{"id":6030,"date":"2016-07-01T08:10:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T14:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=6030"},"modified":"2019-04-07T08:26:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T14:26:25","slug":"twin-peaks-laramie-mountains-wyoming-6-1-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=6030","title":{"rendered":"Twin Peaks, Laramie Mountains, Wyoming (6-1-16)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morning!\u00a0 (5:57 AM, 30\u00b0F)\u00a0 SPHP opened the door of the G6\u00a0to let Lupe out, and grabbed the boots left\u00a0outside on the ground\u00a0the previous evening in the hopes that they would dry out a little.\u00a0 SPHP’s boots had been soaking wet after spending much of the previous day hiking through snow drifts with Lupe on her fabulous day trip to Warbonnet Peak<\/a><\/span> (9,414 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and back.<\/p>\n

Well, that didn’t work.\u00a0 The boots weren’t dry.\u00a0 They weren’t soaking wet, either.\u00a0 Instead, they were frozen stiff.\u00a0 It was chilly out.\u00a0 Outside, there was frost on the picnic table.\u00a0 SPHP turned on the engine to warm things up, with the blower blasting the boots with\u00a0hot air to thaw them out.\u00a0 Lupe hopped back into the G6 to bask in the warmth.<\/p>\n

SPHP studied the maps.\u00a0 SPHP hoped Lupe would be able to climb two more mountains today.\u00a0 The original plan had been to go for Buffalo Peak<\/span><\/a> (9,387 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and then Squaw Mountain<\/span><\/a> (9,313 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, which were\u00a04 or 5\u00a0miles N\u00a0of the Campbell Creek campground where Lupe and SPHP had spent the night.\u00a0 The Peakbagger.com topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> showed a 4WD USFS Road No. 664 leaving Cold Spring Road (County Road No. 24), and leading after a few miles to a\u00a0trail going between the two mountains.<\/p>\n

However, SPHP had acquired a new map yesterday.\u00a0 The forest service personnel who had been reinstalling the campground sign (washed away by floods a few weeks ago), gave SPHP a “Motor Vehicle Use Map” for the Medicine Bow National Forest.\u00a0 It didn’t show the road\u00a0and trail leading between Buffalo Peak and Squaw Mountain at all.\u00a0 It did show something interesting, though.\u00a0 There was a trailhead along Cold Spring Road, and a Twin Peaks trail No. 618 leading right to Twin Peaks<\/span><\/a> (9,280 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Peakbagger.com topo map also showed Trail No. 618, but did not agree with the Motor Vehicle Use Map.\u00a0 The Peakbagger.com map\u00a0showed Trail No. 618 passing 0.5 mile N of the Twin Peaks summit.<\/p>\n

By the time SPHP’s boots had thawed out enough to become sopping wet again, and pliable enough to put on, Lupe had new plan for the day.\u00a0 She was going to find the Twin Peaks trailhead, and take Trail No. 618 to Twin Peaks.\u00a0 If there was enough time left in the day after that, she would try for Squaw Mountain.<\/p>\n

After breakfast, Lupe and SPHP left Campbell Creek campground.\u00a0 SPHP drove N on Cold Spring Road.\u00a0\u00a0Three miles N of the campground, SPHP saw a big empty parking lot next to the forest a little uphill and W of the road.\u00a0 There was no sign along the road, but SPHP turned in and parked anyway (8:25 AM).<\/p>\n

A small wooden sign, in deteriorating condition, still said clearly “Twin Peaks Trail No. 618”.\u00a0 The sign was\u00a0next to an old jeep\u00a0or ATV trail heading W from the parking lot.\u00a0\u00a0There was absolutely no other information around.\u00a0 This is it, Loop!\u00a0 Let’s get going!<\/em><\/p>\n

The old jeep trail went gradually up and over a low part of a ridge coming down from the SW.\u00a0 On the other side, a little over 0.5 mile from the trailhead, Lupe reached Roaring Fork Creek.\u00a0 Snow was still melting up in the mountains, so Roaring Fork Creek was living up to its name.\u00a0\u00a0The creek\u00a0wasn’t terribly large, but big enough so that SPHP started wondering how much of a problem creek crossings were going to be on Trail No. 618.<\/p>\n

