{"id":36704,"date":"2022-01-28T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=36704"},"modified":"2022-04-03T08:55:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T14:55:08","slug":"hoback-peak-wyoming-range-wyoming-7-7-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=36704","title":{"rendered":"Hoback Peak, Wyoming Range, Wyoming (7-7-21)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Days 15 & 16 of Lupe’s 2nd Summer of 2021 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming!<\/em><\/p>\n

7-6-21, 1:16 PM<\/em> – 6 miles S of Hwy 189\/191 on Upper Hoback River Road, a side road with a 30710 sign angled off to the R (W).\u00a0 This must be it!<\/p>\n

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At the turn onto USFS Road No. 30710. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was.\u00a0 2.5 miles later, after passing a horse camp, SPHP parked the RAV4 at the Kilgore Creek trailhead.\u00a0 This was a rest day.\u00a0 All the action was going to happen tomorrow.\u00a0 After spending much of the morning at various parks in Pinedale, Lupe could laze about right here all afternoon and evening.<\/p>\n

A log had fallen across Kilgore Creek creating a foot high waterfall.\u00a0 No one else around.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog ate her fill, snapped at flies, dozed, and occasionally cooled her paws off and got a drink from the creek.\u00a0 A bit warmer than she would have liked, but overall a very pleasant time.\u00a0 SPHP worked on the trip journal.<\/p>\n

7-7-21, 7:40 AM, 52\u00baF, Kilgore Creek trailhead<\/em> – Daylight in the swamps!\u00a0 In fact, the sun had been up for a while now.\u00a0 A well-rested American Dingo trotted past the road closed sign, and headed SW on Kilgore Creek trail No. 136.\u00a0 A ford was around the first bend.\u00a0 Lupe waded across.<\/p>\n

She was now officially on her way to Hoback Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,862 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Morning at the Kilgore Creek trailhead<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About to hit Kilgore Creek trail No. 136.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fording Kilgore Creek<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A long sunny meadow was ahead.<\/p>\n

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Following Kilgore Creek trail No. 136 through the long meadow. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upon reaching the far end of the meadow, Lupe passed through a stretch of forest.\u00a0 The trail curved R and entered a clearing.\u00a0 A second ford was in sight.\u00a0 Loop again splashed through the stream, while SPHP managed to log hop it this time.<\/p>\n

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At the end of the meadow, about to enter the forest. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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By Kilgore Creek<\/strong> after passing through the forest. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fording Kilgore Creek<\/strong> a second time. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the second ford, Lupe could see some of the mountains farther up the valley.\u00a0 The trail soon led to an abandoned stretch of USFS Road No. 30710.\u00a0 Climbing steadily at an easy pace, the old roadbed rose well above the level of Kilgore Creek, which could still be heard, but not seen.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the second ford with a glimpse of the mountains ahead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The trail led to an abandoned roadbed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A delicate beauty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gradually gaining elevation following the old roadbed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The road leveled out well before ending at a meadow.\u00a0 After crossing the meadow, Kilgore Creek trail No. 136 re-entered the forest.\u00a0 Suddenly Lupe was in an area that felt much wilder.\u00a0 The trail climbed in fits and starts, sometimes quite steeply, but there were also both up and down segments at minor ravine crossings, and even some flat stretches.<\/p>\n

Loopster began to encounter some deadfall.\u00a0 Fortunately, there wasn’t all that much of it.<\/p>\n

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Entering the meadow where the old roadbed ended. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Crossing a small ravine. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Traversing a steep hillside. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Roughly 3 miles from the trailhead, Lupe reached a ravine different from all the others.\u00a0 A tributary of Kilgore Creek flowed through a wide mucky channel of reddish-brown dirt.\u00a0 The whole ravine appeared to have been recently flooded.\u00a0 Lupe sauntered across completely oblivious to how muddy her paws got.\u00a0 SPHP used tree trunks half sunk in the mire to get past the worst of it.<\/p>\n

