Guy and I made a last minute plan to head up to Wyoming's Wind River Wilderness area. This is a first time for me into this spectacular area, which is filled with rugged glacier covered granite peaks, pristine alpine lakes, forests, and meadows. We drove up in 8 hours and did a 2 hour hike to Big Sandy Lake for our first night. The next day we hiked into the Cirque of the Towers, spent most of the day hanging around some lakes, streams, and waterfalls, as we marveled at the unique cliffs that beckon one to climb. The next day we hiked up and over Lizard Head Pass to Washikai Valley. As we entered the valley we got dumped on, but managed to find a house sized boulder to sleep under out of the rain and cold without even needing a tent to stay dry. The next day the clouds were low, and I wondered if we would hike through a blizzard, but the sky gradually cleared and we had a great hike up and over Washikai, down the other side, and back to the vehicle for a long day of hiking. All in all we probably hiked over 40 miles, with most of it in the 10K to 12K elevation. Then it was a long drive home that evening to get back around midnight.
Cirque
Photos below:
Warrior Peak with great clouds, but signalling a storm coming?!
Gloaming light with the Cirque in the background.
Sunrise on the Cirque.Lizard Head Peak.
Washikai Glacier and me crossing a snow field.
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