Backpacking Titcomb Basin: Wind River Range

[@meltcmelinda4012]

Beauty beyond the simple mind of man and that only a loving God can create and draw and then bring to life with his breath. Thank you for taking us along. God bless

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Mel TC! Titcomb Basin is just is an amazingly beautiful creation.

[@CarlMonin]

Great video, Bryan. What an amazing place! Thanks for posting the trip.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Carl! Titcomb Basin is incredibly beautiful.

[@DixonHikes]

Pretty spectacular, Bryan. Island lake 👀 wowzers! Hopefully I can visit The Winds one of these days - thanks for sharing.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Chris! Yes Island Lake and Titcomb Basin are off the scale. If possible you need to do a trip in the Winds.

[@OneEyeHikes]

Chris Dixon we need to go! I went for the first time in 2017! A must do man!

[@wyomingadventures]

Best time to go backpacking in Wyoming. Always thunderstorm in the afternoons. Great trip in the Winds. They are an awesome range. So much to see in them! I love my state!!! BIG WONDERFUL WYOMING!❤🌲🙂

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you 307 Wyoming 4E! This is my 6th year to spend the entire month of August backpacking in the Winds, my favorite place to backpack in the west.

[@CatherineGregoryAdventures]

Love the video Bryan. Great trip with great people. Still my favorite trip of the year thus far.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Catherine! It was a fantastic trip. We'll have to do another trip in the Winds next year.

[@CatherineGregoryAdventures]

@@BryanDeLay Yes! Definitely keep me posted on your plans. I'd like to do more than one next season. :)

[@BryanDeLay]

Absolutely Catherine!

[@boulder89984]

Stellar hike. Amazing scenery !

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks boulder89984! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@DrJohn493]

Glad to see you finally got your version posted. Enjoyed your take on it too.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you John! Didn't get home until 9/13, so I'm a little behind.

[@DrJohn493]

@@BryanDeLay No more then me...still working on a few videos of my Colorado trip this summer. PowerDirector's got a steep learning curve.

[@allenstocks6074]

Awesome Bryan!!! The scenery and the people! 😁📸

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Allen!

[@waterfallmadman]

I saw her video a while ago and wondered when you would put yours out. That place is incredibly beautiful and amazing. Terrific video.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks waterfallmadman! I was in Wyoming and then Canada, traveling for a total of 7 weeks, so I'm a little behind on editing videos. Yes Titcomb Basin is absolutely beautiful.

[@OneEyeHikes]

I did this exact route with a friend in 2017! Given I follow you and Catherine both, this was really special! Not to mention “Coach” who I know via Joey’s video and yours. Wonderful my friend and appreciate the effort

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Tim! Glad you enjoyed the video. You need to get Chis to the Winds.

[@defcoord]

Awesome job Bryan! You captured so many spectacular views of the route. Thanks for letting me hang out with you and Cat, and for sharing so much of your insight and expertise as well.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks David! Glad you enjoyed the video. So glad we ran into you. It made an fantastic trip even better.

[@dougthomas1582]

Liked this video a lot! Thank you, and good to see Coach as well!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Doug! Glad you enjoyed the video. It was nice to meet Coach and enjoyed backpacking with him.

[@dontbeadrone]

Outstanding video. I am planning a similar trip to there, and your video is very useful...as well as aesthetically pleasing!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Don! Glad this video was helpful and enjoy your trip to the Winds.

[@OneEyeHikes]

Great video Bryan! I am just getting around to watching it. i watched Catherine's earlier. I am heading into Island Lake and Titcom next week (9/20). Hopefully, the weather will hold! I've never been in there this late in the season. One thing is for sure, we shouldn't have to deal with any bugs, haha.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Tim! I hope the weather is good and skies are clear of smoke. Catherine and I had to cancel our last Winds trip and leave the area the end of August because of the smoke. She went to Washington state and I went to the Big Horns.

[@OneEyeHikes]

Bryan DeLay I’ve never been to the Big Horns. Look forward to a video! I saw where Cats was in WA. I’m meeting a friend from Raleigh in SLC and we are driving over to Pinedale. I’m leaving the quilt and taking my WM Antelope bag for this one 😀! Hate the weight but won’t get cold.