SPHP needn’t have worried.\u00a0 Trail No. 618 never did cross Roaring Fork Creek even once, although it did cross\u00a0a few\u00a0much smaller tributaries, most of which were clearly seasonal in nature.\u00a0 None of the tributaries presented any problem.<\/p>\n

Lupe trotted along Trail No. 618, sniffing here and there, and making occasional short forays into the forest to investigate points of interest to American Dingoes.\u00a0 The trail went W\u00a0following the S side of the\u00a0creek\u00a0upstream, most of the time well above it.\u00a0 About where the trail had reached Roaring Fork Creek, the valley had narrowed and the forest had become denser.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP enjoyed a shady trek, with the pleasant sound of water tumbling over rocks below.<\/p>\n

Gradually, the trail became steeper.\u00a0 About 0.75 mile after reaching Roaring Fork Creek, Lupe came to an intersection.\u00a0 It was unmarked, of course.\u00a0 Here, the old jeep trail veered to the SW (L) and started climbing steeply.\u00a0 To the R, a single track trail led down a hill toward the creek.<\/p>\n

Decision time.\u00a0 Which way Lupe?\u00a0 <\/em>The Carolina Dog made no response.\u00a0 Instead, she looked expectantly up at SPHP.\u00a0 We better check the maps.\u00a0 Hang on a few minutes.\u00a0 <\/em>SPHP already knew what they would show.\u00a0 The old jeep trail to the L looked like it was heading in the direction shown on the Motor Vehicle Use Map directly to Twin Peaks.\u00a0 The single track trail continuing up Roaring Fork Creek was the route shown on the Peakbagger.com topo map.\u00a0 Depending on which map one looked at, both were supposedly Trail No. 618.<\/p>\n

Yep, that was what the maps showed alright.\u00a0 The Motor Vehicle Use Map showed almost no details.\u00a0 It was impossible to know if the jeep trail actually went up to the top of Twin Peaks or not.\u00a0 SPHP suspected it wouldn’t, although it\u00a0must\u00a0end somewhere not too far from the summit.<\/p>\n

The Peakbagger.com map showed the Roaring Fork Creek route would ultimately leave Lupe facing at least 0.5 mile of off-trail\u00a0bushwhacking going up the N slope of Twin Peaks.\u00a0 On the other hand, if Twin Peaks proved impossible to climb, Lupe’s alternative peak, Squaw Mountain, would be much closer.<\/p>\n

SPHP pondered for 10 minutes.\u00a0 Lupe\u00a0took the single track trail near Roaring Fork Creek.<\/p>\n

After going a little way on the single track trail, Lupe reached a barbed wire fence across it.\u00a0 A yellow sign said “Please Close The Gate”.\u00a0 The sign must not have been very effective.\u00a0 Sterner measures had been put in place.\u00a0 There was no gate.\u00a0\u00a0Only a fence.\u00a0 It ended at a rock formation a foot to the L of the trail.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP climbed over the rocks to get by.<\/p>\n

A little farther on, a more serious situation developed.\u00a0 The trail came to a marshy area with lots of little streams running through it.\u00a0 Crossing the area wasn’t a problem, but following the trail was.\u00a0 SPHP lost it completely.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe near one of the tributaries of Roaring Fork Creek. SPHP lost Trail No. 618 in this area, but Lupe soon found it again a little farther upstream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe soon found the trail again a little farther upstream, but from here on, the trail seemed to be seldom used.\u00a0 Most of the time it wasn’t hard to follow, but every so often, it faded away.\u00a0 SPHP lost the trail completely several times, but Lupe always came across it again.<\/p>\n

Trail No. 618 eventually began to climb well above the level of Roaring Fork Creek.\u00a0 The trail and creek started to diverge.\u00a0 The trail turned more to the WSW, while the creek angled NW.<\/p>\n

