You are right about wildlife being scarce in videos of the winds . We have done 5 trips now. We have seen moose, elk and bighorn sheep mostly. And one wolverine. They don't sit still to get their pictures taken. It has always been tough to capture them on film.

It was not far to viewpoint. Maybe 1/2 mile. Well worth it. Valentine Lake was empty of anyone but us which really surprised me

We started out of Elkhart Park TH. Finished and came out at Big Sandy TH.

Yep. Urgent care for both of us at the end of this one. Baptiste Lake was on the agenda until we got sick. We plan on going there this August.

Coming down the pass was a bit scary for me at first. Uber steep. But then we kind of figured out how to slide down the scree on our heels. Horse Ridge was a good experience but a hard slog. No water up there and we ran dry. Hope you make it up there

Hi Shankar. I am well. I have left Facebook. All social media actually. How are you? Are trekkers and tourists returning to Nepal yet?

Hi Shankar! It is so nice to hear from you. I am no longer on Facebook. How are you? How is your business doing? Are trekkers coming back?

@@keithlamparter I was trekked 2019, 2020 feb than I have not any groups yet don't know when let's see 🙈 Thanks Keith

Thanks for the message. Happy trails!

Namaste Craig. I was quite the experience. I want to go back.

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It's Sarah McMonagle. The song is Tea for Tuesday. Thanks for the positive feedback. Glad you liked it.

Thanks again. I started doing this stuff too late in life. Can't wait to go back again 2020. Elkhart Park to Cook Lakes, over Fall Creek Pass To Golden Lakes. Back over the Divide to Middle Fork Lake. On to Bonneville Basin and over Bonneville-Raid Peak Pass to Cirque of the Towers and exiting Big Sandy Trailhead. Another video for sure. If you are interested you can visit my Facebook page Trekking and Backpacking. Search @zentrekker

Thanks. I really appreciate the comment. The music kind of makes the video work for me. My son graduated this past year with a degree in film scoring and orchestration. Need to get him to write some things for our next trek into the winds next year and see if it works.

Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated. And yes, crossing Knifepoint was scary. I was so glad to finish that.

Glad you enjoyed!

Good story. Wish I could have been there and seen it 25 years ago. Still very pristine.

I have to get back before they put a Walmart in.

Thanks. Appreciate the comment!

Andrew Shomette . Thanks for watching and commenting. Sean was Navy. I think his training helped. Its nasty stuff.

Thanks. I always wondered same thing. So had to go see it for myself. Didn't disappoint.

We went in at Trail Lakes and I bartered with a guy in Pinedale that I met over Facebook to pick up the car and move it to the other side of the divide for me. There is also a service in Pinedale that will pick you up and shuttle you to and from the trailheads if you don't want the car to be moved by someone else.

Thanks. I left my video camera in the car at the trailhead. So other than wanting some additional video I am pleased with the outcome. Very glad you liked it.

Thanks. The eclipse was awesome. I tried to get it in time lapse with my phone and failed. Oh well. Just another 20 years to wait for the next one right?

Ergelmeyer, I was planning to take the kids up to this area this week and the folks up there scared me off with reports of too much snow at the passes. Went to the Sierra's instead. If you went, I'd like to hear if the reports were true.

Mark Henn Yes it's true. There was still snow in shady areas at lower elevations but mostly the trail was just muddy. Past Washakie Creek around 10k feet, the trail was lost in snow and we got pinned down by thunderstorms. We probably could have pushed on, but with consistent bad weather on top of the snow we turned around. The eastern side of the divide supposedly had even more snow but we never got that far to see for ourselves. I think you made the right choice.