My Journey
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ghostdancer
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We’re not traveling by vehicle, yet. We’re using air, bus, train, and rental cars. So, I don’t feel that we qualify to post trip reports here. After Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Malaysia, & Borneo were hoping to be in Australia where we want to purchase a vehicle to travel for an extended
period. Then I’ll have something to post.
ITTOG
Well-known member
Unless your trips are underground I think they apply.
Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
X2
No pressure, however I agree. Don’t get caught up in the terminology. Heck, I posted about a contract on the ocean, and no one complained.
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Ace.....nope.....
Jupiter58.....thanks.....
Ghostdancer.....I'd be interested in your story unless you're staying at Marriotts, wearing golf shirts, ironed slacks, and sneakers & sampling fine cuisines.....I like my dirtbags.....
ITTOG / PNWY.....I'm not getting the underground thing.....Turkey has an amazing cave system and if he's caving there, then I'm 100 % into his story.....
Arjan.....thanks.....the dogs are into it for sure.....but then they're into most anything as you well know.....they're Goldens.....
Once again the Jeep was our means of travel as we sought to explore more of the Wind River Mountain Range....
We headed back into the mountains..... and back into Shoshone National Forest.....
The road crossed many crystal clear streams.....
I found it nearly impossible not to stop at every single one, and to marvel at the beauty and the clarity of the now ice cold waters.....
The deer were abundant but that in no way diminished their beauty to me.....I never tire of veiwing any type of wildlife.....they are much like the mountains & the streams.....
As we drove higher into the mountains, on the north side of the slope, the pines grew dense, and in places the road was still frozen, and remnants of an earlier snowfall still remained.....
Jupiter58.....thanks.....
Ghostdancer.....I'd be interested in your story unless you're staying at Marriotts, wearing golf shirts, ironed slacks, and sneakers & sampling fine cuisines.....I like my dirtbags.....
ITTOG / PNWY.....I'm not getting the underground thing.....Turkey has an amazing cave system and if he's caving there, then I'm 100 % into his story.....
Arjan.....thanks.....the dogs are into it for sure.....but then they're into most anything as you well know.....they're Goldens.....
Once again the Jeep was our means of travel as we sought to explore more of the Wind River Mountain Range....
We headed back into the mountains..... and back into Shoshone National Forest.....
The road crossed many crystal clear streams.....
I found it nearly impossible not to stop at every single one, and to marvel at the beauty and the clarity of the now ice cold waters.....
The deer were abundant but that in no way diminished their beauty to me.....I never tire of veiwing any type of wildlife.....they are much like the mountains & the streams.....
As we drove higher into the mountains, on the north side of the slope, the pines grew dense, and in places the road was still frozen, and remnants of an earlier snowfall still remained.....
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YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Once again, we stopped often.....we stopped to rid ourselves of the confines of that beat up, old Jeep.....and to walk along the forest service roads.....our attempt to make these tiny adventures into what I really wanted.....a hike into the wild mountains & the dense forest.....
Eventually the road reached a near plateau.....small ups & downs in the roadway.....but mostly maintaining the near same elevation.....
Far away we could see the snow covered jagged peaks of the Wind River Mountain Range....and I couldn't help but wonder & wish.....
.....that the road would take us there.....
We crossed an imaginary line.....now driving.....always driving.....into the Teton National Forest.....
Eventually the road reached a near plateau.....small ups & downs in the roadway.....but mostly maintaining the near same elevation.....
Far away we could see the snow covered jagged peaks of the Wind River Mountain Range....and I couldn't help but wonder & wish.....
.....that the road would take us there.....
We crossed an imaginary line.....now driving.....always driving.....into the Teton National Forest.....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
We continued to see deer up here but surprisingly we never spotted a single elk.....
And we continued to cross more of the crystal clear mountain streams.....
Oddly, it seems to me, that out here in the middle of nowhere were a multitude of plaques that were placed at or near Union Pass....
I'll save you the pain of seeing all twelve.....these seemed most pertinent & most interesting.....
The road didn't reach those majestic mountain peaks and we turned around shortly after reaching Union Pass.....and as I make this post this morning, I can say without any reservations that I'm pleased that the road doesn't cross the mountain.....I could only imagine what that would do to that remote area.....man only seems to destroy.....I see it over and over.....
We returned to camp, hooked up the Jeep, and headed down the highway.....
.....still blessed with beautiful weather & a majical sky overhead.....
And we continued to cross more of the crystal clear mountain streams.....
Oddly, it seems to me, that out here in the middle of nowhere were a multitude of plaques that were placed at or near Union Pass....
