It got so dark, SPHP had to start using the flashlight before Lupe was even back to Mutt & Jeff Lakes. Lupe and SPHP made it all the way down through the biggest boulder fields and crossed the stream below Triskele Lake again. For hours, Lupe continued to see lightning in the darkness far to the SE. Current conditions, warnings and historical records. He had a start in the music industry in England, but spent most of his career as a welder in the USA. ... the Stillwater drainage leads to the Lake … You’ll pass Emerald Lake on the way, and just beyond Mystic Lake is Island Lake, and beyond that Silver Lake. Lupe and SPHP had been there maybe 20 minutes or more when Lupe started hearing thunder in the distance. It shimmered with a gorgeous blue-green color when the sun shone on it. Now he and his wife live in Boulder, CO. Mick was very friendly and quite a character. As far as SPHP could see to the W (and SPHP could see a long way from here! Lupe shouldn’t go very far down into the gigantic canyon to find Sky Pilot Lake, given the developing weather conditions. After a last glance at Sky Pilot Lake, as fast as SPHP could manage, Lupe and SPHP scrambled back over to High Pass and High Pass Lake. The trip to Lightning Lake was unreal, the good company, breathtaking scenery, and beautiful fish, I would never want to go through that hike again but I know I'll be back next year. Lupe was now exploring new country. Reluctantly, SPHP decided Lupe had better get going. Mick was very kind to Lupe, even giving her treats intended for his dog. The deepest and longest lake in the Beartooth Mountains, this Mystic Lake, is also more developed, with a hydro-electric dam. The hail was only pea-sized, but still stung a bit. Soon there was hail, too. The Beartooth Mountains, and the neighboring Absaroka Range, have a reputation for killer thunderstorms, blood-letting clouds of mosquitoes and marauding grizzly bears. This fish was one of a few left in Lake at Falls in the Beartooth Mountains. The hike there is easy enough, the trail is well … Next Adventure Prior Adventure, Lonesome Mountain in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana (8-3-14). This 12,799 located in the Beartooth Mountain Range of Montana in the Rockies is one of the harder state highpoints to get due to the distance technical challenge of the last 200 feet of the summit block. Lanis’ moss and lichens photo of the day! SPHP thought Sky Pilot Lake might be just beyond that ridge. Lupe and SPHP climbed NNW up the big ridge beyond Triskele Lake. Since Pat Marcuson began surveying these lakes in ... Dryad Lake, Incisor Lake, Lightning Lake, Little Lightning Lake, Sunken Rock Lake Rainbow Trout Cimmerian Lake, Diaphanous Lake, Sioux Charley … 257 – Inyan Kara (11-7-20), Pine Mountain, the Sweetwater County, Wyoming High Point (6-15-17). SPHP was tired, but still felt amazingly good. Receive notifications of new Lupe adventures by email. … Lupe was probably somewhere around 11,120+ feet. Lupe and SPHP kept climbing along the ridgeline heading N and scrambling around the boulder fields trying to figure out which way was the easiest way to High Pass. Echo Lake is a picturesque mountain lake that is just off The Beaten Path, a common hiking trail in the Beartooth Mountains. Trail: Emerald and Moon Lakes, Weminuche Wilderness, CO. Montana's Greatest Through-Hike ~Sean Jansen The Beaten Path is a 26-mile thru-hike, point-to-point trail that climbs its way up and over the Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains. Little Lightning is where the juvenile Trout stay until they are big enough to swim up the 100 yard creek to the big lake. Later that morning before lunch we would stop by Little Lightning Lake. There were many high mountains in view. Multi-day. As Beartooth Hwy climbs to 10,350’ in Montana & 10,947’ in Wyoming—the highest highway elevation in both states—passengers are treated to views of alpine meadows, sparkling lakes & year-round snow on the Northern Rocky Mountains. The next morning we woke up and caught a few more fish on Little Lightning Lake, packed up camp, and headed back down to the trail. Lupe and SPHP scrambled onward. The aptly named Treasure State’s sharply contoured, snowcapped Beartooth Mountains, and the lucid sweetwater of East Rosebud Creek, rambling alongside the pot-holed road as I pounded a rental car into the gorge where it and our trailhead originated, had me giddy like a pirate upon gold, prodding me onward on a journey of western discovery. June 28th, 2017 Beartooth Mountains Red Lodge, Montana The 28th: It can’t be said enough, thank you, Kat! We made the drive to Billings, Montana on the 6th and stayed at a friends house, we were up by 6am and on the