\u00a0 The ridge leading W to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Henrys Fork Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,240 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> had an intimidating knife-edge look to it, putting a quick end to any goofy thoughts of taking that beast on.\u00a0 To the NE, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dome Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,103 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and more distant <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Gilbert Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,442 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, 3rd highest in Utah, both appeared far more feasible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29799\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7311.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7311-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7311.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7311.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7311.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7311.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7311.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7311.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Yellowstone Creek Basin<\/strong> from <strong>Anderson Pass<\/strong>. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29800\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7312.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7312-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7312.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7312.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7312.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7312.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7312.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7312.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Gilbert Peak<\/strong> (Center) and <strong>Dome Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A 15 minute breather at Anderson Pass, and that was it!\u00a0 Looper started up the long rocky N ridge of Kings Peak.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29801\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7313-rotated.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29801\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7313-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7313-rotated.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7313-rotated.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7313-rotated.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7313-rotated.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7313-rotated.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7313-rotated.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Underway again. Despite appearances, the summit is way over at far R. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Talus, moderate-sized, but talus nonetheless.\u00a0 SPHP is terrible on talus.\u00a0 Many loose or tippy rocks.\u00a0 The sure-pawed American Dingo had no problem at all.\u00a0 She ended up with all kinds of time to enjoy the views while SPHP crept higher, spending it gazing this way and that.\u00a0 At first, some decent use trails were present, but they soon became intermittent at best.<\/p>\n<p>The W side of the ridge was scary steep, often presenting sheer cliffs.\u00a0 Looper, like everyone else, stayed mostly E of the ridgeline, although at times she was right up on it.\u00a0 Every now and then the top of the ridge provided short level stretches where even SPHP made rapid progress.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29802\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7314.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7314-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7314.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7314.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7314.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7314.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7314.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7314.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right up along the cliffy W edge of the N ridge. <strong>Kings Peak<\/strong> (L) and <strong>South Kings Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29803\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7315.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7315-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7315.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7315.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7315.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7315.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7315.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7315.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A little E of the ridgeline in sort of a nice stair step region. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29804\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7316.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7316-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7316.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7316.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7316.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7316.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7316.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7316.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At a flat spot right up on the ridgeline. <strong>South Kings Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A beautiful day in July climbing the highest peak in Utah!\u00a0 The N ridge of Kings Peak had become a very busy place.\u00a0 Groups of hikers streamed by.\u00a0 Even a guy with a prosthetic leg passed SPHP up.\u00a0 Ridiculously agile people were already on their way back down!\u00a0 Lupe was kind enough not to complain about SPHP&#8217;s torpid pace.\u00a0 She was getting there, bit by bit, passing one false summit after another.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29805\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7317.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29805\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7317-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7317.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7317.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7317.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7317.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7317.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7317.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting pretty high, but that&#8217;s still not the summit yet directly ahead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29806\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7318.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7318-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7318.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7318.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7318.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7318.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7318.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7318.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the only patch of snow Loop came to on the way up. <strong>Val Benchmark Peak<\/strong> (L) in the foreground. <strong>Albert Lake<\/strong> and part of larger <strong>Atwood Lake<\/strong> (R of Center). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29807\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7319-rotated.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7319-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7319-rotated.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7319-rotated.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7319-rotated.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7319-rotated.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7319-rotated.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7319-rotated.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A use trail reappears not too far from the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>100 people must have beaten SPHP up the mountain.\u00a0 Well, something like that.\u00a0 It was a bunch!\u00a0 No big deal, but by the time the true summit came into view, Lupe&#8217;s beautiful July day had come and gone, too.\u00a0 Gray clouds were sweeping in out of the W.\u00a0 It started to snow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29808\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7320.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7320-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7320.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7320.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7320.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7320.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7320.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7320.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching the true summit. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe reached the top of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kings Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,528 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> amid a mini-blizzard of snow granules like tiny hailstones.\u00a0 Hardly anyone was still at the top of the mountain, except a family of 3 who had arrived shortly before Lupe got there.