{"id":5247,"date":"2016-04-08T08:10:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T14:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=5247"},"modified":"2019-04-15T21:05:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:05:10","slug":"to-the-wildcat-hills-of-nebraska-with-mountaineer-jobe-wymore-4-2-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=5247","title":{"rendered":"To the Wildcat Hills of Nebraska with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (4-2-16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lupe was back, and that meant she already had good news!\u00a0 There were a few more inches of snow around than when Lupe had been here on Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 164 just 4 days ago, but once again the G6\u00a0had made it to\u00a0the intersection of Six Mile Road and USFS Road No. 301.1A\u00a0(4-1-16, 11:06 AM, 32\u00b0F),\u00a0only 0.33 mile E of Copper Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>The good news was that there was now absolutely no question whether it would be\u00a0possible to get\u00a0up on the summit of\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Odakota Mountain<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,200 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0tomorrow morning.\u00a0 Odakota Mountain was just a couple of miles\u00a0away from the G6 as the roads went, and SPHP believed\u00a0the G6 could get even closer.<\/p>\n<p>Although it wasn&#8217;t really necessary for Lupe&#8217;s\u00a0updated scouting report, Lupe and SPHP went on to climb both Odakota Mountain and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=19814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copper Mountain<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,920 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5214\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0594.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5214\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0594-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Advanced scout Lupe dashes ahead on Six Mile Road. She loved the several inches of new snow. Fortunately, there hadn't been enough new snow to prevent the G6 from reaching the area.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0594.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0594.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0594.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0594.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0594.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Advanced scout Lupe dashes ahead on Six Mile Road. She loved the several inches of new snow. Fortunately, there hadn&#8217;t been enough new snow to prevent the G6 from reaching the area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5215\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0595-e1550946181126.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5215\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0595-e1550946181126-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0595-e1550946181126.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0595-e1550946181126.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0595-e1550946181126.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0595-e1550946181126.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe on her way up Odakota Mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5216\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0596.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5216\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0596-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe at the summit cairn on Odakota Mountain. Photo looks NNW.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0596.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0596.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0596.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0596.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0596.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe at the summit cairn. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5217\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0597.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5217\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0597-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Advance scout Lupe happy to be able to report that getting to the summit cairn on Odakota Mountain was fun and easy! Photo looks S.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0597.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0597.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0597.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0597.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0597.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Advance scout Lupe happy to be able to report that getting to the summit cairn on Odakota Mountain was fun and easy! Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5218\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0598.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5218\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5218\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0598-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Even the deadfall timber on Odakota Mountain looked better with a little more snow on it. Photo looks W.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0598.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0598.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even the deadfall timber on Odakota Mountain looked better with a little more snow on it. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5219\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0600-e1550946254335.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5219\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0600-e1550946254335-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0600-e1550946254335.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0600-e1550946254335.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0600-e1550946254335.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0600-e1550946254335.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odakota Mountain as seen from Copper Mountain. Snow always makes mountains look more impressive! Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5220\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0601.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5220\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0601-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Harney Peak (7,242 ft.) (L of center) from Green Mountain. Sylvan Hill (7,000 ft.) is the high ridge on the R. Photo looks SE.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0601.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0601.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0601.