wind river – Des Hikes Thru

WRHR Day 4: Photo Pass and Europe Peak

Start: Middle Fork Lake End: Douglass Peak LakeMiles: 20 – Vert: 5kCaptains Log: https://recorder.google.com/d6a66b0e-9efa-442d-998d-00f428591708 The captain’s log linked above is one of my favorites of the whole trip. In an effort to highlight it I’m going to keep this blog post brief. We started our day in the dark once again leaving camp around 4:45am.ContinueContinue reading “WRHR Day 4: Photo Pass and Europe Peak”

WRHR Day 3: New York, Raid Peak, and Sentry Peak Pass

Day 3: New York, Sentry, and Raid Peak PassMiles: 18.1 miles Vert: 4,600 feetCaptains Log: https://recorder.google.com/5a4cbdf4-f3a9-49ce-8f8e-d957a308e9bcAnother 3:30am alarm and a 4:30am start. Our goal was to stay slightly ahead of the itinerary and get over three passes today. Reading Skurka’s play by play descriptions last night had me a little nervous for what was toContinueContinue reading “WRHR Day 3: New York, Raid Peak, and Sentry Peak Pass”

WRHR Day 1 and 2

7/18/2026 Day 1Miles: 15.5 Vert: 4,200 feet This morning I woke up before my 5:30am alarm cozied up on the back seats of Lauren’s truck. I opened the door to a stunning view of the Tetons. We lucked out with a free camping spot at a trailhead behind Togwotee Lodge. The two of us gotContinueContinue reading “WRHR Day 1 and 2”