Starting out from Alpine, we followed East Rosebud Creek
East Rosebud Creek
Heading towards the canyon
There was a fire here about 10 years ago
Elk Lake and big walls ahead
Peaks rise 3000' above us - big walls
Ward knocking a few out of the park during a rest stop
Looking back towards the trailhead
"Lake at Falls"
Waterfalls from Martin Lake 1000' above
Lunch stuff
Impasse Falls
Looking down from the top of Impasse Falls
Dorf checking the map
Reed shows up at the top of the falls
Twin Outlet Lakes
Arriving at Dewey Lake
The boys take a break at Dewey
Dewey Lake, 9316'
Dorf declares "Pizza Night"
Tarns above Dewey
Approaching Fossil Lake and the height of land on the East Rosebud Trail
Approaching Fossil Lake
We leave the trail at Fossil Lake
Climbing above Fossil
"It didn't look this tough on Google Earth" - Dorf
Introducing Tye, aka "the kid", to off-trail-boulder-hell.
Tarn at 10100'
Beartooth Plateau
A bit of snow up here
Lake of the Winds
Surveying the damage after the thunderstorm / hailstorm at Rock Tree Lake
Camp 3 at Rock Tree Lake
Tye on snow
Unnamed lakes on the way to Big Butte
Crossing the inlet to Big Butte Lake
Looking back down to Big Butte Lake
Dorf climbing above Big Butte Lake
Big Butte Lake, 10100'
Going around Till Lake
Heading down to Castle Lake
Falls from Erratic Lake
Crossing meadow towards Castle Lake
Reed's wrecked his heels... bad. Lesson # 32 - never try new stuff on a killer hike.
Camp 4 near Castle Lake
The thief that stole Reed's hiking pole. Lesson # 33 - unattended salt-stained gear is very attactive to mule deer.
Crystal Lake
Our "best" route out of the Crystal Lake basin.
Pleiades Lakes
Ward filtering water in the rain
Hunkering down at 10650' to wait out the hail, rain, and cloud
Camp 5 above Donelson Lake
Donelson Lake
Dropped below freezing last night
Looking towards Yellowstone
Looking towards Lonesome Mountain, 11399'
Lonesome Mountain and the Beartooth Plateau
Climbing up to High Pass
Lonesome Mountain from High Pass
High Pass Lake, 10850'
Sky Pilot Mountain and Whitetail Peak
Looking across the Beartooth Plateau
Sky Pilot Lake
Sky Pilot Plateau
View from Sky Pilot Mountain. We are at 11600'
Navaho Tarn and Castle Rock Glacier
Ward surveying the land from the edge of the plateau
Plateau meets near vertical 2000' drop
Flat Rock Lake, 2000' below the plateau where we stand
Hiking through High Pass
Heading down to Sky Pilot Lake
More boulder-fields-from-hell
Hiking down to Sky Pilot Lake
Sky Pilot Peak
Reed's really enjoying himself
Sky Pilot Lake, 10478'
Calling it a day after the descent from High Pass
Camp 6 at Sky Pilot Lake
The daily storm is right on schedule, and kept us here for 23 hours.
Hiding in the tent during the storm.
Unfortunately we've got to head down through "that"
Whitetail Peak in cloud
Beartooth Mountain
Descending from Sky Pilot
Looking back at Sky Pilot Mountain
Thunder Mountain
Second Rock Lake
Dorf and Ward declare "Spam-fry Night". First course was mashed potatoes and Spam. This was the second course: mac & cheese, Spam, pepperoni, and crushed red pepper.
Dorf and Ward working on the third course.
Huevos Rancheros, Spam, bacon, salsa.
After Spam Burritos, the four crazy Americans declare Spam Night is officially coming to a close.
Keyser Brown Lake
Leaving the Beartooth Wilderness - The End!