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0601.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0601.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harney Peak<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,242 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L of center) from\u00a0Copper Mountain. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sylvan Hill<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,000 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is the high ridge on the R. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe&#8217;s updated scouting trip had been necessitated by a 3 hour rain\u00a0at Lupe&#8217;s home on Wednesday morning, 3-30-16.\u00a0 To add insult to injury, the following day, Thursday, 3-31-16,\u00a0featured a series of intermittent mini-blizzards as squall lines repeatedly passed through the Black Hills region all day long.\u00a0 It was impossible to know how much snow had fallen at over 7,000 ft. without coming here again today.\u00a0 Lupe didn&#8217;t mind in the least.\u00a0 She was having fun!<\/p>\n<p>The amount of new snow\u00a0near Odakota Mountain was perfect!\u00a0 Enough to beautify the mountains, yet not enough to prevent\u00a0easy access.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP were excited and pleased!<\/p>\n<p>Back at home, SPHP served as Lupe&#8217;s secretary and\u00a0emailed out\u00a0her updated Odakota road condition report to the interested party.\u00a0 &#8220;It&#8217;s ON! &#8230; Meet as previously planned.&#8221;\u00a0 The response came a short time later. \u00a0&#8220;Perfect!\u00a0 This is EXACTLY what I wanted to hear! &#8230; Looking forward to making this happen, Jobe Wymore&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The next morning (4-2-16), Lupe and SPHP were waiting for Jobe at Medicine Mountain Road 2 miles S of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/crazyhorsememorial.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Crazy Horse<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Within 30 minutes, Jobe arrived in a rented silver vehicle that was an absolute BEAST!\u00a0 High clearance, 4WD, huge knobby tires.\u00a0 SPHP should have known.\u00a0 The quote on Jobe&#8217;s\u00a0Peakbagger.com account homepage read &#8220;The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare. &#8211; Juma Ikaanga, 2:08:01 marathoner.&#8221;\u00a0 Jobe was ready for anything.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes later, with the G6 safely ditched a few miles in on Medicine Mountain Road, Lupe and SPHP joined Jobe in the BEAST.\u00a0 Before long it was parked at the junction of Six Mile Road and USFS Road No. 693 near Odakota Mountain.\u00a0 Lupe, Jobe &amp; SPHP began the 0.5 mile, snowy trek to the summit of Odakota.<\/p>\n<p>On 3-26-16, Jobe Wymore had selected Lupe to serve as his local peakbagging expert after seeing that she had been to Odakota Mountain several times.\u00a0 He had\u00a0emailed Lupe.\u00a0 All he ready wanted to know was how much snow there was, and whether or not the roads were open.\u00a0 Lupe emailed back that she would find out.\u00a0 That&#8217;s how Lupe came to be Jobe&#8217;s advanced scout.<\/p>\n<p>Jobe lives in the Portland, Oregon area and had already bought a plane ticket to Denver.\u00a0 His main peakbagging objectives were <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=31730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wildcat Mountain<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,025 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hogback Mountain<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,062 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in the Wildcat Hills S of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.\u00a0 However, if Odakota Mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota was accessible, he wanted to drive\u00a0the extra 200+ miles N to ascend it, too.<\/p>\n<p>SPHP hadn&#8217;t initially recognized Jobe Wymore&#8217;s name.\u00a0 A day or two after Lupe had promised Jobe she would check out conditions near Odakota Mountain, SPHP finally looked <a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=20823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Jobe Wymore<\/span><\/strong><\/a> up on peakbagger.com.\u00a0 It was an eye-opener.\u00a0 Jobe was not your average, casual day-hiking peakbagger like Lupe and SPHP.\u00a0 Jobe was a real mountaineer!<\/p>\n<p>Over 2,400 ascents, over 1,300 different mountains climbed, 205 ascents of <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=5447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grandeur Peak<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(8,299 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> over 19 years, and 600 ascents of <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=28471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malans Peak<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,960 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0alone in\u00a0less than a 2.5 year period.\u00a0 Jobe had climbed the highest mountains in all 50 U.S. states including <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/Peak.aspx?pid=271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denali<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(20,310 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in Alaska.\u00a0 All but 6 of them, <em>twice<\/em>.\u00a0 The <em>lowest<\/em> peak in his top 10 summits by elevation was <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/Peak.aspx?pid=2829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mt. Whitney<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(14,495 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the highest peak in the lower 48 U.S. states.<\/p>\n<p>It went on &#8211;\u00a0successful summits in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Mexico, Guatemala, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, and Australia.\u00a0 Jobe had been up extremely remote peaks including <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mt.<\/strong> <\/a><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angayukaqsraq<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4,700 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> in NW Alaska, and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/Peak.aspx?pid=496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mt. Bona<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(16,500 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> in SE Alaska.