road to the trail head. 259 – Zimmer Ridge & Peak 6600 (11-28-20), Kings Peak, Uinta Range, the Utah State High Point – Part 2: To Gunsight Pass & the Summit! Finally, that afternoon we caught a few beautiful Golden Trout around 16/18 inches. More concerning, lightning was now not too far away, and there was frequent thunder. It only took us a fraction of the time to get back to the trail versus going up, but when we hit the trail it poured down rain which made the last 5 miles pretty unpleasant! Get ready for a challenging hike if you are not used to high elevations! SPHP spent hours visiting with Mick. 260 – Moonshine Gulch, Peak 6205 & Minnesota Ridge (12-8-20), Little Bald Mountain & Bear Rocks, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming (8-6-20), Black Hills, SD Expedition No. Lake Mountain rises in the background. Lonesome Mountain is seen in the distance on the R. Lupe explores the forest near the trail. Lupe seemed to feel the same way. The scenery seemed even more beautiful, dramatic and wild in the storm. It rained, but not hard. However, SPHP wasn’t able to find a source of water there. It was very rough country, but not a dangerous climb. With multiple peaks over 12,000 ft. elevation and hundreds of backcountry lakes, the Beartooth Wilderness/ mountain range is a premier destination for incredible high alpine lake fishing. We were literally climbing up the mountain at some points! Once up on the ridge, SPHP had expected it to be relatively easy to find High Pass where Lupe needed to go to get to Sky Pilot Lake, but even with the topo map it was hard to figure out exactly which way to go. The clouds broke up and the half moon was out. SPHP had raingear in the backpack, but did not stop to put it on. There no more mishaps the rest of the way to the G6. It really is the easiest and most direct route to Sky Pilot Lake from Beartooth Hwy No. Lupe and SPHP crouched down beside a big boulder not far from the shore of Jasper Lake. It shimmered with a gorgeous blue-green color when the sun shone on it. Even though Lupe had taken the trail from Island Lake twice before (once with Lanis in August, 2012 as far as Beauty and Becker Lakes, and a 2nd time just 3 days earlier on 7-14-13 as far as Two Bits Lake), Lupe and SPHP were perfectly happy to take this trail again. There weren’t nearly so many “bad bugs” (mosquitoes) at camp, so SPHP started feeling more positive about staying in the Beartooths another couple of days. As we ate a few large thunderheads moved in and we chose to quickly pack our lunches and head for the cover of trees and lower elevations. The largest unofficial record was a fish estimated at 14 pounds. Lupe and SPHP got up over the ridge S of Jasper Lake and started heading for Albino Lake. The fire is 3.5 miles north of the Beartooth Highway. Lupe and SPHP were way too high up and easy targets. Lupe left the Island Lake trailhead at around 8:15 AM. The route offers something for everyone. We had a few fish rise and saw some big bruisers cruising the banks so we threw everything we had at them, scuds, nymphs, streamers, and even some dry flies but they didn't want to take anything we were offering. While out of sight of Becker Lake, the trail passed by the W shore of this little pond. While Echo Lake is located only a mile from this popular trail, hundreds of hikers pass by it on the way to nearby Duggan Lake, or Big Park Lake. Becker Lake- Beartooth Mountains. SPHP wished it hadn’t taken so long to get here, because it would have been great to go down to the shore of the lake and see it from there. Echo Lake does offer something that these other two lakes don’t: the chance for solitude. It certainly didn’t look like there was a glacier any more. If you're not sure you could do it then I would not try it, it was the hardest thing I have ever done! (7-23-20), Black Hills, WY Expedition No. This large fish was trapped, stripped of eggs and released in Lightning Lake in 1975 by the author. This cairn lies right around the middle of Fossil Lake, a massive lake that sits at high in the alpine of the Beartooths. It flashed all around and thunder roared, echoing in the mountains. In the morning, SPHP spent some time looking at maps to consider possible alternate routes. It was all wonderful! 212, SPHP quickly gave up on a start from Beartooth Lake. Lupe and SPHP were heading around the E side of Jasper Lake when the storm hit hard again. SPHP could now see what looked like a line of storms developing to the W, and some big clouds that looked a bit threatening to the N of the high ridge hiding Sky Pilot Lake. I was going home in the morning. 