the deputy
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Say you're eating a juicy sandwich...without actually...saying you're eating a juicy sandwich...
There is no sin in sleeping in...
There is no sin in sleeping in...
My Journey
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YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
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the deputy.....you nailed it.....
It looks like she's saying "are you leaving already ? It seems like you just got here ? "
And that's almost how I felt.....
We spent the next few nights camped along one of the gravel roads that passed through the ranchers' land.....
We enjoyed a few more sunrises.....
.....and we enjoyed a few more sunsets.....
We walked along many more miles of the nearly abandoned gravel roads that passed through the ranch lands.....
And then.....finally.....we reluctantly headed home.....
This would turn out to be our next to last trip exploring Montana in 2024. I've got one last short trip to enter into my journal.....we were able to nail one last Montana mountain summit in 2024. It's been a good year.....a really, really good year.....there's still a bit more to come.....
It looks like she's saying "are you leaving already ? It seems like you just got here ? "
And that's almost how I felt.....
We spent the next few nights camped along one of the gravel roads that passed through the ranchers' land.....
We enjoyed a few more sunrises.....
.....and we enjoyed a few more sunsets.....
We walked along many more miles of the nearly abandoned gravel roads that passed through the ranch lands.....
And then.....finally.....we reluctantly headed home.....
This would turn out to be our next to last trip exploring Montana in 2024. I've got one last short trip to enter into my journal.....we were able to nail one last Montana mountain summit in 2024. It's been a good year.....a really, really good year.....there's still a bit more to come.....
the deputy
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Yeah, that last one is...spectacular! I've looked at it probably ten times.
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
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Arjan & the deputy.....thanks guys.....
It took about a week, give or take, before I finally saw another break in the weather patterns, and when it came, I loaded the camper back onto the truck and we drove east down the interstate, and then south on Highway 89.....off to climb yet another mountain.....it would turn out to be our last in Montana this season.....
Maybe those of you that follow this thread may recognize this big mountain.....we seem to have hung out around here quite a bit this year.....
We spent the first night out.....oh, so calm & quiet.....once again camped along the side of a Forest Service road. A mile to the south we had a grand view of Daily Lake.....and a bit further on was the big mountain that we planned to climb.....
We did not make the same mistake as we did in our previous hike.....
.....we did not sleep in late the following morning as I knew all to well that this was going to be one really, really challenging day.....
We ate well that morning, packed the daypack, filled the waterbottles, and left early for the trailhead.....
There's something about horses in Montana and their unusual effect on me.....I just can't seem not to photograph them.....they literally stop me in my tracks.....that's a given.....
The gravel roads took us through the wide open ranch lands.....and then the road dipped down as it crossed over Sixmile Creek as it meandered through the forest, and finally into the Forest Service lands.....
It took about a week, give or take, before I finally saw another break in the weather patterns, and when it came, I loaded the camper back onto the truck and we drove east down the interstate, and then south on Highway 89.....off to climb yet another mountain.....it would turn out to be our last in Montana this season.....
Maybe those of you that follow this thread may recognize this big mountain.....we seem to have hung out around here quite a bit this year.....
We spent the first night out.....oh, so calm & quiet.....once again camped along the side of a Forest Service road. A mile to the south we had a grand view of Daily Lake.....and a bit further on was the big mountain that we planned to climb.....
We did not make the same mistake as we did in our previous hike.....
.....we did not sleep in late the following morning as I knew all to well that this was going to be one really, really challenging day.....
We ate well that morning, packed the daypack, filled the waterbottles, and left early for the trailhead.....
There's something about horses in Montana and their unusual effect on me.....I just can't seem not to photograph them.....they literally stop me in my tracks.....that's a given.....
The gravel roads took us through the wide open ranch lands.....and then the road dipped down as it crossed over Sixmile Creek as it meandered through the forest, and finally into the Forest Service lands.....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
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We hiked along the meanders of the creek.....through a dense forest.....and then as we climbed we returned to the wide open spaces that afford the views that go on forever.....
It was a crisp morning.....it was a near perfect day to get out into the wilderness and to climb a mountain.....
I think that it was at an elevation of approximately 9,000' above sea level that we left the wide open spaces behind and then climbed the switchbacks through yet another dense forest.....
Maybe after another 500' or so of climbing, we broke out of the dense forest and now climbed through steep rocky crags.....often finding it exceeding difficult to stay on route.....
Several months ago I treated myself to the paid version of the AllTrails Ap (a big step for me as I always have preferred to rely on my own instincts & skills).....I would say that it definitely paid for itself here.....