\u00a0 Jobe had been to the highest points in every <em>county<\/em> of Wisconsin, Colorado, North Dakota, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Jobe had climbed with other people whose names SPHP did recognize from Peakbagger.com &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Edward Earl<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dick Ellsworth<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=2284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Covill<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greg Slayden<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=2736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gustav Sexauer<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=3555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Steve Mueller<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, meeting Jobe was like meeting a celebrity.\u00a0 Lupe wasn&#8217;t fazed.\u00a0 Carolina Dogs are celebrities themselves!\u00a0 Soon advanced scout and Black Hills peakbagging expert Lupe was posing with peakbagger extraordinaire and mountaineer Jobe Wymore at the summit of Odakota Mountain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5222\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0603.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5222\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0603-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe and Jobe Wymore arrive at the summit cairn on Odakota Mountain. Photo looks N.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0603.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0603.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0603.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0603.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0603.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe and Jobe Wymore arrive at the summit cairn on Odakota Mountain. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5223\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0608-e1550946350760.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0608-e1550946350760-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0608-e1550946350760.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0608-e1550946350760.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0608-e1550946350760.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0608-e1550946350760.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrities Jobe and Lupe on Odakota. It was a great moment for both! Jobe said Odakota Mountain had been on his list of places to go for 20 years. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Odakota Mountain is the 2nd highest in all of South Dakota at 7,200 feet, the mountain is kind of a mess covered with deadfall timber.\u00a0 There are still enough trees around to interfere with the views in every direction at the top.\u00a0 SPHP was a little afraid that someone of Jobe&#8217;s vast experience might find Odakota disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>Jobe&#8217;s reaction was surprising.\u00a0\u00a0For a few moments he was entranced.\u00a0 He said he had been meaning to climb Odakota for 20 years.\u00a0 For Jobe, it was a beautiful moment, the\u00a0fulfillment of a long held ambition.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP were glad Jobe liked\u00a0Odakota Mountain and the Black Hills.\u00a0 Jobe wanted to visit a\u00a0couple more peaks in the few hours he had remaining before having to head\u00a0S to Nebraska.\u00a0 Lupe, Jobe and SPHP went to nearby Copper Mountain, which isn&#8217;t as high as Odakota, but has a\u00a0better viewpoint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5224\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0609.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5224\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0609-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe and Jobe on Copper Mountain with Odakota (L) in the background. Photo looks SW.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0609.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0609.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0609.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0609.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0609.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe and Jobe on Copper Mountain with Odakota (L) in the background. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5226\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0613-e1550946431234.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0613-e1550946431234-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0613-e1550946431234.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0613-e1550946431234.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0613-e1550946431234.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0613-e1550946431234.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jobe on Copper Mountain. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5227\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0618.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5227\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5227\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0618-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Looking SE at Harney Peak (7,242 ft.) from Copper Mountain.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0618.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0618.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0618.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0618.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0618.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking SE at <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harney Peak<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,242 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> from Copper Mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There were lots of places Lupe would have liked to take Jobe in the Black Hills, but Jobe&#8217;s time was very limited.\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=55907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cicero Peak<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,166 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, S of Custer, SD has a 1.5 mile long\u00a0access road (USFS Road No. 338), which goes almost all the way to the top.\u00a0 The road was closed, but Jobe had time to hike it with Lupe and SPHP.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe enjoyed trotting along on and off the road,\u00a0while Jobe and SPHP were engaged in conversation.\u00a0 Jobe was full of fascinating tales about people and mountains.\u00a0 SPHP recognized some names and places, but knew nothing about many others.<\/p>\n<p>Jobe told of a mountaintop\u00a0writhing with baby rattlesnakes emerging from a\u00a0huge den at the summit.\u00a0 He had stories about a life-threatening storm on <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/Peak.aspx?pid=496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mt. Bona<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(16,500 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in Alaska, and being forced to turn back on 3 separate occasions by weather on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=8594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Aconcagua<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(22,841 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the highest peak in the Andes of South America.