Morning Kayaking on Flaming Gorge Reservoir:
Drone views:
I packed up and headed south to visit the Flaming Gorge Visitor Center, which we last visited in 2017:
I continued south to ride the Red Fleet Flow trail network:
One of the “ships” of the Red Fleet:
I continued south to run to Moonshine Arch:
I continued on to this dispersed camping location near the McCoy Flats trail network:
See the trip map for today’s drive.
Sunrise redux:
This morning, I packed up and drove down into Sinks Canyon, then ran the Popo Agie Falls trail:
On the way back down:
My erratic friend:
I then drove down into Lander to take on water. Folks who live out of town come here to take water to their homes:
I continued southeast to ride the fabulously named Johnny Behind the Rocks trail system:
I rode out to Johnny Falls:
Red Ridge trail:
I continued southwest to South Pass, stopping at the Red Canyon overlook:
South of Eden, Wyoming, I turned off into a dirt road that goes through Sixmile Draw into the Red Desert. Boar’s Tusk was visible in the distance:
I found a dispersed camping location on the edge of the Killpecker Dunes. Towards sunset, I walked out onto the dunes:
See the trip map for today’s drive.
Mountain biking and trail running photos:
This morning, conditions looked good, so I flew flight 136 here:
I then went for a run out to the buttes:
First butte:
Second butte:
I came back through the official trailhead:
Wind-powered cattle trough:
The trough near my RV has been upgraded to solar power:
Winds are too strong for an afternoon flight, maybe tomorrow?
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:
I ran over the summit of Redcloud Peak (14,034’) and on to the summit of Sunshine Peak (14,001’):
I ran back from Sunshine Peak to the Summit of Redcloud Peak:
Views from Redcloud:
On the way back down:
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.
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