Hike day with friends
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| Taggart Lake, GTNP |
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
September 14, 2011
Still in Yellowstone. Too many pics to choose from
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| Antelope near West Yellowstone entrance |
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| This year it's legal to bring loaded guns into national parks. You have to get a special permit, and you cannot fire them under any circumstances. This guy is really cool, and I feel a lot safer now because of him, douche bag (note to NRA members: italics indicate sarcasm) |
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| Grand Canyon of Yellowstone |
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| Sunset on Yellowstone Lake |
September 13, 2011
Back to Yellowstone with my friends!
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| Elk cows and calf crossing Madison River |
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| Elk Bull following the girls. It's rutting season! |
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| sunset pool (?) Black sand basin |
Monday, September 19, 2011
September 12, 2011
FRIENDS VISITING!
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| Moose on Moose-Wilson Road, just inside the park |
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| Rock skipping, Jackson Lake, Mt Moran, GTNP |
September 11, 2011
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| This kid was ten years old, ten years ago. I was his age ten years ago. I can't do flips on a wakeboard, and I couldn't when I was 20. Let's hope the next ten years are brighter than the last. |
September 10, 2011
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| Old dishwasher at the dump (cost to dump it - $3, and that was after they overcharged me by getting the license plate wrong on the way out. It should have been $1! Ahh, rural landfills) |
September 6, 2011
Tram ride up with Mom and Dad
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| Cody Bowl |
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| Top of Corbet's Couloir |
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| Paraglider, Jackson Hole |
September 5, 2011
Some geysers and stuff in Yellowstone with my parents
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| Old Faithful |
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| Point forest fire in Yellowstone |
September 4, 2011
Fun in Jackson Hole with my Parents!
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| Big Bull Moose on hike to Cascade Canyon, GTNP |
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| Cascade Canyon, GTNP |
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| Snake River Float trip, Tetons |
Sunday, September 11, 2011
August 31, 2011
Day 2: The Climb up Middle Teton
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| Grant with rope to help me across the first snow field |
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| Victory after rock climbing around third huge snow field (Yes, I would rather rock climb than climb a steep snow field) This easy class III hike has now become a class V climb |
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| Me crossing a much smaller, less steep snow field, number 4 or 5? |
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| Icefloe lake, looking down from the Saddle of Middle Teton |
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| Melt-down rock. "I can't f*ing do any more snow fields or bouldering. This was supposed to be a day hike/walk to the god damn summit!" |
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| This is as far as I made it. The clouds were rolling in, and after having woken up to a lightening storm, we just couldn't risk getting stuck above the tree line if another round of lightning started. I was within 1000' of the summit (we made it to about 12,000'), and probably am the first person to actually NOT summit Middle Teton upon attempt :( Then again, most years there aren't snow fields requiring practical knowledge of an ice axe to summit (I don't have those skills.) Stupid snow year. This had been my goal for the past year, and I failed. I'll just have to do it at 31. |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
August 30, 2011
Summit attempt Middle Teton:
Day 1, Backpack up from Lupine Meadows to Garnet Canyon,
and the Meadows camping zone
End of the "official trail" start of the Boulders
Our campsite in the Meadows, with Middle Teton looming behind us
Sunset, shadow of the Tetons spreading across the valley
August 27, 2011
Trading Engines
Chevy 327 V8 out (destined for the red truck)
And the Chevy 350 V8 is out!
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