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Crossing the memorable mucky ravine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not far beyond this muddy ravine, the valley broadened out.\u00a0 Kilgore Creek was almost at the trail’s level again, and could be seen in some spots among the bushes covering much of the valley floor.\u00a0 Directly ahead, the mountains were much closer than before.<\/p>\n

SPHP was starting to wonder.\u00a0 Somewhere along in here, Loopster was supposed to leave the trail after passing a waterfall.\u00a0 Kilgore Creek was rushing down drops of several feet in places, yet it wasn’t clear if any of these rapids constituted the waterfall in question, or not.\u00a0 The topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> showed a junction with High Line trail No. 136, which headed N, but the American Dingo hadn’t come to it.\u00a0 No signage, either.<\/p>\n

Only a little farther on, there was a steep open slope on the R.\u00a0 Looked like it might be the last relatively easy place to climb out of this valley and go N.\u00a0 Perhaps Lupe ought to do that?\u00a0 Seemed like a good idea.<\/p>\n

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The valley opens up. Lupe headed for the steep open slope on the R. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As it turned out, the trail was destined for the same slope SPHP had an eye on.\u00a0 Instead of continuing up the valley, the trail switchbacked up it.\u00a0 Lupe was getting close to the top, when the trail entered the forest along the W end of the slope.\u00a0 A short steep climb, and she reached a narrow ridgeline of red dirt.<\/p>\n

A roar of water came from a deep ravine W of the ridgeline.\u00a0 On the far side, well above the ravine and where Lupe was now, a tall waterfall plunged down a very steep slope.<\/p>\n

Think we’ve found that waterfall you’ve been looking for, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n

I’d venture to say so, too, Loop!\u00a0 No doubt about it now!<\/em><\/p>\n

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At the lower end of the red dirt ridge with the waterfall in sight. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail, which must actually have been High Line trail No. 136 by now, even though SPHP hadn’t seen any junction, turned N following the red dirt ridge higher along the edge of the deep ravine.\u00a0 Turned out there were two waterfalls, not just one!<\/p>\n

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Climbing along the edge of the ravine. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The main waterfall. Photo looks NW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Twice as nice! Two waterfalls for the price of one! Photo looks W with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The red dirt ridge soon broadened and leveled out.\u00a0 Directly ahead was a lush green meadow.\u00a0 On its way to a pass E of a huge ridge, High Line trail No. 136 continued N right through the middle of it.<\/p>\n

Time for a break!\u00a0 Lupe shared a chocolate coconut bar with SPHP, then relaxed in the shade while watching a deer graze.\u00a0 Meanwhile, SPHP checked the map again.<\/p>\n

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Entering the lush meadow beyond the waterfalls. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looks like this meadow must be where we’re supposed to leave the trail, Loopster.<\/em><\/p>\n

We’re going to climb that big ridge, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yeah.\u00a0 Not all the way to the highest point, but we’ve got to find a way to get up into the drainage that feeds the waterfalls.<\/em><\/p>\n

Halfway across the meadow, Lupe left High Line trail No. 136 angling NW toward the steep slope below the massive ridge.\u00a0 Off-trail, the meadow was a thick jungle of bluebells, Indian paintbrush, and other gorgeous wildflowers, but surprisingly uneven and rocky underpaw.<\/p>\n

The terrain was steepening when the Carolina Dog made an unexpected discovery.\u00a0 A use trail!\u00a0 If Lupe had stayed on High Line trail No. 136 a bit farther, she would have run into it.\u00a0 As it was, she’d taken a shortcut.\u00a0 Angling gradually up to the SSW, the use trail appeared destined for the lowest part of the ridge a little N of the waterfalls.<\/p>\n

The use trail made life, oh, so easy!\u00a0 Gaining elevation as she traversed the slope below the ridge, Lupe enjoyed a gorgeous view to the S.<\/p>\n

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In the meadow, approaching the ridge. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Partway up. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nothing to it!<\/em> Following the use trail. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upon reaching the top of the steep slope, the use trail entered the forest.\u00a0 Lupe had made it to the region above the waterfalls.\u00a0 Surprisingly, the use trail did not end here, but turned NW up an open lane.<\/p>\n

