View from the top of Wyoming

[Bundbuster]

Wind River Range, looking 100 miles north to the Tetons (upper right)

[Phoenix61]

1. I had a friend years ago who would fly his plane

from Gainseville, Fl to the Wind River Range and go backpacking for a couple of weeks.

[Bundbuster]

3. IMHO, the best mountain backpacking in the U.S.

Isolated, remote roaming at and above tree line like no other area. This photo was from 13,800 feet.

[2naSalit]

2. Were you on Gannett Peak?

[Bundbuster]

4. Freemont Peak, 2nd highest in Wyoming, next to Gannett.

Caught an 18" Golden Trout after descending, but that was 46 years ago. They're probably gone now.

[2naSalit]

5. Cool.

But you are probably right about the Golden Trout. Haven't heard anything about those in forever.

[sarchasm]

6. What's the date on this photo?

curious...

[Bundbuster]

8. Early-mid September 1977.

We had 10 magical cloudless days at 10,500 - 13,800 feet, shorts weather. Then as we were hiking 30 miles out storm clouds started moving in behind us. A few days later back home I read that 2 hikers had died of exposure after being caught in 20" of snow in the exact location of our final campsite - Titcomb Basin, on the day after we left. Maximum spooky and lucky.

[wryter2000]

7. Wow

Wyoming is beautiful

[AllaN01Bear]

9. ohm my bob!!!!!! wowzers .!!!

[calimary]

10. Absolutely SPECTACULAR!

Thanks for posting it here so we all can get happily and humbly slack-jawed!

[Bundbuster]

11. We were pretty slack-jawed up there,

high on mushrooms as well as altitude. Glad you enjoy the view.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Incredible great view, my dear Bundbuster!

I think these are young mountains, relatively speaking. Their peaks are rather more pointed than older ones.

Anyway, so gorgeous!

Thank you!

[Duppers]

13. Wow! What a view!!

I've seen the Tetons but that was way back in '71 and of course, not from a view like THIS!



(My father had died and my mother was intent on traveling across the country by car and wanted company.)

[Callalily]

14. What a spectacular view!

[brer cat]

15. That is a beautiful photo. Thanks for sharing.

[justaprogressive]

16. Whoa

that's some rugged sh*t!