[@BryanDeLay]

Hope you guys have a great trip. Cloud Peak Wilderness in the Big Horns is very nice.

[@SectionHikingTheAT]

Great video Bryan, as always! It’s a beautiful area! Those views were amazing.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Sweeps! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@whshome]

Very good video Bryan. And think once upon a time I camped at your site above Island Lake, perfect campsite. On that trip we also day hiked up Titcomb Basin from Island Lake, think I got into the foothills above the basin a ways. One of the prettiest places in the Winds or anywhere.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Will! It is one of the prettiest places and has been discovered. Saw lots of backpackers on this trip.

[@wyomingadventures]

@@BryanDeLay yeah we are seeing more people up here in the Big Horns now. Years ago when I packed in some of these places you would never see anyone or just a couple people. I still love going to lakes that have no trails to them. But I'm not as young as I use to be. So it's getting harder.

[@BryanDeLay]

I've backpacked in Cloud Peak Wilderness several times, the first being in 2004 and it is much more crowded now.

[@BeCCaWhere2GoNext]

Such a beautiful place to visit! Nice to see those familiar faces in this vid, so awesome!😉

[@BryanDeLay]

Glad you enjoyed the video BeCCa. Thanks for watching!

[@daphnesears8097]

Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing. Hope to one day get to backpack in the wind river range. Spent many weekend in the Smokies and have hiked mt rogers as well, however the has a magical draw. Thanks again for sharing.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Daphne! Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you get to backpack the Winds some day, it's my favorite place to backpack in the west. Living in Knoxville I backpack the Smoky's and Mr. Rogers often. In fact day in and day out I prefer the southern Appalachians, just because I find the energy more peaceful.

[@jasonmears4393]

Hey Bryan, just subscribed to your channel. Awesome video. This hike is definitely on my bucket list. I live in East Tennessee. Just got back from a short hike in the Linville Gorge, NC. Looking forward to watching your videos. Keep them coming.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Jason! Titcomb is very beautiful. East TN is my home also. Linville Gorge is beautiful, but tough hiking. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jasonmears4393]

@@BryanDeLay what city do you live in?

[@MiddleEarthTenkara]

Great views! Nice edit

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Middle Earth Tenkara!

[@wyopobo5339]

Good morning Bryan, great video. I've been looking forward to your Wyoming videos and I did enjoy. I am assuming that there are more to come. Take care.

[@BryanDeLay]

Hey Martin, one more Wind River video, a 6 day solo trip. After that is an 11 day trip in Jasper NP with Joey and another KZbinr.

[@FOLLOWINGWALKERSWORLD]

About time on this video lol. Welcome back! Awesome job & awesome place. Heading to Smokys Friday for 3 nights.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Tom! Have fun in the Smoky's.

[@lb10445]

Thank you Bryan. Do I remember correctly from one of your previous videos that Wind River Range is your favorite place to hike? I can see why. Titcomb Basin was stunning.

[@BryanDeLay]

You're welcome DR Hayden! Yes the Winds are my favorite place to backpack in the west.

[@JenniferLupine]

Hi Bryan - new subscriber- enjoying your videos! It beautiful country !! thanks for adding all the details- I hope to get to backpack there in the next couple years!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Jennifer for watching and subscribing. The Winds are beautiful. Hopefully you'll get back there soon.

[@jakebucy930]

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing. My father and I were planning to hike here this past summer but the pandemic caused us to cancel our plans. Next summer!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Jake! Hope you can get to the Winds in 2021.

[@jedsmith4988]

Enjoyed your Winds videos. Fires are not allowed at Island Lake. It's considered above tree line.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Jed! That's interesting because we just talked with a two rangers and they did not say anything about no fires at Island Lake. And we used an existing fire ring. Also when I was there in 2015, camping on a ridge on the other side of the lake, I could see 15 to 20 campfires around the lake that night.