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most riveting tale of all was about the tragic death of <a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Edward Earl<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Edward drowned on 6-19-15 while attempting to cross the Jago River in NE Alaska after\u00a0two failed attempts at climbing <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mt. Isto<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(8,976 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the high point of the Brooks Range.\u00a0 Although Jobe had not been on that trip, Jobe personally knew Edward Earl and all three of the friends that had been with him on that fateful day.<\/p>\n<p>It was all so interesting, that SPHP failed to take any photos, except at the top of Cicero Peak, and then forgot all about the camera case.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5228\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0621.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5228\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5228\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0621-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Jobe scratches Lupe's chin in exchange for guide services rendered coming up to the summit of Cicero Peak. A bit more to the left, Jobe. Ahh, that feels good! Photo looks N.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0621.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0621.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0621.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0621.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0621.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jobe scratches Lupe&#8217;s chin in exchange for guide services rendered coming up to the summit of Cicero Peak. A bit more to the left, Jobe. Ahh, that feels good! Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After climbing Cicero Peak, Jobe&#8217;s\u00a0few hours\u00a0in the Black Hills were up.\u00a0 He had to head S to the Wildcat Hills of Nebraska to complete his main peakbagging objectives of this trip before flying back home\u00a0late\u00a0tomorrow afternoon.\u00a0 Even though Jobe had to leave the Black Hills, Lupe&#8217;s adventures with Jobe weren&#8217;t over yet!\u00a0 Jobe didn&#8217;t mind if Lupe and SPHP tagged along and went to the Wildcat Hills, too.<\/p>\n<p>So, Lupe and SPHP in the G6, followed by\u00a0Jobe in the BEAST, headed S for Scottsbluff, Nebraska.\u00a0 The drive went through desolate, sparsely populated SW South Dakota and NW Nebraska.\u00a0 It was the sort of territory Lupe and SPHP love.\u00a0 Unspoiled vistas of hills and prairies for SPHP, and an abundance of cows and horses to bark furiously at for Lupe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5229\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0624.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5229\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5229\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0624-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe on her cow and horse lookout perch in the G6 while enjoying the journey to the Wildcat Hills.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0624.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0624.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0624.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0624.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0624.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe on her cow and horse lookout perch in the G6 while enjoying the journey to the Wildcat Hills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After gassing up in Scottsbluff, Jobe took the lead in the BEAST, with Lupe and SPHP following in the G6.\u00a0 Jobe drove through Scottsbluff and\u00a0Gering,\u00a0continuing S on 4-lane Highway 71.\u00a0 A couple of miles S of the Scotts Bluff\/Banner County Line, Jobe turned W on County Road No. 40.\u00a0 After a mile, it turned SW for a short distance before\u00a0dead-ending at a yellow house, apparently the only home served by County Road No. 40.<\/p>\n<p>Jobe knew that this house was the home of Richard Archer, who refers to himself as either &#8220;Arch&#8221; or &#8220;The Bluffman&#8221;.\u00a0 Arch is actually a tenant and not the owner of the property, but both Arch and the owner are not only tolerant of respectful hikers, but curious and friendly toward them as well.\u00a0 Wildcat Mountain and Hogback Mountain are both\u00a0on the owner&#8217;s ranchlands.<\/p>\n<p>There was no answer when Jobe knocked on the door.\u00a0 Since it was late afternoon already, the plan had been to get permission from Arch to come back and climb Wildcat and Hogback Mountains in the morning.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Arch wasn&#8217;t home.\u00a0 Jobe needed paper to write a note to leave at the house.\u00a0 By the time SPHP returned with the paper, Jobe had a new idea.<\/p>\n<p>Although it was fairly late in the day, there were still probably a good 3 hours of daylight left.\u00a0 Would Lupe and SPHP be willing to climb Wildcat and Hogback Mountains now?\u00a0 The whole round trip was only about 5 or 6 miles, give or take a little.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP were fine with that.\u00a0 Sure!\u00a0 Sounds realistic.\u00a0 Maybe we can even get some sunset shots from Hogback Mountain?<\/p>\n<p>Jobe wrote out two notes, one to leave on the door of the house and one on the dashboard of the BEAST.\u00a0 As soon as they were in place, Lupe, Jobe &amp; SPHP headed\u00a0out through a pasture behind the house.\u00a0 A faint road lead WSW for a while before being forced to turn S by a ravine to the W.<\/p>\n<p>The climb was gradual at first, but became steeper as the road continued on.\u00a0 Eventually, the road played out.\u00a0 A muddy single track trail continued S, climbing at a moderately steep pace.\u00a0 There was an incredible amount\u00a0of cactus around, but amazingly, Lupe didn&#8217;t seem bothered by it.\u00a0 She trotted right along with SPHP, following Jobe up.<\/p>\n<p>When the trail reached the S end of the ravine to the W,\u00a0the trail\u00a0more or less\u00a0disappeared too.\u00a0 The summit of Wildcat Peak was now just 0.5 mile to the W.\u00a0 Lupe, Jobe, and SPHP followed a long slope up the mountain.\u00a0 The very last part was a steep little climb up to a flat, roomy summit.\u00a0 Jobe made it up there first, followed by Lupe and SPHP a couple minutes later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5231\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0626.