For\u00a0a long way up the creek valley, the only really view had been N toward Squaw Mountain on the opposite side of the valley.\u00a0\u00a0However, as Lupe\u00a0continued gaining elevation,\u00a0she now started seeing occasional glimpses of a\u00a0high point to the\u00a0S.\u00a0 A long, moderately steep, forested slope led up toward it.\u00a0 That high point had to be some part of Twin Peaks.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP took a break.\u00a0 SPHP needed to check the topo map to determine where Lupe should leave the trail.\u00a0 She would have to go S to start the climb up Twin Peaks.\u00a0 The topo map showed\u00a0that Lupe was approaching a saddle in the trail.\u00a0 To the N of it were some contours indicating minor high points.\u00a0\u00a0The trail’s\u00a0high point should be a good place to turn S.<\/p>\n

The trail leveled out slowly as it approached the saddle.\u00a0 Some fairly impressive rock outcroppings began appearing on the N side of the trail.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe reached the saddle.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Lupe nears the saddle area where she would have to leave Trail No. 618 to climb S up Twin Peaks. These rock formations a short distance N of the trail helped confirm Lupe’s location. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP went a little farther W on the trail.\u00a0 It started losing elevation at a pretty good clip.\u00a0 Yes, Lupe had made it to the saddle.\u00a0 No doubt about it.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP went back to the trail’s high point.\u00a0 It was time for Lupe to leave Trail No. 618.\u00a0 SPHP took one more look at the topo map.\u00a0 Lupe would be climbing the N slopes of Twin Peaks.\u00a0 The map seemed to indicate the climb would be easiest going around toward the NE side of the mountain.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP left Trail No. 618 going S.\u00a0 The ground\u00a0was almost level\u00a0close to the trail, but Lupe soon reached the beginning of the long slope upward.\u00a0 Nothing but forest could be seen above.\u00a0 Just like yesterday, during Lupe’s trip to Warbonnet Peak, this forest with a N exposure was full of snow.\u00a0 The snow was stacked in drifts 2 to 4 feet high.\u00a0 The long struggle up the mountain began.<\/p>\n

SPHP tried to angle toward the SE to get over to the NE slope of the mountain, as suggested by the topo map.\u00a0 The terrain didn’t want to cooperate.\u00a0 The easiest way up kept looking like it was farther to the W, where Lupe would be going up the NW side of the mountain.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP made forays to the E where possible, but the terrain always soon started looking easier back toward the W.<\/p>\n

Lupe was having a great time.\u00a0 The snow wasn’t a problem for her.\u00a0 SPHP made fewer attempts to go E, gradually giving\u00a0in to the terrain.\u00a0 Lupe was\u00a0destined to\u00a0climb Twin Peaks from the NW.<\/p>\n

Lupe climbed and climbed.\u00a0 Finally, she came to a more level area in the forest.\u00a0 A quick stroll led her to a rock formation.\u00a0 Now she could get a look at what was ahead.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Lupe reaches the first real viewpoint on her way up Twin Peaks from the NW. Photo looks SE toward the summit. Although hidden by trees in this photo, there was some very deep snow just to the L of the rocky ridge seen beyond Lupe on the R. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the rocks, Lupe could see the summit of Twin Peaks ahead.\u00a0 The\u00a0rest of the climb to the top didn’t look terribly long, but it was steeper than before.\u00a0 A\u00a0rough, stony ridge\u00a0rose from the NW almost to the top of the mountain, before turning E to the summit.\u00a0 Lupe could try to follow that ridge.\u00a0 Climbing directly up the steep, snowy, forested N slope\u00a0was the other option.<\/p>\n

After a short break, Lupe and SPHP left the rock formation.\u00a0 Lupe\u00a0lost a little elevation crossing a shallow saddle.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP stayed in the forest a little to the E of\u00a0the rough, stony ridge.\u00a0 The slope kept getting steeper and steeper, the higher Lupe went.<\/p>\n

