{"id":42356,"date":"2022-12-09T08:10:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T15:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=42356"},"modified":"2024-02-16T21:02:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T04:02:38","slug":"observation-peak-snake-river-range-wyoming-6-25-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=42356","title":{"rendered":"Observation Peak, Snake River Range, Wyoming (6-25-22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Day 10 of Lupe&#8217;s Summer of 2022 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7:34 AM, <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">8844<\/span><\/strong> on Wolf Mountain&#8217;s NE ridge<\/em> &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ll be ready pretty quick, Looper!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Carolina Dog was already ready.\u00a0 She watched patiently, though, as SPHP disassembled, then packed up her tiny house.\u00a0 The morning air was wonderfully cool and clear.\u00a0 Not a cloud in the sky!\u00a0 Nearby, the E face of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Wolf Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,483 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was brightly illuminated.\u00a0 Yesterday evening, Lupe had visited the summit.<\/p>\n<p>Before long, it was <em>Onward!\u00a0 Puppy, ho!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42306\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42306\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4982-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4982-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4982-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4982-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4982-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4982-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Wolf Mountain<\/strong> from <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">8844<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heading W around the N side of Wolf Mountain, the forest was full of huge snow banks.\u00a0 Snow covered long sections of Trail No. 062, slowing SPHP&#8217;s progress, and making the route difficult to follow.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Lupe was doing great!\u00a0 The American Dingo seemed energized.\u00a0 For the first time on this backpacking trip, Loop didn&#8217;t hang back playing her stalking game, instead keeping right up with SPHP, or leading the way.<\/p>\n<p>Upon reaching the W side of Wolf Mountain, Trail No. 062 turned SW.\u00a0 A steady, snow-free, descent to Red Pass ensued.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42307\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42307\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4983-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4983-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4983-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4983-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4983-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4983-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading down to <strong>Red Pass<\/strong> (beyond Lupe). Snowy <strong>Indian Peak<\/strong> (R) in the distance. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arriving at Red Pass, Lupe paused briefly to take in the view S toward the N end of the Salt River Range.\u00a0 She then followed the trail NW, as it began to loop up onto the ridge W of the pass.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42308\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42308\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4984-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4984-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4984-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4984-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4984-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4984-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Red Pass<\/strong> W of Wolf Mountain. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42309\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4985-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4985-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4985-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4985-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4985-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4985-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>N end of the Salt River Range<\/strong> (L) from <strong>Red Pass<\/strong>. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back on a snowy N slope again, SPHP lost the trail.\u00a0 Lupe rediscovered it before reaching the crest of the ridge.\u00a0 Once on top, Trail No. 062 began winding W along the ridge, often staying N of the crest.\u00a0 Loop enjoyed a terrific view of the Teton Range from open ground overlooking huge meadows, but came to forested stretches, too.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42310\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42310\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4986-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4986-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4986-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4986-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4986-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4986-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>W of Red Pass<\/strong>. <strong>Grand Teton<\/strong> (R). Photo looks N with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As awesome as the views were, Lupe was far more interested in a herd of giant deers in one of the meadows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42312\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42312\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4989-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4989-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4989-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4989-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4989-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4989-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple of giant deers with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even out in the open, the trail was sometimes hidden beneath enormous snowdrifts melting away beneath the dazzling late June sun.\u00a0 Lupe liked crossing them.\u00a0 Hitting a high point early on W of Red Pass, Trail No. 062 began a gradual descent, interrupted periodically by short climbs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42311\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4987-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4987-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4987-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4987-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4987-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4987-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crossing a snowdrift. <strong>Indian Peak<\/strong> (L). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42313\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42313\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4991-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4991-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4991-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4991-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4991-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4991-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following the ridge. Top of <strong>Indian Peak<\/strong> (L), <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Winding W along the ridge more than 1.5 miles beyond Red Pass, Trail No. 062 then curved NW, starting a steeper, more prolonged, descent.\u00a0 Near the bottom, a snowmelt pond appeared.\u00a0 Instead of continuing down to it, the trail curved W again, going past a little glen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42315\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4993-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4993-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4993-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4993-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4993-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4993-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The snowmelt pond. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Wha&#8217;dya think, Loop?\u00a0 We&#8217;re almost down to the upper Dog Creek valley.\u00a0 This looks like a good spot to set up your tiny house to me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nice and secluded, but it&#8217;s only noon, SPHP!\u00a0 Aren&#8217;t we going any farther?