WhistlingBadger
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We got back last night from a three day pack trip into the Wind River Range. Covered around 18 miles in three days, over some very rough country. That's the price of admission for some world-class scenery (think Yosemite without the crowds and highways) and wildlife watching: Pikas (the absolute cutest animal in the world; if you disagree with me that's OK, but you're wrong), long-tailed weasels, golden-mantled ground squirrels, bald eagles, rock chucks, brook trout, and pronghorn, none of which I got a single decent picture of. And some interesting, friendly fellow travelers.
This was our first backpack trip in several years, so it was really good to get way up again. It was a comeback of sorts for Mrs. Badger, who has been working through some health problems the past several years. We used to do this all the time when we were younger, and we've hoping to get back in here next month.
Anyway, here are quite a few scenery pictures. Ignore the time-stamps--we forgot to set the date on our camera.
The view from our camp site. Could be worse, I guess.![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png)
Another view from our tent.
Same view at dawn.
Yep, that's me. Note the whistle riding in my pack. The pointy, double peak in the background is called East Temple.
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This was our first backpack trip in several years, so it was really good to get way up again. It was a comeback of sorts for Mrs. Badger, who has been working through some health problems the past several years. We used to do this all the time when we were younger, and we've hoping to get back in here next month.
Anyway, here are quite a few scenery pictures. Ignore the time-stamps--we forgot to set the date on our camera.
The view from our camp site. Could be worse, I guess.
![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png)
Another view from our tent.
Same view at dawn.
Yep, that's me. Note the whistle riding in my pack. The pointy, double peak in the background is called East Temple.
Stand by for more...
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