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    Justin Baccary
    Member

    @justin-baccary

    I finally got around to writing a trip report for a Wind River Range Traverse (Big Sandy to Green River Lakes) I completed last month.

    Check it out here: http://genuflector.blogspot.com/2011/09/wind-river-range-traverse.html

    I'm new to writing trip reports so please provide honest feedback (positive or negative) here or on the blog. Thanks!

    Winds

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    Dylan Snodgrass
    Member

    @truenorth

    Locale: San Francisco, CA

    Sweet!

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    Diana Vann
    BPL Member

    @dianav

    Locale: Wandering

    Hi, Justin.

    Great report. The Wind River Range is one of my favorites. Early September is my preferred time for missing all those mosquitoes!

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    Mary D
    BPL Member

    @hikinggranny

    Locale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge

    Great report! In a normal year (this wasn't!), the bugs are pretty well gone by mid to late August.

    I had to cancel my trip this year (dog surgery and family issues), but you have great pics of some of the places I was going to (Spider Lake, Wall Lake)!

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    Eugene Smith
    BPL Member

    @eugeneius

    Locale: Nuevo Mexico

    Bump.

    This is a great read.

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    David Passey
    Member

    @davidpassey

    Locale: New York City

    Justin–what dates did you go? I was planning a similar trip for August 8, but out of fear for mosquitos/snow packed passes, I went south to southern Utah instead. (I was planning on taking my sons, and was concerned mostly about clouds of mosquitos ruining the trip for them and, possibly, me).

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    Justin Baccary
    Member

    @justin-baccary

    David, I was there the last week of August. I didn't have any issues with snow; I detoured around a few steep snowfields near Cube Rock Pass, but that was about it. The bugs, on the other hand, were pretty terrible, particularly around dinner time until after dark. I put up with the bugs as long as I could but typically retired to the relative safety of my bivy early. I wished for my Tarptent on more than one occasion.

    If you've never been to the Winds, please do yourself a favor and plan a trip. You won't be disappointed.

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