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5231\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5231\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0626-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe reaches the top of Wildcat Mountain! Her next objective, Hogback Mountain, is seen just a mile to the NW.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0626.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0626.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0626.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0626.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0626.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe reaches the top of Wildcat Mountain! Her next objective, Hogback Mountain, is seen just a mile to the NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5230\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0625.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5230\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5230\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0625-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"USGS benchmark on Wildcat Mountain.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0625.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0625.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0625.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0625.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0625.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USGS benchmark on Wildcat Mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5232\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0629-e1550946525271.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5232\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0629-e1550946525271-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0629-e1550946525271.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0629-e1550946525271.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0629-e1550946525271.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0629-e1550946525271.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peakbagging buddies Lupe &amp; Jobe on Wildcat Mountain. The USGS benchmark is seen on the ground in front of Jobe. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5233\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0630.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5233\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0630-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Presumably a weather station near the SE end of the Wildcat Mountain summit area. Photo looks SE.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0630.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0630.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0630.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0630.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0630.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Presumably a weather station near the SE end of the Wildcat Mountain summit area. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5234\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0631.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5234\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5234\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0631-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The view to the N.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0631.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0631.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0631.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0631.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0631.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view to the N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5235\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0632.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5235\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5235\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0632-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Jobe at the W end of the Wildcat Mountain summit area. Hogback Mountain, the most prominent peak in Nebraska, and single main objective of Jobe's trip, is seen behind him now just a mile off to the NW. (Prominence is a measure of the minimum elevation one would have to lose crossing land or water to reach a higher place.)\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0632.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0632.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0632.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0632.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0632.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jobe at the W end of the Wildcat Mountain summit area. Hogback Mountain, the most prominent peak in Nebraska, and single main objective of Jobe&#8217;s trip, is seen behind him now just a mile off to the NW. (Prominence is a measure of the minimum elevation one would have to lose crossing land or water to reach the start of a climb to a higher place.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After 10 minutes or so spent enjoying the views up on Wildcat Mountain, the slanting rays of the sun indicated it was time to press on to Hogback Mountain, now just a mile away to the NW.\u00a0 There were small cliffs on the NW side of Wildcat Mountain, and larger ones to the S.\u00a0 Everyone had to go back to the NE end of the summit area to lose a little elevation before turning W along the rather steep N slope.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t too far down to the long ridge\u00a0NW of\u00a0Wildcat Mountain that led to Hogback Mountain.\u00a0 SPHP was a little slow coming down, but Lupe and SPHP soon\u00a0caught up with Jobe, who was waiting on the ridge.\u00a0 The way ahead looked easy!\u00a0 Jobe and SPHP pressed onward.<\/p>\n<p>Poor Lupe didn&#8217;t.\u00a0 She wasn&#8217;t coming.\u00a0 She didn&#8217;t bark; she didn&#8217;t whine.\u00a0 She just sat silently on the snow being left behind.\u00a0 Jobe noticed first.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5236\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0633.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5236\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5236\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0633-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Suffering Lupe on the ridge NW of Wildcat Mountain, seen in the background. Cactus had turned her into Tenderpaw Lupe. The American Dingo couldn't go on to Hogback Mountain. It hurt, and just wasn't fun anymore.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0633.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0633.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0633.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0633.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0633.