{"id":36927,"date":"2022-02-07T08:10:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=36927"},"modified":"2022-04-03T08:56:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T14:56:30","slug":"bradley-mountain-wyoming-range-wyoming-7-9-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=36927","title":{"rendered":"Bradley Mountain, Wyoming Range, Wyoming (7-9-21)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Days 17-19 of Lupe’s 2nd Summer of 2021 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming!<\/em><\/p>\n

7-8-21, 2:37 PM, E of Alpine –<\/em> Only a few dispersed camping sites here, but the luck of the Dingo held!\u00a0 15 minutes after arriving, the tattooed lady with two kids who were collecting seashells abandoned the best spot, allowing SPHP to seize it.<\/p>\n

On a shady bank overlooking the Greys River, Lupe was set for the day!\u00a0 Miss Hot Paws cooled off wading along the edge of the beautiful river while SPHP took a dip, then spent her time snoozing, or barking at squirrels.<\/p>\n

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At the premier dispersed camping site overlooking the Greys River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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By the beautiful Greys River<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7-9-21, 6:28 AM, 46\u00baF<\/em> – A cattle guard on Greys River Road was only a mile or two E of the spiffy dispersed camping site where Lupe had spent the night.\u00a0 SPHP parked the RAV4 at the second pullout on the R beyond it, which seemed to be about the right area.<\/p>\n

Sure enough, on the opposite N side of the road, an unmarked use trail went up the embankment.<\/p>\n

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Leaving Greys River Road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Setting out for Bradley Mountain<\/span><\/a> (9,292 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, Lupe climbed steadily, but SPHP soon realized that the use trail she was on wasn’t climbing fast enough.\u00a0 The American Dingo had barely started when it curved around the L side of the ridge ahead as though destined to proceed up the valley to the W.\u00a0 Doubts already!\u00a0 Maybe this wasn’t the right trail?\u00a0 Loopster needed to be up on the ridgeline.<\/p>\n

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Off to a seemingly good start, looking back down on the river and Greys River Road. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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But the use trail soon headed toward the valley to the W. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Starting to realize that Lupe needed to be up on the ridgeline (R). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hoping for the best, SPHP stuck with the use trail too long before giving up on it.\u00a0 Delaying the steep ascent required to get up onto the ridge had been a mistake.\u00a0 Looper faced a tough climb when she finally made her move.\u00a0 Any steeper, and SPHP would have been clinging to stuff.\u00a0 During pauses to gasp for breath, SPHP noticed that the loose gray soil was full of little white seashells, or maybe they were snail shells?<\/p>\n

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Off-trail, trying to get up to the ridgeline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Almost there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reaching the ridgeline was a relief.\u00a0 The rounded ridge was plenty wide, and covered with sagebrush and plants with big arrow-shaped leaves.\u00a0 Scattered trees provided shade which wasn’t needed yet, but would be soon enough.<\/p>\n

Even the ridge climbed at a fairly aggressive rate.\u00a0 Before long, Lupe was starting to get some views.\u00a0 Somewhat worryingly, toward the S, the sky was turning white.<\/p>\n

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Success! Happily, up on the ridgeline where life is better! Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A long way up already, and starting to get some views. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another use trail ran up the ridge, which eventually broadened out into a small valley.\u00a0 The trail continued across it, then up to a higher region.\u00a0 A forested high point came into view ahead.\u00a0 Probably HP8518<\/span><\/strong>, the first of a series of big knobs SPHP had seen mentioned in various trip reports.<\/p>\n

As Lupe continued higher, paused SPHP for breathers.\u00a0 The best view during these short breaks was of Stewart Mountain<\/span><\/a> (10,103 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> back to the S.\u00a0 It’s barren summit stood out among the otherwise heavily forested region around it.<\/p>\n

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Crossing the small valley. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HP8518<\/span><\/strong>, the first “knob” (L of Center) comes into view. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steadily higher, but easy terrain. HP8518<\/span><\/strong> (L). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back. Stewart Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stewart Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks S with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ridge broadened out into a wide sagebrush and big arrowhead leaf plant meadow.\u00a0 Losing the trail, Lupe stayed toward the E (R) side of the ridge where a few trees offered shade.\u00a0 A<\/b> minor high point wasn’t far ahead.\u00a0 E of it, the terrain appeared to be topping out.<\/p>\n

