Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 12 – Exit to the Beartooth Cafe
Beartooths 2016 Expedition Dispatches, Notes, and More
Backpacking Light staff Eric Vann & Ryan Jordan, along with BSA Venturing Crew One, completed a 12-day traverse of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness along a high route weaving in and out of the Absaroka Crest on July 9-20, 2016. This archive includes daily expedition dispatches & photography published live during the trek via a satellite modem. Learn more about this amazing wilderness and join us on a trek there through our Wilderness Adventures program.
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 11): Aero Lakes Basin
Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 10 – Sky Top Lakes
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 10): Sky Top Lakes
Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 10 – Sky Top Lakes
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 9): Fossil Lake
Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 9 – Fossil Lake
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 8): Lake of the Winds
Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 8 – Lake of the Winds
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 7): Talus and Snow
Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 7 – Talus and Snow
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 6): In Search of Trout
Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 6 – In Search of Trout
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 5): Crossing the Crest
Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 5 – Crossing the Crest
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 4): A Merry Bushwhack
Day 4: July 12 I woke up at 5:30 am noting an orange glow through the wispy fabric of my Cuben Fiber pyramid shelter. Unzipping the door, I was elated to see the day dawning clear with the first fiery tinges of morning alpenglow descending from the summit of Whitetail Peak. I brewed coffee from […]
Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 3): Waiting out the Storm
Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 3 – A Break in the Storm