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#1 Occidental

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Posted 29 October 2020 - 02:09 AM

We made a trip to Wyoming at the end of September and the first few days of October.  It was more of a backpacking trip with the truck camper used as the support vehicle.  We had 4 great days of backpacking bookended with a few days of truck camping.  The full details are posted on the blog here:

https://www.occident...the-winds-2020/

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I hope you enjoy some of the sights, we sure did, as the colors were perfect and the crowds did not exist.


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#2 Wandering Sagebrush

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Posted 29 October 2020 - 03:04 AM

Spectacular!  That’s it, that’s the comment!  Spectacular!
 

Thanks for sharing that beautiful place!


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#3 Occidental

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Posted 29 October 2020 - 03:20 AM

Thanks Mr. Sage, I wholeheartedly agree.  It was spectacular.


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Posted 29 October 2020 - 03:00 PM

Wow, those were some BRIGHT aspens, Oxy.  Love me some Winds.  It's been since August 1976 that I've backpacked there, and then we approached Gannet Peak from the Dubois side.  What an incredible destination!  Makes me want to take my bride on another backpacking trip as it's been 40 years since we camped that way and that was down in RMNP in CO!  We started having kids in '82 and morphed in to car camping and weekend soccer leagues.  And we have several more really good excuses.

 

Many thanks for the fine pics and for the memories.

 

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Posted 29 October 2020 - 03:31 PM

Oh, we get excited about the Winds. Occidental, thanks for taking us back especially with the spectacular Fall colors! You hit it just right. We would never characterize New Fork Canyon as a less scenic area of the Winds. We love the place, such a classic glacially carved canyon. Our last backpack up New Fork, we turned up Palmer Canyon and visited Cutthroat Lakes, No Name Lakes, and Summit Lake. You brought back so many memories with your text and beautiful photos. Thank you. :) The Winds are our favorite mountain range.


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Posted 29 October 2020 - 04:22 PM

Beautiful vistas and fall color shots. I don't think I'd be able to sleep with a bull moose hanging around!! Thanks for the great TR!!


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#7 Casa Escarlata Robles Too

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Posted 29 October 2020 - 05:58 PM

Thanks for the beautiful photos.

Fantastic color and moon shots.

Appreciate you taking us for the hike.

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#8 Vic Harder

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Posted 29 October 2020 - 07:04 PM

wow, awesome trip.  Yep, gotta add that one to the "todo" list!


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Posted 30 October 2020 - 12:23 AM

very very nice.  the weenie in me would be worried about the temps, but you seemed to have missed real cold temps


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#10 camper rich

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Posted 30 October 2020 - 04:45 AM

I first backpacked in the Winds in 1957 when I was 11 years old as a Boy Scout.  I've since climbed Gannet Peak from Elk Heart Park, but now I can only canoe on the lakes and drive in and camp.  It's been a few years, but I'll be going back.  It's one of those places that is part of me.  Thanks for the photos.


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