\u00a0 I thought we were going to climb another mountain today?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yeah, we are, Loop, but I&#8217;d sure like to ditch some of this gear.\u00a0 Think we&#8217;re close enough to where we&#8217;re going now to get there and back before dark.\u00a0 In fact, if we don&#8217;t ditch this gear before we have to start climbing, it will slow me down so much that we may not get to another summit today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Well, if that&#8217;s what you need to do, then do it, SPHP!\u00a0 Fine with me!\u00a0 By the way, where are we trying to get to today?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kind of depends on how it goes, Looper.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=17377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Observation Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,960 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is our main objective, but if it seems out of reach, we might have to settle for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=100063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Indian Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,683 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, since it&#8217;s closer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1:14 PM, near the upper Dog Creek valley<\/em> &#8211; SPHP had the tiny house set up again.\u00a0 Sleeping bags and whatever else was heavy and expendable were stashed inside.\u00a0 Time to press on!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42314\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42314\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4992-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4992-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4992-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4992-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4992-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4992-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to set out from the resurrected tiny house. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heading W from the tiny house, the trail descended another 40 feet.\u00a0 A flat, open plain in the upper Dog Creek valley was ahead.\u00a0 Crossing 2 tiny streams, Lupe roamed WNW over the plain.\u00a0 She soon reached a larger tributary of Dog Creek.\u00a0 A short distance beyond it, a trail headed SW.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42316\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4994-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4994-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4994-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4994-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4994-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4994-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entering the <strong>upper Dog Creek valley<\/strong>. <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong> (R of Center) ahead. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42317\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42317\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4995-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4995-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4995-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4995-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4995-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4995-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wading in the larger tributary of<strong> Dog Creek<\/strong>. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This new trail was Trail No. 009.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=100063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> showed it climbing up and over a steep ridge 0.33 mile NNW of Indian Peak.\u00a0 This same ridge was also Lupe&#8217;s intended route to Observation Peak, so following this trail seemed like a sensible thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>Crossing the big tributary of Dog Creek again, Trail No. 009 curved NW, and soon began slanting up an open slope.\u00a0 Gaining 200 feet of elevation, it then turned SW into a forested valley full of snow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42318\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4996-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4996-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4996-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4996-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4996-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4996-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trail No. 009 vanishes beneath the snow. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From the amount of snow visible ahead, following the trail up onto the ridge N of Indian Peak suddenly no longer seemed viable.\u00a0 Abandoning No. 009, Lupe headed W into the forest.<\/p>\n<p>The plan was to get to the ridge N of Indian Peak by the shortest route possible.\u00a0 After an initial climb, Lupe roamed through a large, relatively flat region of snowy woods, eventually emerging on a snow-covered plain just E of the ridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42319\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4997-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4997-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4997-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4997-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4997-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4997-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading W after abandoning Trail No. 009. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42351\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4998-1-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4998-1-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4998-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4998-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4998-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4998-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A snowy slope higher. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42321\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4999-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4999-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4999-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4999-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4999-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_4999-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching the ridge between <strong>Indian Peak<\/strong> and <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42322\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42322\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5000-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5000-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5000-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5000-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5000-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5000-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the snowy plain below the ridge. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ridge was such a steep climb that SPHP ventured up toward the NW where snow-free terrain provided better traction.\u00a0 A rest break was in order once up on top.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42323\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5001-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5001-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5001-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5001-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5001-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5001-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Relaxing on the ridge. <strong>Indian Peak<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe had reached the ridgeline only a little S of <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Following the broad ridge N after her break, a moderate rate of climb through mostly open forest got the Carolina Dog up to <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong> without any difficulties.