Hiking the Wind River Range
I thought I would post a few pictures of my family's recent trip to the Wind River Range in Wyoming to hike into the Cirque of the Towers. We left early Wednesday morning and returned home Saturday evening. We hiked an average of 7-8 miles per day. It was pretty awesome. My pack and gear for the trip weighed in at 49.9 lbs.; my wife's was 36.7 lbs.; and my two boys' were 24.4 and 22.0 lbs. respectively. That includes the weight of absolutely everything carried including the clothes being worn and all the items in peoples' pockets, etc. This was a little heavier for me than my usual gear weight but, I was packing a few extras to provide for some "creature comforts." My wife and boys did great. This was their first real backpacking trip and where we were hiking is rated as an "extreme" hike. We're sore but, we had a fantastic time. We left my 6 y.o. daughter with Grandma... she's not quite ready for this kind of trip.
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This is my brood hiking through some pools and waterfalls between Clear Lake and Deep Lake.
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Deep Lake. The pyramid shaped peak on the left is Lost Temple Spire. To the right of it is East Temple Peak.
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When you gotta go, you gotta go.
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Taking a quick resttop on the way down from Deep Lake.
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This post marks the Continental Divide. We are at about 11,000 feet here.
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We arrived at the Cirque of the Towers.
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The Cirque of the Towers. On the far right is Pingora Peak (one of the most famous climbing peaks in the world).