SPHP decided Lupe should try to get up on the rough, stony ridge.\u00a0 Deep snowdrifts were in the shade of the NE side of the ridge.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP had to climb up over them to\u00a0reach the ridgeline.\u00a0 Lupe made it first.\u00a0 SPHP followed.<\/p>\n

SPHP wondered if the ridge would be too rough to follow.\u00a0 If Lupe had gotten on it a little lower down, it looked like it would have been.\u00a0 From where Lupe reached it, however,\u00a0the ridge\u00a0wasn’t hard to follow.\u00a0 There was little or no snow on the ridgeline.\u00a0 Lupe began to make rapid progress.<\/p>\n

Soon there were cliffs to the SW.\u00a0 Their height increased\u00a0as Lupe climbed.\u00a0\u00a0A huge view opened up to the S.\u00a0 The ridge turned E.\u00a0 Lupe was nearing the summit.\u00a0 Instead of\u00a0staying up on the highest rocks, Lupe and SPHP\u00a0traversed ledges slightly below and to the S of them.\u00a0 The ledges were 5 or 6 feet wide, and seemed safer than the rocks above, despite the cliffs\u00a0along the edge.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP proceeded carefully.\u00a0 Just short of the summit was a gap in the rocks.\u00a0 Beyond\u00a0the gap\u00a0was a wall of rock that looked like a potential problem.\u00a0 SPHP could get up it, but how was Lupe going to get up there?<\/p>\n

SPHP told Lupe to wait, and went closer to\u00a0get a better\u00a0look.\u00a0 Suddenly, a Carolina Dog appeared above!\u00a0 Lupe had found a way up on her own.\u00a0 She knew what she was doing.\u00a0 Now\u00a0it was\u00a0SPHP turn.\u00a0 SPHP had to\u00a0pass through a crack between two big rocks.\u00a0 The L boulder moved slightly as soon as SPHP touched it!\u00a0 It wasn’t completely stable.\u00a0\u00a0That was unnerving!<\/p>\n

SPHP pushed gently on the boulder again.\u00a0 Yes, it did move, and quite easily.\u00a0 It rocked back and forth.\u00a0 More\u00a0force\u00a0didn’t make it move any farther, though.\u00a0 It wasn’t going to fall,\u00a0its range of motion was quite limited.\u00a0 SPHP joined Lupe on top of Twin Peaks<\/span><\/a> (9,280 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe reaches the top of Twin Peaks<\/span><\/a> (9,280 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>! Squaw Mountain is on the L. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Right away, it was apparent that Lupe was at the true summit of Twin Peaks.\u00a0 The summit area was quite small, with cliffs to the N and S.\u00a0 The last part of Lupe’s climb had been from the W along the narrow rocky ridge and ledges.\u00a0 To the E, rocks went another 10 feet farther before reaching a drop off.<\/p>\n

Lucky, Lupe!\u00a0 Purely by accident, Lupe and SPHP had come up the NW spine of the mountain.\u00a0 From the top, it looked like the only possible route Lupe and SPHP could have managed.\u00a0 Lupe had made it, though!\u00a0 Now she had fabulous 360\u00b0 views, and a chance to rest while enjoying her peakbagging success.<\/p>\n

\"Buffalo<\/a>
Buffalo Peak (9,387 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L of Center) and Squaw Mountain (9,313 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (forested ridge with a high point near Lupe’s head) were originally supposed to be Lupe’s peakbagging goals this day. Photo looks NNE from Twin Peaks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking<\/a>
Looking SE from Twin Peaks toward territory familiar to Lupe! Laramie Peak<\/a><\/span> (10,272 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is seen on the far horizon on the R. Closer and farther to the R is Warbonnet Peak<\/a><\/span> (9,414 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, where Lupe and SPHP had been the day before. High Point 9310<\/span><\/strong> is on the far R.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\""Laramie\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\""<yoastmark\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\""<yoastmark\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Maybe Lupe didn’t like being up on the exposed rocks of the small summit area, or maybe she was simply ready for a break.\u00a0 After SPHP took a few photos of her on the summit, she\u00a0went down\u00a0to rest in\u00a0a slot below the highest rocks.<\/p>\n