I'll save you the pain of seeing all twelve.....these seemed most pertinent & most interesting.....
The road didn't reach those majestic mountain peaks and we turned around shortly after reaching Union Pass.....and as I make this post this morning, I can say without any reservations that I'm pleased that the road doesn't cross the mountain.....I could only imagine what that would do to that remote area.....man only seems to destroy.....I see it over and over.....
We returned to camp, hooked up the Jeep, and headed down the highway.....
.....still blessed with beautiful weather & a majical sky overhead.....
ITTOG
Well-known member
Well it was a poor joke based on a thread on the definition of overlanding a year or two ago. My point was that if his trip was "over" "land" then they qualify. I however didn't think about caves so the joke was not a good one. I am glad you caught that.
Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
I figure anytrip is worth posting.Well it was a poor joke based on a thread on the definition of overlanding a year or two ago. My point was that if his trip was "over" "land" then they qualify. I however didn't think about caves so the joke was not a good one. I am glad you caught that.
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YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
ITTOG.....well, it figures that I didn't get the joke. I rarely look at other posts anymore (except for tacototheworld of course).....there's just too much hate & arguing for me on XP anymore. I pretty much lost interest in XP a few years ago, maybe more.....sadly.....plus, I'm not an overlander, so there's that too.....
PNWY.....anything ? I guess I'm picky as I only seem to enjoy trip reports & pictures of the world.....that's all I'm here for.....
We continued south.....we continued with the frequent stops.....
We made a short detour off Highway 26 and walked along the shores of Bull Lake.....
We were close to spending the night here but inclement weather was in the long term forecast and I wanted to see more of the Wind River Mountain Range & the surrounding area before we were forced to move on.....
.....so we continued on south.....
Our next stop was in Lander, Wyoming where we needed to run some errands.....dump the tanks, fill the water bottles, fill the propane tanks, and most importantly gas up the Jeep. The Jeep has no working gas gauge (nor odometer, speedometer, and oil pressure gauge) and since we'd been driving the Jeep a lot (not to my likens), we definitely needed to fill it up with gas before moving on.....
The Middle Popo Aggie River runs through it.....
We ended up spending the night at the city park.....it's free to camp here (3 night maximum stay) so why not.....
PNWY.....anything ? I guess I'm picky as I only seem to enjoy trip reports & pictures of the world.....that's all I'm here for.....
We continued south.....we continued with the frequent stops.....
We made a short detour off Highway 26 and walked along the shores of Bull Lake.....
We were close to spending the night here but inclement weather was in the long term forecast and I wanted to see more of the Wind River Mountain Range & the surrounding area before we were forced to move on.....
.....so we continued on south.....
Our next stop was in Lander, Wyoming where we needed to run some errands.....dump the tanks, fill the water bottles, fill the propane tanks, and most importantly gas up the Jeep. The Jeep has no working gas gauge (nor odometer, speedometer, and oil pressure gauge) and since we'd been driving the Jeep a lot (not to my likens), we definitely needed to fill it up with gas before moving on.....
The Middle Popo Aggie River runs through it.....
We ended up spending the night at the city park.....it's free to camp here (3 night maximum stay) so why not.....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Lander, Wyoming is pretty much at the southern end of the Wind River Mountain Range.....so the plan now was to circle around the southern end of the mountain.....and rather than take the main highway around the mountain, we chose the Loop Road.....which actually crosses the southern end of the mountain.....
Initially, the road, as it leaves town is paved.....numerous switchbacks can be seen in the next photo.....
We had some nice views looking back towards town.....
As we drove further up the road we began to encounter snow.....
Eventually the pavement ended as did the wide open views.....
The further we went, the higher we climbed.....
And the higher we climbed, the rougher that road got.....at some point I was forced to engage the four wheel drive due to the ice & snow.....
I, and the dogs, stayed focused.....
I guess my only real fear here was if we'd met up with another RV as this road had been reduced to one lane.....but eventually we made the highpoint where the road broadened, and fortunately we had the road and the entire forest to ourselves.....
Initially, the road, as it leaves town is paved.....numerous switchbacks can be seen in the next photo.....
We had some nice views looking back towards town.....
As we drove further up the road we began to encounter snow.....
Eventually the pavement ended as did the wide open views.....
The further we went, the higher we climbed.....
And the higher we climbed, the rougher that road got.....at some point I was forced to engage the four wheel drive due to the ice & snow.....
I, and the dogs, stayed focused.....
I guess my only real fear here was if we'd met up with another RV as this road had been reduced to one lane.....but eventually we made the highpoint where the road broadened, and fortunately we had the road and the entire forest to ourselves.....
Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
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