[@jedsmith4988]

Yes, have seen the same thing. My info comes from the Pinedale District office. I have permits for a group camp in the area. They were very specific about no campfires at Island. But, they said people have them anyway. It's not clear that it's above treeline and there are no signs posted (rather a good thing). Sometimes they have a backcountry ranger stationed there but budgets are tight.

[@RColorado007]

Hi Bryan. Thanks for sharing. I'll be doing this solo in late July 2021. First solo trek in a while so was hoping you could let me know about trail signage. I typically don't have issues navigating but got "lost" in the Sawtooths last year for a few hours. Hoping to avoid that this time. I will study the route and have a map/compass. Just wanted to know how well the trails are marked at junctions (even smaller junctions). Thanks. Rob

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks R Lovell! This is a very used route and the trails are very well marked, so I don't think you'll have any issues.

[@tgmcfly3568]

Nice 👍🏾 thank you enjoyed your video very beautiful 🤗☺️omg😃

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks TG McFly! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jasongray9411]

Fantastic trip, Bryan! How did your bug netting arrangement workout for you? Thinking of something similar for my DouMid.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Jason! I've been using the bug net for several years now and it works great. I only use it if I know the mosquitoes will be bad, like this trip.:)

[@ChrisfromFL]

As always a great video, and I'm looking forward to your Canadian video with Steward Howe and Joey. Just wondering, did you ever make the tarp switch to the MLD cuben fiber tarp? If you did, can could you do a comparsion pros and cons about each. Thanks!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Chris! Working on another Wind River video now then the Canada video, so it will be a couple of weeks. I purchased the cuben fiber tarp (now Dyneema Composite Fabric) last May and I really like it. Of course it's lighter and more expensive, it is also stronger than silnylon and doesn"t absorb water so DCF dries faster. DCF doesn't stretch like silnylon so it stays taut, but the down side to that is the tarp has to be erected more flat to get the edges taut, although I've erected somewhat steeply and the loose edges hasn't really made a difference.

[@ChrisfromFL]

@@BryanDeLay : The reason I asked about the tarp is although I prefer hammocking, I would like to do a trip out west and noticed most of the areas don't look like typical hammocking territory as found in the Eastern US. I guess I could figure out a way to use my Dyneema hammock tarp without buying a MLD like yours, but I like the versatility and set ups you've demonstrated with your tarp. Thanks for your reply, I'll be watching for your videos.

[@BryanDeLay]

Chris, if you are only going to use a tarp for one trip I'd suggest using your hammock tarp if it's big enough. The MLD tarps are rather expensive, especially the DCF version, for one or just a few trips. Or you could get an 8' X 10' silnylon tarp for under $150.

[@FOLLOWINGWALKERSWORLD]

Oh! Are you using a new camera or gimbal? Really crisp videos.

[@BryanDeLay]

Last fall I got a GoPro Hero 7 Black. The stabilization is awesome, almost gimbal like.

[@vibefrequencyable]

is there a way to connect cirque of the towers ..titcombe, summit Lakes and big sandy? a quick response would be great...

[@BryanDeLay]

Yes these can be connected. There is a great trail system in the Winds.

[@joanneking5502]

Love your videos Bryan. Thank you for taking the time to record your trips. I would like to share my opinion of your style of photography with the stop motion action. I don’t like it, it’s too hard to watch. So please no more herky jerky photographs in the future, thank you!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Joanne! I assume that you are referring to the video at 10:32. This video technique is rather popular and many smart phones have a function to create this effect and it's called Hyperlaspe. Also GoPro's function for this effect is called Time Warp. I've only used this technique a few times. I appreciate you expressing your opinion.

[@barbaradarnell7376]

Warning :marmots in Titcomb and Indian Basins have learned to operate zippers and get into backpacks!No kidding.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks for this advice Barbara; however, my tarp and my Zpacks Arc Haul backpack do not have any zippers.

[@barbaradarnell7376]

No camping within 200 feet of lakes and trails.No camping within 200 feet of lakes and trails.No camping within 200 feet of lakes and trails.No camping within 200 feet of lakes and trails.Avoid making unnecessary copies.

[@BryanDeLay]

And no camping with 100 feet of streams.