\u00a0 Next to a small area of flat, bare ground, a huge snowbank wrapped around the N and E edges, providing big views in those directions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Wolf Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,483 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, where Loop had set out from this morning, and the long ridge she had traveled from Red Pass on the way here, were of particular interest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42324\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42324\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5002-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5002-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5002-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5002-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5002-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5002-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Wolf Mountain<\/strong> (L of Center) in the foreground from <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Forest hid the views to the S and W, but exploring <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong>&#8216;s W slope, an opening was found where <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=17377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Observation Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,960 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was in sight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42325\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42325\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5003-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5003-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5003-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5003-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5003-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5003-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Observation Peak<\/strong> (Center) from the upper W slope of HP9582. <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks W with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Observation Peak was now only 1.25 miles W, but the American Dingo faced a fair amount of up and down along the ridge leading to it.\u00a0 The next objective was <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Continuing down <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong>&#8216;s W slope, Loop quickly broke out of the forest, coming to nicely rounded, open terrain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42326\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42326\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5004-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5004-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5004-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5004-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5004-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5004-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading for <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong> (L). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arriving at the saddle leading to <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong>, SPHP got the brilliant idea that unnecessary elevation gain could be avoided by traversing the S slope.\u00a0 Worked great until Lupe ran into a rock slide, which made it easier to simply climb to the top of <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42327\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5005-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5005-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5005-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5005-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5005-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5005-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the <strong>saddle leading to HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong> (Center). Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42328\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5006-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5006-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5006-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5006-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5006-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5006-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rock slide on <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span>&#8216;s SSW slope<\/strong>. <strong>Observation Peak<\/strong> (L). Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Being forced higher was a good thing.\u00a0 The views from <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong> were wonderful!\u00a0 Snow-clad <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=100063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Indian Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,683 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> looked beautiful to the SSE.\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Peak<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=100039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9708<\/span><\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=59475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Red Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,771 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> strung out along the ridge S of it were lovely, too.\u00a0 Off to the W was a great look at both Observation Peak and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=86367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Obs Benchmark<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,935 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42329\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42329\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5007-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5007-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5007-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5007-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5007-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5007-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong>. <strong>Indian Peak<\/strong> (L), <strong>Peak <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9708<\/span><\/strong> and <strong>Red Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42352\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5008-1-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5008-1-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5008-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5008-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5008-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5008-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Obs Benchmark<\/strong> (L) and <strong>Observation Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trek W along the ridge leading to Observation Peak from <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong> was gorgeous!\u00a0 The S slopes were nearly all snow-free.\u00a0 The N slopes still harbored extensive snow fields, which Lupe sometimes had to cross.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42331\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5009-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5009-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5009-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5009-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5009-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5009-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following the ridge to <strong>Observation Peak<\/strong> (R). <strong>Obs Benchmark<\/strong> (L). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42332\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5010-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5010-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5010-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5010-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5010-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5010-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crossing a snow field. <strong>Observation Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Near the end, Loop came to a signpost half-buried in a large snow field, the only sign she had seen since leaving the Dog Creek trailhead 2 days ago.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t much farther to Observation Peak now.\u00a0 From a little rise, a trail was seen heading up a moderately steep, rounded slope.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah!\u00a0 Pure cake!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42333\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5011-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5011-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5011-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5011-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5011-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5011-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the rare sign post. <strong>Observation Peak<\/strong> (R). