My Journey

[Ace Brown]

I have not been able to get on ExPo in many weeks so very nice to finally catch up with ”My Journey”.

That owl was beautiful. Neat catch. Your last few weeks of pictures were maybe the best ever.

My dog has exceptional long distance vision. She was growling and looking intently across a small lake on my last trip in Montana. She had spotted a moose about a 1/2 mile away. I could barely see it but my eyesight isn’t great. She actually IS my long distance eyesight. She points out stuff that i would probably never see without her direction.


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[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

Ace.....welcome back.....I actually wondered where you were.....




After a few days camped here, it was finally time to move on. We stopped in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and walked the streets through downtown. The dogs.....they love this.....easy walking and lots of back rubs & compliments from the other tourists......me not liking it so much.....so we moved on. We drove south, then west up the Teton Pass to climb another mountain.....Mount Glory (10,086').....





This was a short climb.....and a brutal one as well.....



We gained 1,669' of elevation in 0.9 miles.....it's no wonder that this is avalanche territory.....



The other thing that was noteworthy about this climb was its lack of switchbacks.....it literally went straight up that mountain.....



Once on the summit, I got my dog summit shots as I most always do before moving along.....





If you take a look at the topographic map that I posted, you see that the trail continues on north into the Teton Mountain Range.....



So we continued on.....to see what we could see.....

 

[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

Again, if you look at the topographic map, you'll notice to the east (right side of the picture) that there's a bowl to look down into.....







It was an awesome ridgeline that we hiked along now.....my eyes were constantly fixated on that bowl in hopes of spotting some wildlife.....





I suspect that we hiked a mile or two beyond the summit.....





.....before finally turning around. My one concern was that we would enter the Grand Teton National Park.....where my dogs don't belong.....



We spent that night camped along the highway on a fairly flat spot overlooking the Teton Valley.....and it was pretty darn nice.....minimal highway noise.....so we slept just fine.....

Well, it wasn't quite October.....it was late, late September.....but Fall does come early in the Tetons .....

 

[Arjan]

Oh yes - thanks.

Love the Goldens on the tops

 

[ITTOG]

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The first time I saw this pic it was just another beautiful pic that Jerry took. But this time I noticed the colors in the vegetation and the rock. To make it even better, the rock slide caused the colors to go down the mountain as well. All of it just adds to the beauty.

 

[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

Arjan.....I agree....."the Goldens on top".....certainly one of the best things about this thread are the many Golden pictures.....and the fact that you never see me.....

ITTOG.....it was like a river of colors looking down into that bowl.....very observant of you.....



Our next climb on this trip was up Taylor Mountain (10,386').....10 miles with 3,112' of elevation gain.....a bit of a challenge.....



The trailhead for this climb was just a short drive from our previous climb.....we drove no more than a mile east from Teton Pass.....down the mountain to start our climb.....





I read online that this was a good trail to hike if you want to spot moose.....



My thought was that the dense folage surrounding Coal Creek would have been a great spot for viewing moose but we saw not a single one.....



The truth is.....I didn't care.....







I was just so immersed in, and grateful for, the fall colors that were literally everywhere that I looked.....



Sometimes it's just hard to believe how beautiful Mother Nature can be.....

 

[the deputy]

The first time I saw this pic it was just another beautiful pic that Jerry took. But this time I noticed the colors in the vegetation and the rock. To make it even better, the rock slide caused the colors to go down the mountain as well. All of it just adds to the beauty.

Same, studied this picture the longest, it's mesmerizing. Those spilled, colorful confluence of small tributaries gaining strength and flowing together as a mighty river into the valley below...seems like something Bob Ross would have attempted to paint.

I'm so glad they got the website straighten out, haven't been able to log on with my tablet for a week. And, viewing these pictures on a phone is criminal...actually, it makes me miss my old laptop.

And if l was a certified owl mind-reader authority...l'd say...that owl looks as though it's wondering what Jerry or Tanner or Trapper would taste like with a touch of Open Pit barbecue sauce...

 

[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

the deputy.....I only see my pictures on my cell phone & I often wonder what they look like on a larger screen. I guess my saving grace is that I saw all of these things in real life.....



At approximately 8,800' above sea level we left the Quaking Aspen stands behind and hiked through a forest of pines.....



Still, much of the often overlooked forest floor was covered in fall colors.....





We continued upwards, came to a "Y" in the trail.....we turned east.....continuing our climb to the summit of Taylor Mountain (10,386').....



And finally.....after 5 miles of hiking & climbing.....we stood on the summit of that incredible mountain.....



We kicked back in the rocks.....got as comfy as a man can get while kicking back in a pile of rocks.....



.....consumed our lunch and dog treats.....and prepared for our descent.....





It seemed like 50 photographs on the way up would be plenty.....but now the late afternoon light shed a new look on the landscape.....so I continued to photograph Mother Nature the entire way down.....

 

[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

The Teton Mountains.....truly are some of the most remarkable mountains that I've ever seen.....and to be able to view them from a place such as this was a real treat.....just the dogs and I in the wilderness.....no one was here.....





The return hike.....through the Jedediah Smith Wilderness Area was uneventful.....sadly we didn't see a single wild animal that entire day.....not even a single Grizzly Bear.....



But that solitude that we so relished.....was soon to change.....







.....as we would next return to the Teton Valley to view the fall colors in the GrandTeton National Park.....





What a wonderful day that was.....hiking on a cool, crisp Fall day in the Teton Mountains.....

 

[the deputy]

I guess my saving grace is that I saw all of these things in real life...

In euchre terms...you just trumped my, and everyone's, ace.

Most-likely, few, probably a handful at most, have stood in so many beautiful places as you and your crew.

Funny, been looking closely at some of the trails in these recent post and thought..."l could walk that"...then you mentioned a 9% grade straight up a mountain side...and thought "l couldn't walk that"..."now, roll down at a high rate of speed"..."and get eaten by the grizzly you are so anxious to find"..."easily".