Central WInds

"Turns out she doesn't like beer. Huh. Oh well, it's the thought that counts!"

Reminds me of a Simpsons episode where Homer gives Marge a bowling ball for her birthday, already inscribed "Homer."

Nice trip report, too!

Thanks for the report. I have that area on my to do list for next summer's trip. I might hit you up for advise before I go if you don't mind.

Thanks

Ben

Good looking trip Randy. Looks like you couldn't escape our really familiar summer weather!

Glad to see that Buddy had a good time too… Lucky pup!

Thanks guys. Feel free to PM anytime Ben (or anyone for that matter) if you need to trail beta.

You're sure right about the weather Tim. What a strange year overall although anything can happen anytime in the Rockies. At least there was no lightning on this trip!

You Colorado guys got it ruff!!!!!

Sorry you had to go in at Scab Creek…my least favorite entry point. I was on much of the WRHR the first week of Sept and didn't experience any bugs – I am suprised they came back for the other guys on their way out.

Seems like the weather hasn't changed much as we had only one night out of 9 that didn't rain/sleet/snow and have the wind howl all day and most of the night. Our two coldest nights hit 10f and 12f and we had only really prepared for 30f or so at night and wore only shorts during the day with wind pants over them in the evening. Sleep fine but had to button things up and wear my down hood for sleeping.

Middle Fork is one of my favorite basins – especially the route south over the trailess pass to Bonneville basin and then over the trailess pass at Bonneville pass to Pyramid Lake. From there it is a great walk over the again trailess pass that heads east from the lake to the pass that is above Haley Pass. From there you drop down to Haley pass and head up off trail to Baptiste Lake and back over the divide west.

Nice trip report….I wish I was still up there!

Such a gorgeous place. Great pics, Randy.

Looks like you nice weather according to the pics. Blue skies. I guess take em when you can.

Doggie had fun :)

Thanks Guys. I know what you mean now John. Scab Creek trail was the worst trail I've ever been on. Looked like this most of the way. Horses had torn it up pretty good. And the worse part was you could see tracks as the horses went around the already wide mud pits they had created. Pretty nasty.

Looks like a nice trip.
I did a 90 mile northbound from about South Pass from Hwy 28 along
the CDT up to Elkhart Park in early August. The last day out to Elkhart
the trail looked worse than that in the rain. It was a mix of mud, horse and Llama
crap and very slick. All the way from Photographer's Point to the TH.

Made me doubly glad to make it down to Pinedale and a few beers and a big burger
at the Wind River Brew pub.

Larry S (oldnslow)

Here is how the trail looked on August 28, 2010 after one inch of rainfall in a 24 hour period. Apparently the animal traffic makes a huge difference.