\u00a0 The wife and daughter were leaping into the air as husband-dad took photos.<\/p>\n<p>Just a summertime squall.\u00a0 The mini-blizzard soon passed off to the E.\u00a0 A series of similar squalls were still on the way, but the next one wouldn&#8217;t hit for a while.\u00a0 Once the family was done with their photo shoot, Looper took her turn by the summit cairn.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29809\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7321.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7321-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7321.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7321.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7321.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7321.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7321.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7321.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On <strong>Kings Peak<\/strong>, Utah, only Lupe&#8217;s 4th state high point. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29812\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7324.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29812\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7324-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7324.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7324.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7324.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7324.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7324.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7324.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another squall on the way. <strong>South Kings Peak<\/strong> (L). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The family of 3 left, but the Carolina Dog was seldom alone.\u00a0 Stragglers continued to come and go, although it was clear that the big rush was now over for the day.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP remained in the summit region, hanging out while the next squall took aim at Kings Peak.<\/p>\n<p>The views were grand in all directions unobscured by the snow squalls.\u00a0 Not far to the N, some of the most dramatic scenes were provided by cliffs Lupe had passed by on the way up.\u00a0 In the opposite direction, the ridge leading SSW to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">South Kings Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,512 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> looked less daunting, although still nothing but rock the entire way.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29813\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7325.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7325-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7325.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7325.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7325.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7325.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7325.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7325.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dome Peak<\/strong> (R &#8211; straight up from Lupe&#8217;s head). <strong>Gunsight Peak<\/strong> and <strong>Gilbert Peak<\/strong> (both lined up far R). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29818\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7330.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29818\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7330-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7330.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7330.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7330.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7330.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7330.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7330.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cliffs along the N ridge. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29819\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7331-rotated.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29819\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7331-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7331-rotated.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7331-rotated.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7331-rotated.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7331-rotated.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7331-rotated.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7331-rotated.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another look. <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12880<\/span><\/strong> (Center) along the next ridge. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29816\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7328.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29816\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7328-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7328.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7328.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7328.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7328.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7328.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7328.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Checking out the ridge leading to <strong>South Kings Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mount Emmons<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,440 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> to the SE, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tokewanna Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,165 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> to the WNW stood out amid many other peaks of the Uinta Range.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29815\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7327.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29815\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7327-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7327.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7327.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7327.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7327.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7327.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7327.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Tokewanna Peak<\/strong> (R) in the distance. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29817\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7329.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29817\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7329-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7329.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7329.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7329.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7329.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7329.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7329.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mount Emmons<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SPHP had hoped Lupe would get to spend an hour on Kings Peak, but 40 minutes after she arrived the next squall hit.\u00a0 Thunder rumbled several times, a clear warning!\u00a0 Reluctantly starting down the N ridge as it began snowing again, the tip of SPHP&#8217;s L hiking pole sizzled and buzzed when held aloft.\u00a0 Somewhat concerning!\u00a0 Soon snow granules were pelting Kings Peak so hard that Loop and SPHP sought partial shelter under an overhanging rock.<\/p>\n<p>The American Dingo turned white.\u00a0 Amazingly, even the ground way down in Painter Basin was turning white, but winter in July only lasted 10 or 15 minutes before easing up.\u00a0 Lupe resumed her scenic trek down the N ridge as the squall moved E, SPHP trudging slowly and carefully along behind.\u00a0 Sunshine reappeared, melting the snow almost instantly, leaving the talus slick and wet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29820\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7332.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29820\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7332-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7332.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7332.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7332.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7332.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7332.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7332.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading down. <strong>Henrys Fork Peak<\/strong> (far L), <strong>Henrys Fork Basin<\/strong> (Center), <strong>Dome Peak<\/strong> (far R). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29821\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7333.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7333-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7333.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7333.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7333.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7333.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7333.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7333.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loopster in sunlight back at the big snowbank as the second snow squall moves away. <strong>Val Benchmark Peak<\/strong> (L), <strong>Mount Emmons<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A third squall line took aim at Kings Peak, but ended up missing to the S.