When Lupe got there, a short break was taken in the shade of several big trees.\u00a0 Ants had built a vast metropolis nearby.\u00a0 Across a flat region also full of sagebrush and the big arrowhead leaf plants, the minor highpoint was now seen to be a small, flat ridge.\u00a0 N of it, a second knob was visible above and beyond HP8518<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the minor high point<\/strong> (L), Lupe stayed toward the R. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A small portion of the bustling red and black ant metropolis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Minor highpoint<\/strong> (actually a small ridge) (L). HP8518<\/span><\/strong> (Center). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loop was perfectly happy relaxing in the shade, but still had a long way to go.\u00a0 After water and only a short rest, she headed WNW across the flat region toward the little ridge, rediscovering the use trail again on the way.\u00a0 After climbing up onto the ridge, the trail turned N toward HP8518<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lower down, the big arrowhead-shaped leaf plants had a dry, past their prime look, but up here they still sported big yellow flowers.\u00a0 HP8518<\/span><\/strong>‘s E slope was all meadow, and it sure appeared that the American Dingo ought to be able to go up that way easily enough.\u00a0 However, trip reports SPHP had read all suggested that the best route was W of the knobs.<\/p>\n

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Back on the trail near the top of the little ridge. HP8518<\/span><\/strong> (Center). Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At the base of HP<\/strong>8518<\/strong>.<\/span> Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hmm.\u00a0 I don’t know.\u00a0 What do you think, Looper?\u00a0 Which way should we go?\u00a0 The E slope looks pretty good to me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Why not let the trail decide, SPHP?\u00a0 If it goes W, fine!\u00a0 But if it fades away, staying E looks better to me, too, as long as we stick close enough to the forest to check for squirrels, and get out of the sun if we need to.<\/em><\/p>\n

Starting up HP8518<\/span><\/strong>. the use trail headed into the trees.\u00a0 Lupe climbed only a little way before it did swing over toward the W.\u00a0 Since the trail was actually more distinct along in here, Loop stuck with it.\u00a0 Leveling out, the trail traversed a steep, mostly forested slope.\u00a0 Before long, there were open stretches, too, and a SW ridge could be seen ahead.<\/p>\n

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Heading for the SW ridge<\/strong> (L). Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upon reaching the SW ridge, the trail divided.\u00a0 An easy 30 foot climb would have gotten Lupe up onto the open ridgeline, but the clearest branch of the trail turned NE, so she went that way instead.<\/p>\n

The level traverse was over.\u00a0 Paralleling the SW ridge, never all that far from the crest, the use trail began another steep climb.\u00a0 Entering a big stand of aspens, Lupe followed a series of tight switchbacks higher.<\/p>\n

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Enjoying the shade of the aspens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a good climb, the trail entered a conifer forest as it finally went over the crest of the SW ridge.\u00a0 Lupe was now on an another steep slope almost directly W of HP8518<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 The trail flattened out for a while before resuming the ascent at an easier pace.<\/p>\n

Bradley Mountain’s summit was now only a mile NW.\u00a0 For the first time, the American Dingo began getting glimpses of it from small openings in the forest.\u00a0 Bradley Mountain<\/span><\/a> (9,292 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was just a big hill!\u00a0 Didn’t look difficult at all.<\/p>\n

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Bradley Mountain<\/strong> (L) from the W slope of HP8518<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bradley Mountain summit<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks NW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Still below and W of the knobs, the trail began turning NNW.\u00a0 Lupe came to a flat corridor between conifer forest on the R (E) and aspens on the L (W).\u00a0 The corridor soon widened out into a big meadow providing the first truly unobstructed views of her objective.<\/p>\n

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On the level corridor between the aspens and conifers. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Entering the meadow. Bradley Mountain<\/strong> dead ahead! Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail vanished.\u00a0 Ahead, the meadow sloped downward.\u00a0 Rather than lose elevation, Lupe turned NE toward some tall trees.\u00a0 After a short rest in the shade, she continued up to the ridgeline the knobs were strung out along, picking up the trail again on the way.<\/p>\n

The ridge was open where Loop reached it, already N of HP8518<\/span><\/strong> and a couple of other knobs.\u00a0 HP8825<\/span><\/strong>, the last of the big knobs was now visible directly ahead.\u00a0 The trail aimed toward it, but well before getting there, went over to the W side of the ridgeline and descended to another part of the big meadow.<\/p>\n

