The Sundowner Motel in Riverton, WY where we stayed before the trip.
Matt's loaded 2nd Gen Subaru Outback
Big Horn Sheep range on the road leading to the trailhead.
Trailhead sign for the Glacier Trail we would follow all the way to the base of the mtn. The "attention" sign below it was for some blasting the folks were doing on some other trail nearby.
The trailhead Kiosk.
The first big bridge over the Torrey Creek gorge
Torrey Creek
One of the first flat meadows we come across..
Matt stops to rest...
Tmax
Sunset begins from our first camp, before the pass.
Next day sunshine!
Double Lake, this is a common stopping point for backpackers.. It's about 10 miles in from the trailhead.
Old Skull on Double Lake
Star Lake, a short hike from Double Lake, and also our lunch spot.
Our first views of Honeymoon Lake.
The first view of Dinwoody Creek, a glaciated stream
At Dinwoody, a great place to take a dip and a break
...or rest...
The bridge over the Dinwoody a bit upstream from our break. Very buggy here..
Our second night's campsite at Big Meadows.
mules or horses roam free here, if you can make them out.
Matt's REI tent at Big Meadow.
The moon!
Another mule or horse grazes
Some bones
The food cache at Big Meadow, took a picture of it to remember it.
Tmax and Matt filter water for the day from a feeder stream
Our first view of Gannett Peak
The first nearby snowfield we hiked by.
At the 10,800' basecamp on the morraine at the base of the climb.
Tmax's Black Diamond tent..
View from the tent!
The morning of the climb, summit day!
Near the summit ridge, a gap showing the other approach.
Crossing a very exposed and steep snowfield.
Not really shown but the 50% snowfield off picture on the right was really scary. The two folks in front of our party of 3 are Kathleen, a guide from Jackson Mtn Guides and her client Bill, from OH approach the summit.
A glacial kettle pond down below on the Pinedale side.
A picture of the exposure! Do not fall!
Tmax on the summit rock with the aluminum canister below right.
A closeup of the canister.
The ridgeline ahead.
Matt at the summit.
Garbage underneath the canister at the summit.
The top of the Gooseneck Pinnacle.
Back towards the climb... We came down the snowfield on this picture on our descent.
Fudgie the whale, on our way back to the trailhead.
A tricky bridge crossing.
The car, at least!
The shower at the Trail's End!!! :-)
The Trail's End motel in Dubois, WY
The back of our room facing the Wind River and some decks.
A packed Subaru