The slot was a couple of feet wide and deep, 4 or 5 feet long,\u00a0and protected by rock on three sides.\u00a0 The only opening was toward the W.\u00a0 There was a little grass for Lupe to lay down on, and a bit of shade.\u00a0 Lupe tried to close her eyes and rest, but a fly kept harassing her.<\/p>\n

While Lupe snapped at the bothersome fly, SPHP tried to identify some of the surrounding mountains.<\/p>\n

\"Buffalo<\/a>
Buffalo Peak (9,387 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0looked like a forest fire had swept over it. Photo looks NNE using the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The high point on the R may be Buck Peak (9,061 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The conical mountain on the R may be Gunnysack (9,061 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NW using the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Lupe tries to rest in the safety of her slot in the rocks. Photo looks W at the rough, rocky ridge Lupe navigated on the way up. Sometimes she was up on top, but this high up she mostly followed rock ledges a bit lower down on the L (S).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the mysteries of Twin Peaks was why it was even called Twin Peaks.\u00a0 Lupe was clearly at the highest point on the mountain, with unobstructed views in every direction.\u00a0 Yet there didn’t seem to be any other similar peak nearby to\u00a0be its “twin”.\u00a0 There were\u00a0some lower\u00a0ridges of rounded\u00a0rocks\u00a0a little way E of the summit, but\u00a0they were close\u00a0enough so it was hard to consider them a separate peak.<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking at the E end of the summit area from the top. The lower ridges topped with rounded rocks seemed too close to be the “twin” of Twin Peaks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP decided High Point 9225<\/span><\/strong> to the SE had to be the twin, but it didn’t look like one at all, at least not from here.\u00a0\u00a0High Point 9225\u00a0was a much longer, flatter, broader\u00a0ridge.\u00a0\u00a0It\u00a0didn’t resemble the true summit where Lupe was one bit.<\/p>\n

\"High<\/a>
High Point 9225<\/span><\/strong>, seen as the long flat ridge going all the way across this photo in the foreground, didn’t look like a twin of Twin Peaks at all. Maybe it does from a different angle. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP remained up on Twin Peaks for around 45 minutes.\u00a0 As lovely as the views were,\u00a0the time came\u00a0to think about moving on.\u00a0 Squaw Mountain<\/span><\/a> (9,313 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0was next!\u00a0 Climbing Squaw Mountain didn’t look hard at all, but would take hours.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP took a last look around from Twin Peaks, before starting a careful descent.<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking WSW from Twin Peaks. Photo taken using the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Lupe stands at the summit of Twin Peaks, just above the slot in the rocks where she’d taken her rest break. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The American Dingo of Twin Peaks! Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At first, Lupe and SPHP retraced her route up on the way down.\u00a0 The narrow, rocky ridge presented no other obvious options.\u00a0 Eventually, though, Lupe got back down to more forgiving terrain.<\/p>\n

SPHP had seen some open ground way down in the valley to the NW of Twin Peaks.\u00a0 It was W and NW of the saddle where Lupe had left Trail No. 618.\u00a0 SPHP\u00a0suspected this open ground might lead far enough N to take Lupe around to the NW end of Squaw Mountain.\u00a0 After Lupe passed by the rock formation where she had gotten her first good look at the summit of Twin Peaks from the NW, Lupe and SPHP continued down trying to stay toward the NW.<\/p>\n

Somehow, it didn’t work.\u00a0 Much to SPHP’s surprise, Lupe arrived at Trail No. 618 again right back at the top of the saddle.\u00a0 Lupe needed to go N from here to get to the W end of Squaw Mountain.\u00a0 However, the big rock formation N of the trail hadn’t gone anywhere.\u00a0 To get around it, Lupe could either go W or E.<\/p>\n

SPHP decided Lupe should try going E.\u00a0 The plan was to turn N, and eventually NW going up the Roaring Fork Creek valley.\u00a0 Based on what had been seen from up on Twin Peaks, Lupe ought to find open ground somewhere W of Squaw Mountain.<\/p>\n