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42334\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5013-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5013-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5013-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5013-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5013-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5013-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Got it made in the sunshine now, SPHP! C&#8217;mon, let&#8217;s get there!<\/em> Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>5:41 PM, 66\u00baF, 5mph SW breeze, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=17377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Observation Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,960 ft.)<\/span><\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Conditions were ideal when the American Dingo arrived on a 300 foot long, 20 &#8211; 25 foot wide, summit ridge running E\/W.\u00a0 This open ridge was wider and rounded toward the E, narrower and somewhat rocky W.<\/p>\n<p>Scraggly trees ran along the N side about 2\/3 of the way toward the W.\u00a0 Near the tallest of these trees, big sticks were piled at the true summit, almost on top of a cairn harboring a clear plastic jar with a blue lid.\u00a0 Only an old photo film container was visible inside.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42335\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At <strong>Observation Peak&#8217;s true summit<\/strong>. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42340\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42340\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5019-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5019-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5019-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5019-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5019-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5019-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The plastic jar inside the summit cairn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Congratulations, Looper, on your successful ascent of Observation Peak!\u00a0 After our ghastly start two days ago, I wasn&#8217;t so certain I&#8217;d ever have the pleasure of shaking your paw here!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Persistence, SPHP!\u00a0 I&#8217;ll do most anything for a chocolate coconut bar!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Well, you&#8217;re in luck, sweet-tooth puppy!\u00a0 Happen to still have one in the pack.\u00a0 C&#8217;mon, let&#8217;s pick a spot to rest where there aren&#8217;t so many trees.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Grabbing the plastic jar from out of the cairn, SPHP led Lupe out to the W end of the summit ridge.\u00a0 The views were fabulous!\u00a0 After sharing the much anticipated chocolate coconut bar, Lupe curled up on SPHP&#8217;s lap.\u00a0 Far to the NNE, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Grand Teton<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13,770 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mount Owen<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(12,928 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> dominated what could be seen of Wyoming&#8217;s famous Teton Range.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42337\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5016-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5016-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5016-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5016-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5016-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5016-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Grand Teton<\/strong> (L of Center) from the break spot. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42343\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5022-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5022-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5022-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5022-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5022-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5022-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zoomed in on <strong>Grand Teton<\/strong> (Center) and <strong>Mount Owen<\/strong> (R). Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Lupe relaxed, SPHP removed the film cannister from the plastic jar, and opened it.\u00a0 Within were only 2 carefully folded pieces of paper.\u00a0 One was sopping wet and barely legible.\u00a0 SPHP could make out only &#8220;2020&#8221; and &#8220;Sketchy climb up from the NW.\u00a0 Scintillating view!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The other paper was merely damp.\u00a0 Dated way back on July 4, 1996, it was much more legible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42336\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5015-scaled-e1670103933750.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5015-scaled-e1670103933750.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5015-scaled-e1670103933750.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5015-scaled-e1670103933750.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5015-scaled-e1670103933750.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5015-scaled-e1670103933750.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Observation Peak was apparently Peak No. 504 for someone from Idaho Falls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Weary after a 3 day march to get here, Lupe and SPHP remained seated out near the W end of the summit ridge for quite a while.\u00a0 Magnificent mountain scenery was on display in all directions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=86367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Obs Benchmark<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,935 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, with a sheer N face, was the most intriguing of the relatively nearby peaks.\u00a0 A long ridge extending toward it clearly dropped sharply away before connecting to it.\u00a0 Probably not easy to get to Obs Benchmark from here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42338\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5017-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5017-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5017-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5017-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5017-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5017-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Obs Benchmark<\/strong> (L). A sliver of the <strong>Palisades Reservoir<\/strong> is visible (R). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a while, SPHP managed to summon enough energy to get up and stroll about to gaze more intently on some of the other views.\u00a0 Loopster was willing to tag along, but generally preferred to lay down whenever SPHP paused somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>From the E end of the summit ridge, the ridge Lupe had followed from <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0to get here was in sight.\u00a0 Wolf Mountain and Indian Mountain were clearly lower than Observation Peak, but on the SE horizon was a peak that was definitely higher.\u00a0 SPHP didn&#8217;t realize it at the time, but that was probably <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hoback Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(10,862 ft)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Lupe had been there!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42341\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5020-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5020-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5020-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5020-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5020-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5020-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Wolf Mountain<\/strong> (L) beyond <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9600<\/span><\/strong> &amp; <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong>, <strong>Indian Peak<\/strong> (R), and <strong>Hoback Peak<\/strong> (R) on the horizon. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Stewart Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(10,103 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and the N end of the Salt River Range were far to the S, well beyond a line consisting of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=59475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Red Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,771 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Peak<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=59473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9736<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=59474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Deadhorse Peak<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,767 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Only the top of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=17305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bradley Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9,292 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was visible at mid-range between them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42347\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42347\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5026-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5026-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5026-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5026-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5026-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5026-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Red Peak<\/strong> (L), top of <strong>Bradley Mountain<\/strong> (L of Center) beyond Lupe, <strong>Stewart Mountain<\/strong> (R of Center) on the horizon, <strong>Peak 9736<\/strong> (R), and <strong>Deadhorse Peak<\/strong> (far R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back and forth along the summit ridge multiple times, so much to see!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42344\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5023-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5023-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5023-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5023-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5023-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5023-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Peak <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9618<\/span><\/strong> (L of Center), <strong>Grand Teton<\/strong> (far R). Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42346\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42346\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5025-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5025-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5025-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5025-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5025-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Relaxing at the W end again. <strong>Peak <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9618<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sun was sinking.\u00a0 Still going to be up for a while, but getting back to the tiny house would take a while, too.\u00a0 Lupe returned briefly to the true summit, then relaxed once more back at the fabulous viewpoint near the W end of the summit ridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42345\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42345\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5024-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5024-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5024-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5024-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5024-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5024-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back at the <strong>true summit<\/strong>. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42348\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42348\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5027-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5027-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5027-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5027-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5027-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5027-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final moments on <strong>Observation Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>7:00 PM<\/em> &#8211; Sadly, as always, precious time had flown.\u00a0 On this glorious evening, Lupe left Observation Peak heading down the E slope, back the way she&#8217;d come.\u00a0 Although tired, her entire return was one marvelous scene after another.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42349\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5028-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5028-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5028-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5028-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5028-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5028-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Descending from Observation Peak. <strong>Lake Basin<\/strong> (foreground), Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once back to <strong>HP<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9582<\/span><\/strong>, the American Dingo varied her route.\u00a0 Descending a steep, open slope, she reached a saddle on the ridge going E.\u00a0 Here, a gendarme presented a tricky little scramble.\u00a0 Went just fine.\u00a0 No other obstacles lay beyond it.\u00a0 Loop was soon able to leave the ridge, roaming SE through meadows on a long descent into the upper Dog Creek valley.<\/p>\n<p>The sun was down, but there was still light in the sky when the weary Carolina Dog reached the tiny house again.\u00a0 What a day it had been!\u00a0 Lupe had made it to Observation Peak, her main objective.\u00a0 Even if she did nothing more than return to the RAV4 from here, this backpacking trip was now an official success.<\/p>\n<p><em>Great job, but you better sleep tight, Looper!\u00a0 You&#8217;re not done here in the Snake River Range quite yet!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42342\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5021-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42342\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5021-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5021-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5021-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5021-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5021-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5021-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5021-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On <strong>Observation Peak<\/strong>, Snake River Range, Wyoming 6-25-22<\/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=42429\" 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<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=42102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Adventure<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"background-color: transparent; text-align: inherit; font-size: 10pt;\">Want more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose from Lupe&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=46184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Summer of 2022<\/span> <\/strong><strong>Dingo Vacations to Wyoming, Canada &amp; Alaska Adventure Inde<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">x<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dingo Vacations Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Master Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Or subscribe free\u00a0to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>new Lupe adventures<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 10 of Lupe&#8217;s Summer of 2022 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming! 7:34 AM, HP8844 on Wolf Mountain&#8217;s NE ridge &#8211; I&#8217;ll be ready pretty quick, Looper! The Carolina Dog was already ready.\u00a0 She watched patiently, though, as SPHP disassembled, then packed up her tiny house.\u00a0 The morning air was wonderfully cool and clear.\u00a0 Not a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=42356\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Observation Peak, Snake River Range, Wyoming (6-25-22)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42348,"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":[1585],"tags":[105,106,26,104,1597,1595,275],"class_list":["post-42356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1585","tag-american-dingo","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-lupe","tag-observation-peak","tag-snake-river-range","tag-wyoming"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5027-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\/42356","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=42356"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51280,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42356\/revisions\/51280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}