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Entering the region above the waterfalls. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This lane wasn’t nearly as steep as the slope Loopster had just come up.\u00a0 Beyond it, the trail angled more WNW, as the terrain flattened further.\u00a0 After crossing a tiny stream, the trail became so faint that it was hard to follow.\u00a0 Lupe wandered through a patchwork of clearings and forest, eventually arriving at the edge of a big clearing with a view of Hoback Peak’s NE face.<\/p>\n

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Approaching Hoback Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Turning WSW, Lupe aimed for an open corridor where she could ford the stream in the valley to the S.\u00a0 Crossing minor tributaries along the way, she avoided marshy areas where the bluebells grew thickest.<\/p>\n

Where Loop reached it, even the main stream wasn’t very big.\u00a0 On the far bank was an amazing sight – one of the most profuse and dazzling displays of Indian paintbrush the American Dingo had ever seen.<\/p>\n

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Crossing the main stream. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Splendid!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After fording the stream, a broad open corridor was visible next to a long line of trees on the slope ahead.\u00a0 SPHP knew that most climbers go up Hoback Peak’s NE ridge, which was still considerably farther W, but Lupe could climb that slope!\u00a0 Even the terrain above the line of trees looked perfectly feasible.<\/p>\n

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The wide corridor (L of Center). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe climbed and climbed.\u00a0 Reaching the upper end of the line of trees, she turned W roaming a beautiful land.\u00a0 Fewer trees up here, though, and the day was sunny and warm.\u00a0 Too warm for a fur coat!<\/p>\n

Loop started hanging back, resting in the shade until SPHP reached the next little stand of trees, or threatened to disappear from view entirely.\u00a0 Then she came running to catch up before seeking another shady spot.<\/p>\n

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In the beautiful territory above the long line of trees. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eventually that trick no longer worked.\u00a0 Hardly any trees around at all.\u00a0 Sticking much closer to SPHP again, Lupe trudged higher.<\/p>\n

Loopster was heading SW up another long slope when she discovered a game trail that angled up toward the L (ESE).\u00a0 Pausing frequently to gasp for air, SPHP was in favor of any route that wasn’t quite so ambitious.\u00a0 A game trail was fine.<\/p>\n

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Past most of the trees, heading up an increasingly steep slope. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The game trail worked out beautifully.\u00a0 Only one spot where it got rather dicey.\u00a0 The dirt was packed so hard that SPHP’s poles couldn’t penetrate, and boots might lose traction.\u00a0 A 30 foot slide would lead to the brink of a minor cliff, a ride SPHP wasn’t anxious to experience.<\/p>\n

Happily, the dicey spot was only 10 to 15 feet long.\u00a0 All went well.\u00a0 Lupe continued up the mountain, eventually leaving the trail to head straight on up the remaining 200 feet to the top of – what?<\/p>\n

The view was a bit of a shock.<\/p>\n

Good grief!\u00a0 We’re not in Kansas anymore, Loop!<\/em><\/p>\n

Kansas!\u00a0 Hoback Peak is in Wyoming!\u00a0 I should hope we’re not in Kansas, SPHP!\u00a0 Have you lost your marbles?<\/em><\/p>\n

No, I just meant that we aren’t where I thought we were.<\/em><\/p>\n

And where was that, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Somehow I’d gotten it in mind that we’d drifted far enough W that we were close to Hoback Peak’s NE ridge.\u00a0 This isn’t it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you sure, SPHP?\u00a0 How do you know?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yup, 100% certain.\u00a0 That’s got to be Hoback Peak over there!<\/em><\/p>\n

Instead of being SW, as expected, Hoback Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,862 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was visible off to the WNW!<\/p>\n

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Hoback Peak<\/strong> (Center) from where Lupe reached the SE ridge. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No harm done.\u00a0 Although Hoback Peak was still more than 0.5 mile away, what could be seen from here looked perfectly doable.\u00a0 Lupe turned WNW along the ridgeline.<\/p>\n