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suffering Lupe on the ridge NW of Wildcat Mountain, seen in the background. Cactus had turned her into Tenderpaw Lupe. The American Dingo couldn&#8217;t go on to Hogback Mountain. It hurt, and just wasn&#8217;t fun anymore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cactus had finally gotten to Lupe.\u00a0 Jobe and SPHP returned to her.\u00a0 Several times, Jobe and SPHP inspected all her paws and pulled fine little cactus spines out of them.\u00a0 Lupe started onward again a couple of times, but she didn&#8217;t get far.\u00a0 Cactus loaded with more sharp spines were practically everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Back home in her Black Hills of South Dakota, Lupe has become a local peakbagging expert.\u00a0 Most places in the Black Hills, except at lower elevations near the prairie\u00a0or toward the drier southern hills, there aren&#8217;t any cactus, or very few.\u00a0 Here in the Wildcat Hills of Nebraska, the cactus infested\u00a0ridge\u00a0had reduced\u00a0the intrepid American Dingo\u00a0to just Tenderpaw Lupe.<\/p>\n<p>The cactus were terrible.\u00a0 Lupe kept stopping.\u00a0 She was done.\u00a0 She didn&#8217;t whine.\u00a0 She just sat there and lifted one paw up to SPHP and Jobe asking for help.\u00a0 As far as Lupe was concerned, the Wildcats and Hogs could have these hills!\u00a0 SPHP told Jobe to go on.\u00a0 SPHP would start back to Arch&#8217;s house with Lupe.\u00a0 Jobe asked if SPHP was sure?\u00a0 Absolutely!\u00a0 Jobe had come all this way to climb Hogback Mountain.\u00a0 He had to go while there was still light.\u00a0 Jobe took off running.<\/p>\n<p>SPHP picked Lupe up.\u00a0 No doubt the most reliable route back was the known route Lupe had taken to get here.\u00a0 However, that meant climbing back up to go around the steep N slope of Wildcat Mountain.\u00a0 Even though it was a bit risky, SPHP decided to carry Lupe downhill to the NE.\u00a0 SPHP would try to stay up on the ridge as long as possible before descending down into the steep\u00a0Badlandy cedar breaks below.\u00a0 Maybe it wouldn&#8217;t even be necessary?<\/p>\n<p>It was.\u00a0 The ridge finally ran out.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP had already lost quite a bit of elevation.\u00a0 Hopefully, there would be a way through in the\u00a0big gullies\u00a0down below.\u00a0 This was badlands type terrain,\u00a0a land of narrow, very steep-sided ravines.\u00a0 If Lupe and SPHP could lose enough elevation, the ravines would ultimately empty out onto wide open flatlands near Arch&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p>SPHP found a way down to the bottom of a ravine.\u00a0 It continued to lose elevation at a rapid pace.\u00a0 The ravine was choked with\u00a0cedar trees, making it difficult to force a way through.\u00a0 The real danger, though, was that there might be a 10 foot drop along the way, with no safe way down.\u00a0 That would have forced a climb back out.\u00a0 Fortunately, it didn&#8217;t happen.\u00a0 There were a few 4-6 foot drops along the way, but Lupe and SPHP managed to scramble down each time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5237\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0634.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5237\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0634-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe on the steep side of the cedar breaks N of Wildcat Mountain. At least there wasn't much cactus down here. She was willing to trot along on her own power part of the time.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0634.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0634.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0634.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0634.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0634.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe on the steep side of the cedar breaks N of Wildcat Mountain. At least there wasn&#8217;t much cactus down here. She was willing to trot along on her own power part of the time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The damp, muddy ground down at the bottom of the ravines was friendlier to Lupe&#8217;s paws.\u00a0 For one thing, there wasn&#8217;t nearly so much cactus down here.\u00a0 There was still some, but it wasn&#8217;t everywhere.\u00a0 Part of the time\u00a0Lupe was willing to trot along on her own power.\u00a0 It was generally slow going fighting through the\u00a0cedar trees in the narrow gullies, but Lupe and SPHP continually made progress.\u00a0 Gradually, the ravine was getting bigger.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, Lupe and SPHP both heard it &#8211; a human voice.\u00a0 It was Jobe!\u00a0 Jobe was looking for Lupe somewhere up above.\u00a0 SPHP shouted back.\u00a0 Soon Jobe was in view close by a little higher up.\u00a0 Jobe joined Lupe and SPHP.\u00a0 It was kind of amazing.\u00a0 SPHP hadn&#8217;t told Jobe which way SPHP intended to take Lupe on the way back.\u00a0 Jobe had followed footprints in the patches of snow, though, to pick up the general direction.<\/p>\n<p>It hardly seemed like Jobe would have had enough time to get to Hogback Mountain and way back here already.\u00a0 Had he made it?\u00a0 Jobe had.\u00a0 In fact, he had explored all three high points in contention for being the true summit.\u00a0 In Jobe&#8217;s opinion, the middle one was the highest.\u00a0 SPHP felt rather sorry that Jobe couldn&#8217;t have had much time to enjoy the summit he had come all this way to see, but it was very kind of Jobe to come back so fast to help Lupe.<\/p>\n<p>For a while Jobe and SPHP took turns carrying Lupe.\u00a0 Occasionally, Lupe went short stretches under her own power.\u00a0 Jobe&#8217;s superior physical conditioning enabled him to carry Lupe longer, farther and faster than SPHP could.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5238\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5238\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5238\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Jobe to the rescue! Lupe gets one of many free rides from Jobe down in the cedar breaks N of Wildcat Mountain.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jobe to the rescue! Lupe gets one of many free rides from Jobe down in the cedar breaks N of Wildcat Mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5239\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0636-e1550946623689.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0636-e1550946623689-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0636-e1550946623689.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0636-e1550946623689.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0636-e1550946623689.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0636-e1550946623689.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jobe looking a bit tired, but Lupe seems plenty comfy getting carted around. SPHP hopes she doesn&#8217;t think she&#8217;s going to get carried everywhere from now on!