It was a crisp morning.....it was a near perfect day to get out into the wilderness and to climb a mountain.....
I think that it was at an elevation of approximately 9,000' above sea level that we left the wide open spaces behind and then climbed the switchbacks through yet another dense forest.....
Maybe after another 500' or so of climbing, we broke out of the dense forest and now climbed through steep rocky crags.....often finding it exceeding difficult to stay on route.....
Several months ago I treated myself to the paid version of the AllTrails Ap (a big step for me as I always have preferred to rely on my own instincts & skills).....I would say that it definitely paid for itself here.....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
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Recently I posted about two guys that I'd met while climbing a mountain (page 363).....well, here they are.....19 year old Owen and his 75 year old Grandpa whose name seems to have escaped me.....
I actually met these guys at the bottom of the mountain while hiking through the dense forest.....I was once again on a roll.....at least early on.....therefore I passed them and as I was passing them, I stopped for a short chat.....
Well, these chats seemed to happen over & over on that mountain.....they'd pass me and once again I'd pass them.....
And somewhere along the side of that mountain.....we developed somewhat of a friendship.....and while it only lasted for a single day, I have to admit that I'd love to climb (or hang out) with these guys again.....
Eventually the three of us & of course my two best friends.....finally summitted Emigrant Peak (10,926').....I've been thinking about this one for two decades (I recently saw in an old journal of mine where I considered climbing this one in 2004).....so, yeah.....it felt goooood.....
My new found friends & I had our lunches together.....talking and taking it all in.....Tanner, for some unknown reason (possibly distracted by our new found friends ?) was unwilling to give me his signature summit shot.....
Climbing this mountain was indeed every bit the challenge that I thought it would be.....5,068' of elevation gain in nearly four miles of climbing.....and most of that elevation gain was accomplished in the last two miles of climbing.....that's pretty dang steep.....really.....
I actually met these guys at the bottom of the mountain while hiking through the dense forest.....I was once again on a roll.....at least early on.....therefore I passed them and as I was passing them, I stopped for a short chat.....
Well, these chats seemed to happen over & over on that mountain.....they'd pass me and once again I'd pass them.....
And somewhere along the side of that mountain.....we developed somewhat of a friendship.....and while it only lasted for a single day, I have to admit that I'd love to climb (or hang out) with these guys again.....
Eventually the three of us & of course my two best friends.....finally summitted Emigrant Peak (10,926').....I've been thinking about this one for two decades (I recently saw in an old journal of mine where I considered climbing this one in 2004).....so, yeah.....it felt goooood.....
My new found friends & I had our lunches together.....talking and taking it all in.....Tanner, for some unknown reason (possibly distracted by our new found friends ?) was unwilling to give me his signature summit shot.....
Climbing this mountain was indeed every bit the challenge that I thought it would be.....5,068' of elevation gain in nearly four miles of climbing.....and most of that elevation gain was accomplished in the last two miles of climbing.....that's pretty dang steep.....really.....
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YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
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The views from the summit of Emigrant Peak (10,926') were majical in every sense of the word.....to the south the Absaroka Mountain Range and Yellowstone National Park.....
To the west.....Paradise Valley where the Yellowstone River flowed.....
To the east more of the Absaroka Mountain Range and I just don't know.....maybe we saw as far as the Beartooth Mountain Range.....
And to the north.....I wondered if I could actually see my cherished Crazy Mountain peaks.....
This mountain turned out to be everything that I had hoped it to be, and even more than I could have ever dreamed of.....I loved every aspect of this challenging climb.....
The downclimb was uneventful although it was challenging for sure.....the dogs enjoyed rolling in the patches of snow on the north sides of the cliffs.....it totally stressed me out as I envisioned them sliding down thousand foot slopes. Eventually we made our way down the mountain and back into the valley.....
The sun was setting as we finally arrived back to our new campsite at the mountains' trailhead.....
.....and we (all three of us) were completely spent. My legs were barely working.....my knees were aching.....but it sure was worth every bit of the pain.....and believe me, there was significant pain.....
To the west.....Paradise Valley where the Yellowstone River flowed.....
To the east more of the Absaroka Mountain Range and I just don't know.....maybe we saw as far as the Beartooth Mountain Range.....
And to the north.....I wondered if I could actually see my cherished Crazy Mountain peaks.....
This mountain turned out to be everything that I had hoped it to be, and even more than I could have ever dreamed of.....I loved every aspect of this challenging climb.....