\u00a0 Conditions improved.\u00a0 Although clouds were always around, for a while the day grew sunnier.\u00a0 More hikers appeared, still on their way up the mountain.\u00a0 By the time Lupe made it back to Anderson Pass, those tight new boots were beginning to bother SPHP&#8217;s paws again.<\/p>\n<p>Yep.\u00a0 Sadly, yesterday&#8217;s grand hopes of tackling other peaks in the region were mere delusions.\u00a0 Kings Peak had been enough!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29822\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7334.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7334-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7334.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7334.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7334.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7334.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7334.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7334.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Continuing down the <strong>N ridge<\/strong>. <strong>Henrys Fork Peak<\/strong> (L). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From Anderson Pass, this time Lupe followed Trail No. 25 SE for 0.5 mile before turning NE toward Dome Peak&#8217;s SE ridge.\u00a0 The trickiest part of the entire day&#8217;s scrambling was the down climb through the very steep rock band that had to be negotiated on the way back to Gunsight Pass.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29823\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7335.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29823\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7335-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7335.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7335.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7335.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7335.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7335.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7335.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near <strong>Painter Basin<\/strong> (L) again. <strong>Mount Emmons<\/strong> (L of Center). Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29824\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7336.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29824\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7336-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7336.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7336.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7336.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7336.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7336.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7336.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching <strong>Gunsight Pass<\/strong> again. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sun was getting low as Lupe headed down the long switchback from Gunsight Pass back into Henrys Fork Basin.\u00a0 How long does it take to break in a new pair of boots anyway?\u00a0 These were the worst ever, simply too tight, rubbing paws raw by the end of any long day!\u00a0 SPHP hobbled along taking every step gingerly.<\/p>\n<p>Seemed like a long way back.\u00a0 The American Dingo was still undaunted, though!\u00a0 Lupe continued roaming ahead, coming back every so often to check on Gimpy.\u00a0 The evening light was awesome, the clouds moody and shifty &#8211; now pure and brilliant, now sullenly brooding.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29825\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7337.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29825\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7337-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7337.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7337.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7337.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7337.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7337.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7337.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the way back to the tiny house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The glorious day Lupe stood on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kings Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,528 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, tippy top of Utah, came to an end as the Carolina Dog reached her tiny house 0.25 mile S of Dollar Lake.\u00a0 A couple of campfires were blazing off to the N while the sun slid below the giant ridge W of Henrys Fork Basin.\u00a0 <em>Ahh, Utah!<\/em>\u00a0 How long had it been since Lupe had last spent any time here?\u00a0 Years and years.\u00a0 Way too long.<\/p>\n<p><em>7-25-20, noonish<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0 The tiny house was all packed up.\u00a0 Everything was.\u00a0 Unenthusiastically, SPHP hoisted the whole heavy load, strapping it on.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alright, sweet puppy!\u00a0 This is it!\u00a0 You ready?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No mountains today, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nope, sorry!\u00a0 I&#8217;m better, but not good enough to tackle anything else.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Too bad.\u00a0 Gunsight and Gilbert didn&#8217;t look that hard, and we&#8217;re already right here in perfect position!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I know it.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a crying shame, but I gotta let these paws get a better rest, and we don&#8217;t have enough supplies to stay out here for days on end.\u00a0 Maybe it&#8217;s not such a tragedy, though?\u00a0 We need to get back pretty soon anyway to find out what the news is.\u00a0 If Canada and Alaska are opening up, we&#8217;ve got lots to do to get ready.\u00a0 The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood wouldn&#8217;t want to miss out on that, would she?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No, of course not, SPHP, but do you really think it&#8217;s going to happen?\u00a0 This has been such a strange year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Good chance it won&#8217;t happen, Looper.\u00a0 Maybe, though.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll know soon enough.\u00a0 If not, we&#8217;ve got a date with our buddy, Jobe!\u00a0 In Montana!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So the adventure continues, then!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, of course it does!\u00a0 Wouldn&#8217;t have it any other way would we?\u00a0 Onward!\u00a0 Puppy, ho!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Curly tail held high, Lupe set off across the grassy plain where the tiny house had been toward the trees where she would pick up Henrys Fork trail No. 117.\u00a0 Magnificent Kings Peak and the fabulous Uinta Range now receding behind her, the plucky Carolina Dog didn&#8217;t even look back.\u00a0 Her second Dingo Vacation of the Year of Perfect Vision was about over; only the long road home remained.\u00a0 <em>(End, 7-26-20, 2:57 AM)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29814\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7326.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7326-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7326.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7326.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7326.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7326.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7326.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7326.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Kings Peak<\/strong>, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point, 7-24-20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=30088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Next Adventure<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Adventure<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Kings Peak, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point &#8211; Part 1: Henrys Fork Trailhead to Dollar Lake &amp; Beyond!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>W<\/em><em>ant more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose from Lupe&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=32049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Summer of 2020<\/span> Dingo Vacations to Wyoming, Utah &amp; Montana Adventure Inde<\/strong><strong>x<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=138\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dingo Vacations Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Master Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Or subscribe free\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">new Lupe adventures<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days 15 &amp; 16 of Lupe&#8217;s 2nd Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming &amp; Utah! 7-24-20, 6:50 AM, Henrys Fork trail No. 117, 0.5 mile S of Dollar Lake &#8211; Getting off to a reasonably early start, Henrys Fork trail No. 117 was empty as Lupe reached it.\u00a0 Heading S, she could soon see &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29827\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kings Peak, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point &#8211; Part 2: To Gunsight Pass &#038; the Summit! 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