Alpine Lakes
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 11:52 pm
Location: Seneca Lake Trail / Pinedale / Jackalope Motor Lodge (1437.7 miles)

After passing over one of the most scenic passes of the CDT, I followed side trails for most of the day to arrive in Pinedale, my next trail town in Wyoming.

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Falls Creek Valley
Monday, August 8, 2022 9:17 pm
Location: Campsite 1795.6 (1420.3 miles)

Now more than halfway through the Wind River Range, the trail took me on a “short” but tough day through a land of lakes and creeks.

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Cirque of the Towers
Sunday, August 7, 2022 10:18 pm
Location: Raid Lake (1404.3 miles)

A day of hard but absolutely beautiful hiking took me through the Cirque of the Towers and back to the CDT through a landscape pock-marked with lakes.

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Entrance to the Cirque of the Towers
Saturday, August 6, 2022 8:23 pm
Location: Cirque of the Towers: Big Sandy Lake (1386.4 miles)

Generally miserable weather shortened today’s hike, but fantastic scenery on the way to the Cirque of the Towers made it entirely worth it.

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Larsen Creek
Friday, August 5, 2022 9:48 pm
Location: Cirque of the Towers: Campsite 1.9 (1377.0 miles)

An unexpectedly wet day, with more climbing over fallen trees than I’ve ever had before, made for fewer miles than I planned, as I hiked deeper into the Winds.

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