The downclimb was uneventful although it was challenging for sure.....the dogs enjoyed rolling in the patches of snow on the north sides of the cliffs.....it totally stressed me out as I envisioned them sliding down thousand foot slopes. Eventually we made our way down the mountain and back into the valley.....
The sun was setting as we finally arrived back to our new campsite at the mountains' trailhead.....
.....and we (all three of us) were completely spent. My legs were barely working.....my knees were aching.....but it sure was worth every bit of the pain.....and believe me, there was significant pain.....
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ITTOG
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The golden sun and golden vegetation looks amazing. Great shots and what a great view all that must have been. The two showing the trail with the long grass on each side and the sun peaking over the mountain, WOW!!!!
Edit: I have looked at those pictures for ten minutes.
Edit: I have looked at those pictures for ten minutes.
the deputy
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So thankful you're getting out there...and sharing this with us. Congrats, on finally scratching that climb off your list. So envious.
Riversdad
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Another great season of hiking in beautiful places. As always, thanks for taking us along.
I'm 58 and downhills also cause my knees to ache. It's the price you pay for an active life.
Do the dogs go stir crazy back at the cabin or do they easily slip into life on the couch?
I'm 58 and downhills also cause my knees to ache. It's the price you pay for an active life.
Do the dogs go stir crazy back at the cabin or do they easily slip into life on the couch?
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
ITTOG.....it was a sensational end to a sensational season of crawling, walking, hiking, and climbing in Montana & Wyoming.....now it's time to focus on the southwest again.....
Ace.....no problem.....they love it.....
the deputy....."so envious".....thanks for reminding me to be grateful for the things that I can do and not to be ungrateful for the things that I can't do.....
Riversdad.....we're still fairly active even though we currently aren't traveling (hopefully we will be very soon). We've got 2 fenced acres to play in so that helps. All that being said, this morning I'm posting from a vetenary hospital.....Tanner is having a leg issue looked at.....he's sedated and getting x-rays right now.....
Arjan.....I suspect that my dogs would remove any type of shoe within seconds of installation. We don't have issues up north, but the south is brutal (cactus). They just suffer through it.....
We spent that night camped at the trailhead.....it truly was amazing. Other than two dogs snoring, I don't recall hearing any other sounds. We were in the middle of nowhere, nobody for miles.....
We were completely surrounded by mountains.....like sleeping in a bowl.....just one tiny opening in the mountains.....where Gold Prize Creek flowed.....
We went back out that night.....the legs had improved. I love these night walks along the Forest Service roads.....it's become a part of all our trips these days.....
We headed home the following morning.....it was sooooo cold.....but not too cold to take a brief walk along the Yellowstone River.....
And that was it.....the season had come to a close. An hour later we pulled up to our cabin in the valley.....
.....where the Quaking Aspen still held onto their glow.....
I fired up the stove.....took a steaming hot shower.....grabbed a book.....kicked back in my dog chair.....and we dreamed about new adventures.....
Ace.....no problem.....they love it.....
the deputy....."so envious".....thanks for reminding me to be grateful for the things that I can do and not to be ungrateful for the things that I can't do.....
Riversdad.....we're still fairly active even though we currently aren't traveling (hopefully we will be very soon). We've got 2 fenced acres to play in so that helps. All that being said, this morning I'm posting from a vetenary hospital.....Tanner is having a leg issue looked at.....he's sedated and getting x-rays right now.....
Arjan.....I suspect that my dogs would remove any type of shoe within seconds of installation. We don't have issues up north, but the south is brutal (cactus). They just suffer through it.....
We spent that night camped at the trailhead.....it truly was amazing. Other than two dogs snoring, I don't recall hearing any other sounds. We were in the middle of nowhere, nobody for miles.....
We were completely surrounded by mountains.....like sleeping in a bowl.....just one tiny opening in the mountains.....where Gold Prize Creek flowed.....
We went back out that night.....the legs had improved. I love these night walks along the Forest Service roads.....it's become a part of all our trips these days.....
We headed home the following morning.....it was sooooo cold.....but not too cold to take a brief walk along the Yellowstone River.....
And that was it.....the season had come to a close. An hour later we pulled up to our cabin in the valley.....
.....where the Quaking Aspen still held onto their glow.....
I fired up the stove.....took a steaming hot shower.....grabbed a book.....kicked back in my dog chair.....and we dreamed about new adventures.....
the deputy
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Hoping, it's nothing serious and a speedy recovery for Tanner. Yes, there is nothing like a fenced in yard (peace of mind). The aspens look great! Reading 'The Terror', by Dan Simmons right now (fiction story about Franklin expedition). This is definitely a summer read...lol...but l'm toughing it out.
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