travel united states wyoming wind river pack trips
Wyoming's Wind River Range was the location of my first true pack trip in 1967.
I went with my then future wife, Leslie, and her brother and we packed in without horses.
In 1974, we had a large group of people and had the advantage of pack horses to carry much of the gear.
Later, I returned for another trip on foot with my then wife, Leslie.
The take off point for this pack trip is Moccasin Lake in the Wind River Reservation, several miles off paved highways into the Wind River Range on switch-back gravel roads.
From Moccasin Lake, to the best of my memory, we hiked in about nine or ten miles to an area beyond Grave Lake.
TRAVEL: 1967, 1974, 19--
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(some images scanned from damaged film)
Peter, Leslie, and I starting off at Moccasin Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1967.
Crossing a creek, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1967.
Fly fishing lessons for Leslie, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1967.
(photo by Peter Shakel)
Our large group, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
(photo by others)
Setting up packs, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
(photo by others)
Peter with pack horse, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Packing in, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Our first view of our destination from the top of the first summit west of Moccasin Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Tree blazing marking the trail to Moss Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Fording the river, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Peter and Pampa putting their boots back on after fording the river, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Beautiful little waterfall along the trail, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
High cliffs surrounding Grave Lake, alt. approc. 10,000 ft, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Trail steepens at Grave Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
My trusty packhorse, Grave Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Leslie at our camp site, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Drying out sox, campsite, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Drying out from the wet pack in sometimes took precedence over cooking at the campfire, 1974.
Our "citified" golden retriever finally letting loose for a romp in a high meadow, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Typical ground cover and new seedling, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Storm clouds, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Snow begins to fall on our pack out, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
Hurrying along at the head of the group, we managed to take a wrong turn...
It started to snow... talk about your nightmares...
With the use of our topographic map, we worked out our location
and found our way back to the staging site at Moccasin Lake... lesson learned.
The photo that was going to be my favorite wall poster... too bad it was out of focus.
Wish I had my digital camera in those days... Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
(photo by Leslie Chamberlin)
Map showing location of pack trips, Wind River Range, Wyoming.
Another Google Earth view of our back pack area, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1974.
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