The ridge was easy to follow.\u00a0 After going over a minor high point, Loop was far enough along to see that there were no major obstacles between here and Hoback’s SE subpeak other than stands of stunted conifers.<\/p>\n

Turned out that the conifers weren’t any trouble, even though the ridge narrowed considerably as the Carolina Dog approached.\u00a0 Enough room remained along the brink of minor cliffs to the N (R) to squeeze past the trees without having to struggle through them.<\/p>\n

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Making progress along the SE ridge. Hoback’s SE subpeak<\/strong> (L of Center). True summit<\/strong> (R of Center). Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Taking advantage of a bit of shade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back along the SE ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe was soon heading up Hoback Peak’s SE subpeak.\u00a0 SPHP considered going through a gap between it and a hill to the N to avoid unnecessary elevation gain.\u00a0 However, as Loop got closer, the gap looked so rocky that it seemed better to avoid it.<\/p>\n

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Heading up Hoback Peak’s SE subpeak<\/strong> (L). The gap on the R seemed enticing at this point. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Eh! Forget the gap. Too rocky!<\/em> Hoback Peak SE summit<\/strong> (L). True summit<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The SE summit proved to be a nice, barren, flat spot with room enough to move around.\u00a0 The American Dingo now had a grand view of Hoback Peak’s true summit beyond a saddle.\u00a0 Yet SPHP was initially dismayed.\u00a0 It looked like Lupe had cliffed out!<\/p>\n

Closer scrutiny revealed that she shouldn’t have any trouble.\u00a0 Cake!<\/p>\n

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Hoback Peak’s true summit<\/strong> from the SE subpeak<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A rest was taken on the SE subpeak before heading down to the saddle leading to the true summit.\u00a0 Staying toward the NE (R) to avoid a cliff, Lupe passed through an interesting region of large sheets of flat, thin rocks.\u00a0 Once down to the grassy saddle, all that remained was a final weary, but joyful, trek higher.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the true summit<\/strong> (R). Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7-7-21, 2:29 PM, 70\u00baF, Hoback Peak<\/em> – Hazy, but not too bad.\u00a0 Lupe stood by a survey benchmark at Hoback Peak’s true summit.\u00a0 Nearby was a small, disorganized pile of rocks.\u00a0 A former cairn?\u00a0 No registry, but 360\u00ba views!\u00a0 Colorful, rumpled peaks not too far N, the highest of which must have been Claus Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,612 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, caught the eye.<\/p>\n

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At Hoback Peak’s true summit<\/strong>. Survey benchmark in front of Lupe. Claus Peak<\/strong> (R of Center) in the background. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoback Peak survey benchmark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ready to relax and enjoy her traditional summit hour, Loopster laid down.\u00a0 The air was humming.\u00a0 Flocks of butterflies chased each other in dizzying circles.\u00a0 Bees and flies buzzed by constantly.\u00a0 The tufts of grass that looked so comfortable were swarming with hundreds of ladybugs.<\/p>\n

The American Dingo found dozing impossible.\u00a0 Annoyed, she snapped at flies and bees, and devoured ladybugs.\u00a0 Mountains were in all directions, except toward the SE where distant plains were visible.\u00a0 Nothing nearby was any higher than Hoback Peak<\/span><\/a> (10,862 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Relaxing on Hoback Peak<\/strong>. The long line of lower peaks is Grayback Ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A ladybug festival was in progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not that there weren’t higher peaks in sight.\u00a0 Lots of them, actually, but they were all far away.\u00a0 The Wind River range was off to the E.\u00a0 To the NE, SPHP could pick out Doubletop Peak<\/span><\/a> (11,720 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> in the Gros Ventre Range where Lupe had been only 3 days ago.\u00a0 Grand Teton<\/span><\/a> (13,770 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was faintly visible to the N.\u00a0 Countless others that SPHP didn’t recognize from here, too, all around.<\/p>\n