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Finally up on the ridge the knobs were strung out along. HP8825<\/span><\/strong> (R) ahead! Bradley Mountain<\/strong> (L). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About to drop down to the meadow again. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looper lost maybe 60 feet of elevation before the trail leveled out.\u00a0 Soon she was climbing again.\u00a0 When the trail returned to the ridgeline NW of HP8825<\/span><\/strong>, Lupe was overjoyed!<\/p>\n

SPHP, look!\u00a0 A glacier!<\/em><\/p>\n

Streaking toward the Bradley Mountain Glacier, the American Dingo was off like a shot.\u00a0 Seconds later, she was there, enthusiastically rolling and thrashing about on the soft, cold snow of a big snowbank melting into a pond.<\/p>\n

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Ecstasy on the Bradley Mountain Glacier<\/strong>! Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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So much better!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Feeling a little hot, were you, aye, Loop?<\/em><\/p>\n

You try climbing mountains in July wearing a fur coat, SPHP!\u00a0 You’ll see!<\/em><\/p>\n

Climbing steadily, the trail continued up a little valley above the glacier.\u00a0 It soon veered W out onto a grassy, gently sloping bench on the upper S face of Bradley Mountain.\u00a0 Only 200 feet below the summit now, the trail continued W, seemingly uninterested in going there.\u00a0 However, it looked like Lupe could scramble N up to rock outcroppings along the E ridge, cutting some distance off a final assault on the summit.<\/p>\n

Refreshed by her glacier experience, the Carolina Dog went for it.<\/p>\n

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On the sloping bench of the S face only 200 feet below the summit. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heading higher! Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plenty steep, but perfectly doable.\u00a0 Some loose soil and rock near the top, but Lupe got there.<\/p>\n

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Up on the E ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Dingo’s eye view of the Bradley Mountain Glacier<\/strong>. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bradley Mountain’s E ridge was quite narrow where Loop reached it.\u00a0 A little gnarlier than expected, too.\u00a0 However, the view to the W was most encouraging.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog wasn’t far from the summit now, and only a little lower.<\/p>\n

Destined for success, Lupe headed WNW.\u00a0 At one point she had to drop a little down the N side of the ridge to get past a sharp drop, but after that, the terrain wasn’t as rocky and began to broaden out.\u00a0 Suddenly, all that remained was a short grassy stroll to the high point.<\/p>\n

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Summit<\/strong> (R of Center) bound! Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Glancing back as the E ridge broadens out. HP8825<\/span><\/strong> (L of Center) in the foreground. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Almost there! Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7-9-21, 12:29 PM, 70\u00baF –<\/em> Lupe came up Bradley Mountain<\/span><\/a> (9,292 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> from the ESE, arriving almost immediately at the true summit, situated close to the SE end of a summit region roughly 5 acres in size.\u00a0 Most of the mountaintop consisted of a rolling sagebrush meadow that sloped gradually down toward the NW.\u00a0 A band of trees stood along the N edge.<\/p>\n

Directly over the true summit, a 12 foot tall metal framework supported a single large solar panel used to power a communications site.\u00a0 Beneath it was a small well-constructed cairn.<\/p>\n

Although Bradley Mountain hadn’t been a rugged or difficult peak at all, roughly 3,400 feet of elevation had been gained over the course of 3 miles.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP were both ready for a good long break.\u00a0 While SPHP checked out the cairn, the American Dingo relaxed in the shade cast by the solar panel.<\/p>\n

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By the cairn at the true summit<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Taking it easy on Bradley Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cairn was hollow.\u00a0 Removing one of the two rocks serving as a roof revealed an upside down tin can painted red.\u00a0 The sight brought a flood of emotion.<\/p>\n

Loopster!\u00a0 Guess what?\u00a0 Richard Carey<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has been here!\u00a0 Remember Cathedral Mountain?<\/em><\/p>\n

Up in the Brooks Range in Alaska, SPHP?\u00a0 Of course, I do!\u00a0 Oh, that was a glorious day!\u00a0 What a magnificent mountain!<\/em><\/p>\n

No understatement there. \u00a0Cathedral Mountain<\/strong><\/span><\/a> had been where Lupe first encountered one of Richard Carey’s signature red tin cans back in 2017.\u00a0 Lifting it, SPHP wasn’t surprised to see a jar containing a small red spiral notebook, a pen, and a pencil.\u00a0 Sure enough, the first entry in this little registry was by Richard Carey.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Gosh, Loop!\u00a0 If we’d been here less than a year ago, we could have met Richard Carey.\u00a0 And Shelley Rogers was with him!<\/em><\/p>\n

