Ranger up near Elk Camp asking passers-by about their food storage method re: bears, several couples/groups of climbers and backpackers, Mule Pack Team.None until approaching Dinwoody Creek, then lots of tents and climbers.Passed a solo guy, then 2nd group that I think were actually 2 separate parties – both reported on the party of 3+dog that were separated. All in Alpine Lakes Basin: 1 group was in the distance on the east side of the lakes.While looking for a camp spot, chanced upon a taciturn man camped alone, kicked back with a book.Day-trip couple fishing in Bonneville Lakes. Solo cheerful dude from Utah doing Dixon/Wilson’s Route at ~ 20 miles/day.Climbing/fishing party with base camp along East Fork River.
A single person tent would have opened up lots more camping options.īelow Downs Mountain (Skurka caption) Crowded or Empty? People We Saw During the Day We were super conservative in this regard. And it’s not the kind of terrain, or navigation situation, I would want to be in at night. It’s just hard to start the next pass-project at 1500 not knowing how long the ascent/descent is going to take, and what the terrain looks like on the other side as far as camping goes. We got early starts, but we often called it quits earlier than we were ready to (like around 1500, which was nice on fishing days). I felt daily anxiety about where we were going to be able to pitch our tent.
Where We Camped, Approximate Daily Mileage To see the remainder of them, go to: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3, and Section 4. Some of her pictures have been embedded in these posts. In this multi-post series, Spiderwoman offers her tips for hiking the Wind River High Route and her comments about the Wind River Guide.
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