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Grand Teton<\/strong> (L) faintly on the horizon. Claus Peak<\/strong> (R of Center) much closer. Photo looks N with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The best views, though, were of all the fabulous territory nearby.<\/p>\n

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Looking down Hoback Peak’s NE ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View to the WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peering down Hoback’s short NW ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoback’s SE subpeak<\/strong> (L of Center). Crazy Mountain<\/span><\/a> (10,545 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like the whirling, buzzing cloud of insects, time flew by.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP shared the last of the chocolate coconut bars.\u00a0 Taste of the Wild for Loop, and Mott’s applesauce for SPHP.\u00a0 Suddenly, sadly, summit hour was over.<\/p>\n

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Hoback Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Amid the swirling swarm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

On the way back, Lupe varied her route down the mountain.\u00a0 Rather than go over the SE subpeak again, she turned NE from the saddle that led to it.<\/p>\n

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Leaving the summit<\/strong> (L). Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In the saddle leading to the SE subpeak (off the R edge). Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gazing up at Hoback’s SE subpeak<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a long way, it was easy, a grassy slope that went relentlessly lower.<\/p>\n

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Heading down from the saddle. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP probably should have tried to steer Lupe toward the NE ridge.\u00a0 She’d already lost a tremendous amount of elevation when a boulder field came into sight ahead.\u00a0 If SPHP had had enough sense to go 100 feet down a steep reddish-brown dirt gully toward the L (NW), which was still possible, Loopster would have enjoyed the easiest descent ever.\u00a0 Instead, SPHP led her ENE directly into the boulders.<\/p>\n

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Should have headed for Hoback’s NE ridge<\/strong> (beyond Lupe). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The boulder field looked short.\u00a0 It was not.\u00a0 It extended much farther than initial appearances.\u00a0 A huge waste of time!\u00a0 Lupe was essentially cliffed out now, the much easier grassy terrain the reddish-brown dirt gully would have led to constantly in sight 100 – 200 feet lower.<\/p>\n

Although a terribly inefficient route, progress was still possible.\u00a0 Slowly descending as she continued ENE, Lupe enjoyed fabulous views as she sniffed among the rocks, SPHP trailing behind.<\/p>\n

A way down to the soft green meadows below finally appeared.\u00a0 Happily, it all worked out in the end.<\/p>\n

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A scenic descent. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Finally below the boulder fields. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A beautiful evening amid spectacular surroundings!\u00a0 The Carolina Dog had no problem finding the trail that led back down to the lush meadow near the waterfalls.\u00a0 Reaching High Line trail No. 136 again, the success of the rest of the return was now assured.<\/p>\n

7-7-21, 7:35 PM, 75\u00b0F, Kilgore Creek trailhead –<\/em> What a day!\u00a0 Weary and famished, Lupe was eager to leap back into the RAV4 and curl up on her pink blanket.\u00a0 The sun was already down behind the mountains as she devoured an enormous evening meal.<\/p>\n

Satisfied, Looper finally put her head down and closed her eyes.\u00a0 Then, while listening to the soothing music of the little waterfall on Kilgore Creek, paws still twitching, she was off again on new adventures in Dingo dreamland, perhaps roaming free once more among the lively, lofty peaks of the magnificent Wyoming Range.<\/p>\n

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On Hoback Peak<\/strong>, Wyoming Range, Wyoming 7-7-21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Days 15 & 16 of Lupe’s 2nd Summer of 2021 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming! 7-6-21, 1:16 PM – 6 miles S of Hwy 189\/191 on Upper Hoback River Road, a side road with a 30710 sign angled off to the R (W).\u00a0 This must be it! It was.\u00a0 2.5 miles later, after passing a horse … Continue reading Hoback Peak, Wyoming Range, Wyoming (7-7-21)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1416],"tags":[105,106,26,1487,1489,104,275,1488],"class_list":["post-36704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1416","tag-american-dingo","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-hoback-peak","tag-kilgore-creek-trailhead","tag-lupe","tag-wyoming","tag-wyoming-range"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1297-scaled.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36704"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39212,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36704\/revisions\/39212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}