Summer 2022, Day 35: Red Fleet Flow and Moonshine Arch

Morning Kayaking on Flaming Gorge Reservoir:

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Drone views:

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I packed up and headed south to visit the Flaming Gorge Visitor Center, which we last visited in 2017:

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I continued south to ride the Red Fleet Flow trail network:

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One of the “ships” of the Red Fleet:

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I continued south to run to Moonshine Arch:

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I continued on to this dispersed camping location near the McCoy Flats trail network:

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See the trip map for today’s drive.

Summer 2022, Day 28: Popo Agie Falls and Johnny Behind the Rocks

Sunrise redux:

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This morning, I packed up and drove down into Sinks Canyon, then ran the Popo Agie Falls trail:

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On the way back down:

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My erratic friend:

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I then drove down into Lander to take on water.  Folks who live out of town come here to take water to their homes:

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I continued southeast to ride the fabulously named Johnny Behind the Rocks trail system:

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I rode out to Johnny Falls:

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Red Ridge trail:

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I continued southwest to South Pass, stopping at the Red Canyon overlook:

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South of Eden, Wyoming, I turned off into a dirt road that goes through Sixmile Draw into the Red DesertBoar’s Tusk was visible in the distance:

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I found a dispersed camping location on the edge of the Killpecker Dunes.  Towards sunset, I walked out onto the dunes:

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See the trip map for today’s drive.

Summer 2021, Day 27: Run/hike of Redcloud Peak and Sunshine Peak, Hartman Rocks reposition

Today I motorcycled down from Slumgullion Pass to the Alpine Loop to access the trailhead for the fourteeners Redcloud Peak and Sunshine Peak.  I started up:

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I ran over the summit of Redcloud Peak (14,034’) and on to the summit of Sunshine Peak (14,001’):

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I ran back from Sunshine Peak to the Summit of Redcloud Peak:

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Views from Redcloud:

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On the way back down:

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The hike was 12.5 miles in total, with over 4,000 feet of elevation gain:

After the run/hike, I packed up and repositioned to Hartman Rocks near Gunnison.  See the trip map for today’s drive.