255: Missouri Buttes & A Visit With Dave Covill, Lead Director of the Highpointers Foundation (5-27-20), Black Hills, WY Expedition No. Lightning Lake weather forecast updated daily. Lupe had fun exploring. Soon Lupe and SPHP reached Jasper Lake. On 8-3-14 she climbed Lonesome Mountain, which she had passed by this day on the way to Sky Pilot Lake. 2018 Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming & Beyond! SPHP was tempted to sleep in the G6, but Lupe wanted to go in her “tiny house” (tent). In the afternoon, a guy named Mick drove up in his motor home and camped by the river near Lupe’s camp. I mostly just laughed about it, but I was … The first thing that Lupe saw was the upper end of the big cirque beyond the ridge. The lightning was really the scariest thing. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Mutt Lake. SPHP decided Lupe would just climb this closest big ridge, which was directly N of the ridge Lupe was on. There was one more ridge to the N, a bit lower, but which was hiding some land in a big cirque. Once up on the ridge, instead of heading N for Two Bits Lake again (which Lupe had reached just 3 days earlier), this time Lupe stayed farther W. She wound her way around to cross the stream which comes from Two Bits Lake just downstream of Triskele Lake. Mick was originally from England, but had married an American. After much consulting of the maps and gazing at the terrain to the N, SPHP could see 3 possible ways that might lead to High Pass. At times it quit entirely. Many glaciers are also located in the Beartooth Mountains. The last two grueling miles we would gain 2500 vertical feet, no trail, climbing over dead fall, without any guidance other then our GPS. WillyWeather 67,336 . ABSAROKA – BEARTOOTH & CRAZY MOUNTAINS . Golden Lake is one of those lakes with incredible views and world class Cutthroat Trout. On 7-16-13, the day after Lupe’s long day spent looking for Fossil Lake (and actually reaching Fizzle Lake instead) in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, Lupe and SPHP spent an easy day in camp on the Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone River. On the other side of the ridge was a series of little lakes and ponds scattered among the rocks and grassy areas. Hiking in the Beartooth Mountains is very popular. After 10 or 15 minutes, the rain let up quite a bit. The weather had been cool and overcast, which was great for hiking, but began to clear and became sunny as Lupe and SPHP worked around the E side of Jasper Lake. We began our hike to the lake around 9am, the first five miles we would gain about 1500 vertical feet, which was no problem. It was an amazing view. The lightning and thunder moved away to the E. Lupe and SPHP got going again. Beartooth Mountains−Martin Lake Basin 1 Another fabulous trip to the Beartooths, every bit the equal of our last trip along the “Beaten Path.” This one takes us to the High Lakes Region of the Beartooths—specifically, Martin Lake basin. Part of the S end of Becker Lake comes into view. Lupe and SPHP headed N past High Pass Lake up to a small ridge. We started up the mountain, climbing over dead fall and every other obstacle you could imagine, every step the 80 pounds on my back got heavier and heavier, there was some parts that were so steep if you stood up straight you would fall backwards. Lupe’s climb up to this N ridge was W of the best access to High Pass. The new trip would involve taking a hybrid ATV/hiking journey to the Goose Lake area in the rugged Beartooth Mountains northwest of Yellowstone National Park – just within the boundary of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Lupe and SPHP were happy. From Jasper Lake, Lupe headed NNW up a rocky ridge towards Two Bits Lake. Lupe left the trail at the S end of Jasper Lake, and the ground became progressively rougher with more and more boulder fields. So SPHP got rid of the water in the tiny house and put things in order. It had also been the most dangerous, when Lupe and SPHP got caught in the storm up in High Pass at around 10,800 feet elevation. A few hundred feet below, Lupe and SPHP could see High Pass and High Pass Lake. The next morning we woke up and we were more then astonished by the view, we were truly in Gods country. The boulder fields really slowed progress down. Lost Lake Fire in Shoshone National Forest grows to 30 acres — August 19, 2013 (Press Release) The Lost Lake Fire in the Beartooth Mountains of the Shoshone National Forest discovered Friday afternoon was ignited by a lightning strike. It was 50°F. The range runs east to west covering nearly one million acres of granite and forest. It was still raining, but not as hard. Whitetail Peak (12,551 ft.) is shrouded by clouds to the N. 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