Shelley Rogers?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes.\u00a0 Remember the Chandalar Shelf not too far from Atigun Pass?<\/em><\/p>\n

Where we were going to climb Table Mountain<\/span><\/a> (6,314 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, but had to turn back due to rain and fog, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yeah.\u00a0 Richard and Shelley climbed Table Mountain together, too.\u00a0 There’s a picture of Shelley on Peakbagger.com standing next to a cairn up there that’s as tall as she is.\u00a0 I looked at that picture so many times before we made our trivial attempt, that I almost expected we would find Shelley still standing there, if we had made it to the top.<\/em><\/p>\n

The registry contained only one other entry.\u00a0 Dustin Erickson<\/strong><\/span><\/a> had been here on 6-1-21.\u00a0 SPHP added Lupe’s name before returning the registry to the jar and hiding it under the red tin can back inside the cairn.<\/p>\n

For an hour, Loop and SPHP remained there beneath the solar panel.\u00a0 Every now and then the Carolina Dog had to move a little to stay in the shade.\u00a0 She munched at her Taste of the Wild or tried to doze while SPHP muttered away.<\/p>\n

Funny, isn’t it, Loop?<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, yes!\u00a0 Absolutely hilarious!\u00a0 Care to mention what you’re talking about, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

All the names we see on Peakbagger.com.\u00a0 Thousands of them!\u00a0 At first, they’re all meaningless, but over time, some stand out.\u00a0 Usually because we’ve been to some of the same places.\u00a0 Like our first ill-fated peakbagging hero, Edward Earl<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, or Tim Worth<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!\u00a0 Not always, though.\u00a0 Yet after a while you start to feel like you somehow know these people, almost like they’re personal friends, even though we’ve never met or had any contact.<\/em><\/p>\n

Haven’t we exchanged a few emails with Richard Carey, SPHP?\u00a0 I know we did!<\/em><\/p>\n

True enough.\u00a0 Smart guy!\u00a0 Richard’s been to many exotic places, knows a lot of history, and writes extremely accurate trip reports.\u00a0 But I’m not just talking about Mr. Carey, but the whole peakbagging “community”, if you want to call it that.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, we know Jobe Wymore<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> and Dave Covill<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, SPHP!\u00a0 And they’re both terrific!\u00a0 No doubt there are lots of great individuals, and canines I might add, out wandering in the mountains like us.\u00a0 Glad they’re not all here right now, though!\u00a0 We like it remote and secluded, don’t we?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yeah, most of the time.\u00a0 Sometimes fun to have company.<\/em><\/p>\n

We’re always together, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n

True dat, sweet puppy!<\/em><\/p>\n

Bradley Mountain was quiet enough.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the morning’s white sky had foretold the situation.\u00a0 A smoky haze was in all directions, and getting worse, carried in on a SW breeze.\u00a0 Grand Teton<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (13,770 ft.<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/span> had been faintly visible far to the N when Lupe first reached the summit, but no sign of it now.<\/p>\n

Regardless, it was about time for a tour of the summit region.\u00a0 Splendid mountains everywhere, but the smoke was bad enough to significantly degrade all views.\u00a0 A glimpse of relatively nearby highlights was about it.\u00a0 These included Ferry Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,612 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, a distinctive light gray ridge to the NW, the S end of the Palisades Reservoir to the W, and Stewart Mountain<\/span><\/a> (10,103 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> to the S.<\/p>\n

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Setting off on the summit tour. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View to the NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Near the N end. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ferry Peak<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Palisades Reservoir<\/strong>, dimly seen down by Alpine. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stewart Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7-9-21, 1:59 PM<\/em> – During the 1.5 hours Loopster had been up on Bradley Mountain the SW breeze had kicked up to more of a wind, and the air seemed to be getting smokier by the minute.\u00a0 Once again, the Carolina Dog sat by the cairn at the true summit.<\/p>\n

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Back at the true summit<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Guess this is about it, huh, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

The way this smoke is looking, maybe in more ways than one, Looper.\u00a0 But you’re right, it’s time.\u00a0 Onward!\u00a0 Puppy, ho!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Starting down. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The descent via the same route went fine, fast and easy until SPHP made a change.\u00a0 Lupe was already clear down to the small valley the use trail had crossed on the way up, when SPHP decided that maybe going down the valley would be better than following the ridge.<\/p>\n