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5240\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0637.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5240\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0637-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Jobe had forgotten to change shoes back at the BEAST. He didn't have his usual hiking boots on. The cactus spines were occasionally getting through his shoes! SPHP seriously hoped that Jobe wasn't going to go lame, too. Alternating between carrying Lupe and Jobe would have made for a very long trek back to Arch's house!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0637.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0637.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0637.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0637.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0637.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jobe had forgotten to change shoes back at the BEAST. He didn&#8217;t have his usual hiking boots on. The cactus spines were occasionally getting through his shoes! SPHP seriously hoped that Jobe wasn&#8217;t going to go lame, too. Alternating between carrying Lupe and Jobe would have made for a very long trek back to Arch&#8217;s house!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cedar break ravines\u00a0were getting bigger and wider.\u00a0 After\u00a0carrying Lupe\u00a0through the winding ravines for a while, Jobe spotted the faint road to Arch&#8217;s house just up a short slope to the E.\u00a0 Soon Lupe, Jobe and SPHP were up there.\u00a0 Arch&#8217;s house was in view no more than 0.5 mile ahead across gently sloping pastureland.\u00a0 Funnel Rock could be seen to the SE.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5242\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0639.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5242\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5242\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0639-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"After escaping from the cedar breaks, Arch's house was in view ahead. Photo looks ENE using the telephoto lens.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0639.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0639.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0639.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0639.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0639.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After escaping from the cedar breaks, Arch&#8217;s house was in view ahead. Photo looks ENE using the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5241\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0638.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5241\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5241\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0638-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Funnel Rock (Center) as seen from the NW. It is just a short distance W of Hwy 71, about 0.75 mile S of the turn W on County Road No. 40 to Arch's house.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0638.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0638.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0638.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0638.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0638.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Funnel Rock (Center) as seen from the NW. It is just a short distance W of Hwy 71, about 0.75 mile S of the turn W on County Road No. 40 to Arch&#8217;s house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Between Jobe and SPHP, Lupe got carried the entire rest of the way back to Arch&#8217;s house.\u00a0 The Bluffman was home!\u00a0 He had seen Jobe&#8217;s notes.\u00a0 Arch invited Jobe, Lupe and SPHP in.<\/p>\n<p>For maybe 45 minutes, Lupe, Jobe and SPHP got acquainted with The Bluffman.\u00a0 The house was very rustic.\u00a0 It was filled with animal heads, antlers, rattlesnake skins mounted on boards, and beard balls.\u00a0 A self-extracted tooth dangled on dental floss.\u00a0 It was easy to imagine The Bluffman as a character straight out of the Old West.\u00a0 He looked plenty tough enough to have fit right in with the pioneers on the Oregon and Mormon Trails along the North Platte River 160 years go.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe was happy laying on the floor listening to the conversation, while giving her sore paws a break.\u00a0 SPHP asked about rattlesnakes?\u00a0 Yes, there were plenty in the area.\u00a0 The Bluffman didn&#8217;t like to kill them unless they were near the house.\u00a0 These hills were their home, too, after all.\u00a0 The Bluffman had something like 14 rattlers that had strayed too close in the freezer!\u00a0 The Bluffman mentioned elk, eagles, coyotes, mountain lions, and all kinds of smaller creatures living in these hills.<\/p>\n<p>The Bluffman asked if Jobe and SPHP had any money?\u00a0 He offered to sell elk antlers, and a turkey claw back scratcher he had made himself.\u00a0\u00a0Arch makes a variety of frontier-days type items to supplement his income.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5243\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0640.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5243\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0640-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Arch with the turkey claw back scratcher he made. From the looks of it, SPHP would rate it industrial strength. Lupe, always the enterprising Carolina Dog, can help you obtain one from The Bluffman at a reasonable markup, of course. Lupe is betting there isn't anyone on your Christmas list that already has one!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0640.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0640.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0640.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0640.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0640.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arch with the turkey claw back scratcher he made. From the looks of it, SPHP would rate it industrial strength. Lupe, always the enterprising Carolina Dog, can help you obtain one from The Bluffman at a reasonable markup, of course. Lupe is betting there isn&#8217;t anyone on your Christmas list that already has one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the time came to go, SPHP asked Arch if he would mind letting Lupe get a photo taken with him?\u00a0 He not only didn&#8217;t mind, he went and put on his finest 3 skunk-tail hat for the occasion.\u00a0 It was already getting so dark out the photos turned out rather grainy and fuzzy (learn to use the flash, SPHP!), but they are still kind of unique.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5244\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0641.