Working her way around to the N side of the big rock formation, Lupe gained a little elevation, and ran into more snow.\u00a0 Not as much snow as on the N slope of Twin Peaks, but enough to slow SPHP down.\u00a0 Deadfall timber was abundant, too.\u00a0 Progress wasn’t as fast as SPHP had hoped.<\/p>\n

The dense forest went on and on.\u00a0 Lupe did not come to open ground, even though she was getting closer and closer to the W end of Squaw Mountain.\u00a0 Now gradually losing elevation, the American Dingo came upon a series of small bright green openings in the forest.\u00a0 These bright green areas were swampy, full of shallow standing water and trickling little streams.\u00a0 The green openings were beautiful, but crossing them took time, as SPHP tried to avoid the wettest spots.<\/p>\n

In the end, Lupe reached a final bright green marsh, somewhat bigger than the others.\u00a0 She had made it back to Roaring Fork Creek, but much farther upstream than before.\u00a0 The creek flowed E in the forest a little beyond the N edge of the marsh.\u00a0 Lupe went to the far NW end.<\/p>\n

Lupe was now just S of the far W end of Squaw Mountain.\u00a0 It had taken longer to get here than SPHP had expected.\u00a0 Lupe hadn’t come to any easy open ground.\u00a0 Beyond the marsh, a damp, dank forest continued for who knew how much farther?<\/p>\n

There were still hours of daylight left.\u00a0 SPHP had no doubt Lupe would be able to get to the summit of Squaw Mountain before dark.\u00a0 That wasn’t good enough, though.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP weren’t at all equipped to spend a night on the mountain.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe would need\u00a0enough daylight\u00a0to find her way back to the trail through miles of trackless forest before dark.\u00a0 She wouldn’t have that much time.<\/p>\n

Lupe stood on a\u00a0rotting log at the edge of the forest.\u00a0 She was at her point of farthest advance.\u00a0 SPHP stared deeper into the forest, wistfully.\u00a0 Maybe\u00a0Lupe would come back again some day to climb Squaw Mountain.\u00a0 Or maybe this was it, her only chance, a moment passing into history.\u00a0 Sorry, Lupe, we aren’t going to make it this time.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe at her point of farthest advance on her way to Squaw Mountain. She is just S of the W end of it here. Photo looks NW into the damp, dank forest she would have had to travel through to continue. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Lupe reached the G6 again, it was 5:27 PM (65\u00b0F).\u00a0 Soon Lupe and SPHP were heading N on Cold Spring Road.\u00a0 Lupe’s trip to the Laramie Mountains was ending, but Lupe\u00a0and SPHP were\u00a0still having fun.\u00a0 The drive to Douglas was absolutely gorgeous.\u00a0 Mile after mile of\u00a0unspoiled classic western scenery.<\/p>\n

Pronghorn antelope and cows caught Lupe’s attention.\u00a0 Barkfest was on!\u00a0 Lupe sped past them all having the time of her life.\u00a0 In the rear view mirror, Squaw Mountain and Buffalo Peak\u00a0loomed impressively high and blue.<\/p>\n

Maybe some day.<\/p>\n

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Buffalo Peak & Twin Peaks in the Laramie Range of Wyoming (6-12-17 & 6-13-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Morning!\u00a0 (5:57 AM, 30\u00b0F)\u00a0 SPHP opened the door of the G6\u00a0to let Lupe out, and grabbed the boots left\u00a0outside on the ground\u00a0the previous evening in the hopes that they would dry out a little.\u00a0 SPHP’s boots had been soaking wet after spending much of the previous day hiking through snow drifts with Lupe on her … Continue reading Twin Peaks, Laramie Mountains, Wyoming (6-1-16)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[648],"tags":[105,106,26,655,104,11,642,275],"class_list":["post-6030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2016-laramie-mountains-wyoming","tag-american-dingo","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-laramie-mountains","tag-lupe","tag-peakbagging","tag-twin-peaks","tag-wyoming"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1219.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\/6030","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=6030"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21622,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6030\/revisions\/21622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}