Huge mistake!\u00a0 Started out OK, but soon Lupe was plunging steeply through thick vegetation neck high on SPHP.\u00a0 Slow, miserable!\u00a0 Thankfully, the American Dingo didn’t cliff out.\u00a0 The jungle ordeal seemed endless, but the situation eventually improved.<\/p>\n

Finally popping out on Greys River Road 200 yards W of the RAV4, a steady stream of pickups and ATV’s roaring by kicked up clouds of dust during the hot trudge along the road.\u00a0 (End 5:56 PM, 87\u00baF)<\/em><\/p>\n

All the dispersed camping sites along the Greys River were taken this late in the day.\u00a0 What now?\u00a0 Lupe still had plans in the Wyoming Range.\u00a0 Last year, the smoke from wildfires farther W hadn’t chased Loop out of Montana until August 10th.\u00a0 Seemed incredible it could be happening a whole month earlier here in Wyoming in 2021, yet the smoke was bad in Alpine.<\/p>\n

Too hot down here in any case.\u00a0 In the end, SPHP drove all the way back to the Kilgore Creek trailhead near Hoback Peak<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0where Lupe had been 2 nights ago.<\/p>\n

7-10-21, 7:18 AM, 46\u00baF, Kilgore Creek trailhead<\/em> – Precisely as feared, too smoky!\u00a0 The Wyoming Range had to be abandoned.\u00a0 Entering Pinedale an hour later, even the Wind River Range was enveloped in haze.\u00a0 Far to the NE, the Bighorn Range became Plan B.\u00a0 By mid-afternoon, Lupe was there.\u00a0 N of the Owl Creek Mountains, the sky had been an encouraging blue again.<\/p>\n

Loopster spent the rest of the afternoon and evening at the Lake Point picnic ground overlooking Meadowlark Lake.\u00a0 Just before sunset, she took the short trail up to High Park Lookout<\/span><\/a> (9,477 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Bighorn Range<\/strong> from High Park Lookout<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Patches of snow were visible up on the big peaks along the spine of the Bighorns.\u00a0 Some haziness up there, but not too bad yet.\u00a0 However, the blue skies W of the Bighorns had already vanished during the few hours spent at Lake Point.\u00a0 Smoke to the S, even some to the E, and a big plume heading this way out of the NW.<\/p>\n

Sorry, Lupe.<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s over, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yup.\u00a0 Don’t think there’s any sense in waiting around.\u00a0 Likely to be worse by morning.<\/em><\/p>\n

Half an hour later, SPHP briefly parked the RAV4 at Powder River Pass.\u00a0 Back to the WNW, a red sun sank into the murk, and was gone.<\/p>\n

Now what, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

This is it, Looper.\u00a0 Your Summer of 2021 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming is over.\u00a0 We’re heading home.<\/em><\/p>\n

But it isn’t even mid-July yet, SPHP!\u00a0 Summer can’t be over!<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, it’s not!\u00a0 Looks like a long, hot, dry one still ahead.\u00a0 We’ll clean up and rest up at home, then figure out what to do.\u00a0 In the meantime, pray for a big monsoon to put out the fires out W.<\/em><\/p>\n

Heh.\u00a0 How likely was that?\u00a0 Not very, but hope springs eternal.\u00a0 The American Dingo wasn’t giving up on the summer of 2021, certainly not yet!\u00a0 (End, 7-11-21, 1:12 AM, home)<\/em><\/p>\n

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On Bradley Mountain<\/strong>, Wyoming Range, Wyoming 7-9-21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Days 17-19 of Lupe’s 2nd Summer of 2021 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming! 7-8-21, 2:37 PM, E of Alpine – Only a few dispersed camping sites here, but the luck of the Dingo held!\u00a0 15 minutes after arriving, the tattooed lady with two kids who were collecting seashells abandoned the best spot, allowing SPHP to seize … Continue reading Bradley Mountain, Wyoming Range, Wyoming (7-9-21)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36924,"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":[105,1492,106,26,104,275,1488],"class_list":["post-36927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1416","tag-american-dingo","tag-bradley-mountain","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-lupe","tag-wyoming","tag-wyoming-range"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1383-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\/36927","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=36927"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39213,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36927\/revisions\/39213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}