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5244\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5244\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0641-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe and Arch, The Bluff Man, outside his home in the Wildcat Hills of NE.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0641.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0641.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0641.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0641.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0641.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe and Arch, The Bluffman, outside his home in the Wildcat Hills of NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5245\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0642.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5245\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5245\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0642-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Tenderpaw Lupe with The Bluff Man and Mountaineer Jobe Wymore in the Wildcat Hills of Nebraska.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0642.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0642.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0642.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0642.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0642.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tenderpaw Lupe with The Bluffman and Mountaineer Jobe Wymore in the Wildcat Hills of Nebraska.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5246\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0643.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5246\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5246\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0643-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Jobe and Arch outside Arch's home. Arch has rented this place for 10 years now. He really loves nature and this quiet life in the Wildcat Hills.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0643.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0643.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0643.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0643.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0643.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jobe and Arch outside Arch&#8217;s home. Arch has rented this place for 10 years now. He really loves nature and this quiet life in the Wildcat Hills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arch had sure lived up to his reputation as a friend to hikers and peakbaggers\u00a0interested in Wildcat\u00a0and Hogback mountains.\u00a0 He had treated Lupe, Jobe and SPHP very kindly.\u00a0 Meeting him and seeing his home had been quite a pleasure, and an unusual experience to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Out in the driveway, after Arch had gone inside the house, it was time to say goodbye to Lupe and SPHP&#8217;s new friend Jobe Wymore.\u00a0 Jobe only had 2.5 hours sleep in the past two days, and must have been exhausted.\u00a0 He needed to check into his motel in Gering, and get some sleep before starting on his way back to Denver and then home in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe&#8217;s time with Jobe had sure been fun!\u00a0 (At least up until the whole cactus ordeal, and even then Jobe had been a true friend.)\u00a0 It had certainly been a memorable day from start to finish.\u00a0 Jobe and SPHP said goodbye, then Jobe came around to pet Lupe already relaxing on her soft perch in the G6.\u00a0 The BEAST then took Jobe away along dusty County Road No. 40 back to the highway.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Lupe and SPHP will see Jobe again some day, but who knows when?\u00a0 If so, you can be certain there will be more American Dingo adventures\u00a0in store!<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5238\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5238\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Jobe carries Lupe in the cedar breaks N of Wildcat Mountain, NE 4-2-16\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0635.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>After Lupe&#8217;s adventure with Jobe Wymore in the Wildcat Hills, she emailed him asking how he first got interested in climbing mountains.\u00a0 &#8220;I guess in its simplest terms it had a tad to do with as a young lad stumbling upon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Everest-Expedition-Ultimate-Reinhold-Messner\/dp\/0718212185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Expedition to the Ultimate<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Reinhold Messner, and just having the stars align after that.\u00a0 A person&#8217;s most devoted undertakings in life are seldom drawn up by one moment, but rather that one moment being polluted and molded into something substantial.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=5292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Next Adventure<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=12445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mount Powell, Montana with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (7-20-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=12497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Naya Nuki Peak &amp; Sacagawea Peak, Montana with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (7-21-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=10406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Crazy Peak, Montana on the Verge of EPIC with Mountaineer Jobe Wymore (7-22-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Want more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose\u00a0from\u00a0Lupe&#8217;s <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=3964\">Black Hills Expeditions Adventure Index<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=5609\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2016 Dingo Vacation to Western Nebraska Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=138\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dingo Vacations Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a> or <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Master Adventure Index<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0Or subscribe free\u00a0to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">new Lupe adventures<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lupe was back, and that meant she already had good news!\u00a0 There were a few more inches of snow around than when Lupe had been here on Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 164 just 4 days ago, but once again the G6\u00a0had made it to\u00a0the intersection of Six Mile Road and USFS Road No. 301.1A\u00a0(4-1-16, &hellip; 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