Jackass Pass Loop - Wind River Range

[@chrislonsberry1974]

The weather gods were certainly on your side for that trip. The mountain lakes are so beautiful. Thanks!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Chris! We were blessed with great weather.

[@robinowen3058]

The Winds are spectacular!

[@BryanDeLay]

Yes Robin, they most certainly are!

[@toddgrant7190]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@BryanDeLay]

You're welcome Todd! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jenb.6440]

great video beautiful footage; thank you!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks jenb.6440!

[@hughladd9905]

Very Nice Bryan

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Hugh!

[@sfgirly64]

unbelievable beauty! Thanks so much for the informative and stunning content! Its a lot of extra work and much appreciated.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you sf64! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@TheWanderingWulfs]

You two are so much fun. You both were the inspiration for my husband and I to start going out and backpacking on overnight camping trips in the backcountry. Thanks for all of your awesome and great videos!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you very much and I'll let David know. Hope you have enjoyed backpacking.

[@TheWanderingWulfs]

@@BryanDeLay Coach rocks as well! Thanks for letting him know. You, Catherine and Coach are our favorites to watch!

[@markschoenbaum8954]

Byran, I see what you mean about the scenery that never stops. Well done. And you had a friend go along. I will have to consider that trip - some decent fishing just off that route. Thanks again.

[@markschoenbaum8954]

Woops misspelled your name Bryan. I see you had a mosquito net on. Were bugs bad? What brand of tarp do you use again?

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Mark! The scenery in this loop is very majestic.

[@BryanDeLay]

I used a mosquito on the first night only. The bugs were not that bad on this trip. My tarp is a Mountain Laurel Design Trail Star DCF fabric.

[@MoutainGuyAdventures]

Heading up there in Sept. Thanks for posting.

[@BryanDeLay]

Hope you have or had a great trip.

[@richardthorne2804]

This video for some reason gave me confidence that my wife and me can do Texas Pass… plan to do it this August. Excellent video of my Favorite mountain range. Thank you

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Richard! Hope you and your wife have a great trip.

[@mountainwanderer]

Looked like a great trip! I definitely need to get to the Wind River Range!

[@BryanDeLay]

Travis, you should definitely check out the Winds! I had to cancel my trip to Idaho because of all the smoke. Maybe next year.

[@tughoward]

Beautiful scenery, another great video!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Chris! Glad your enjoying my videos.

[@WildWestTrail]

jackass pass! nice work. Gorgeous hiking.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Wild West Trail!

[@Bobcat4435]

merci !

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Lynxa!

[@Bobcat4435]

I train my english comprehension with your videos, its perfect with wild and nature, this is my passion. I'm from France and thanks you ! 😁

[@BryanDeLay]

That's interesting! Not sure if my southern accent helps or hurts your comprehension.:) I appreciate you watching my videos and I'll try to remember to speak clearly in the future.

[@gingerbread6614]

We loved this video.. thank you very much.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Ginger! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@JenniferLupine]

Great video! Majestic mountains and breathtaking scenery! So many lakes, creeks and meadows... a backpacker’s heaven! 👌

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Jennifer! The Winds are fantastic.

[@boomersoutdoors8898]

We just watched Catherine's video and now we're watching yours! Loved your video too! Just beautiful and it looked like a great adventure!!! new sub!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Boomers Outdoors for watching and subscribing. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@davidbradley6179]

What a great trip. When I was about 12 my friend and his family took me backpacking and we went into a little sandy side. I would like see you hike into the little sandy lake and go up towards the circle towers that way

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks David! I've never hiked out of Little Sandy Lake. According to the map I have it would be off-trail up Little Sandy Creek and then over a pass and drop down to Temple Lake where you can pick up an official trail down to Big Sandy Lake. Maybe I'll look into that sometime.

[@Russell.Jolly.2023]

Nice job documenting the hike.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Russell!

[@johnnyrussell8729]

Glad to see the video. Good one. Was beginning to wonder about you. Thanks

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Johnny! I was out west for six weeks and didn't starting editing videos until I returned. I did six backpacking trips and videoed three, so two more videos from my trip coming in the next few weeks.

[@werebusydreaming]

Bryan. Wow! Awesome scenery. I’m a professional You Tube Video watcher and this is the best. A great pleasure meeting you on the Little River Trail in GSMNP. Let me know when you need another hiking buddy.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Ronald! Glad you enjoyed the video. It was great to meeting you too. Just got back this evening from my trip. Maybe we can put together a trip sometime.

[@blackoakpropertymaintenanc6981]

Thanks for posting another terrific video. Liked the informative map, too.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks BlackOak Property Maintenance! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@CatherineGregoryAdventures]

Sweet Bryan! Awesome to re-live this amazing trip through your video.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks so much Catherine! Really enjoyed backpacking this fantastic loop with you.

[@rdc8360]

Enjoyed every step... You are so inspiring... Please keep posting! Keep us sane during 2020!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks so much RDC! Two more videos of my trip out west this year will be posted in the next few weeks.

[@andrewduncan7643]

Hey Bryan. Great video. Excellent quality too. Definitely have to visit "The Winds" before I get to old to do so. Noticed you travel lite and was wondering if you ever do a gear list for those of us that carry to much weight around? Would be interested in your meal planning to if you care to share. Guessing it's pretty minimilistic as well. Anyhow, look forward to more of your wonderful videos all the way from Vancouver, BC.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks so much Andrew! If you check out my webpage, bryandelay.com/, you'll find a gear list based on low temperature and a menu for a six day backpacking trip.

[@andrewduncan7643]

@@BryanDeLay Oh that's great. Will take a look.

[@larrycarroll7371]

This may be the best video you've ever posted, imo, and I've watched almost all of them. The Winds are magnificent and you captured that remarkably well. What I was impressed with was the clarity of the video, the intensity of the colors and the slower pace. The slower, less rushed pace, made this video very enjoyable to watch. So did the selection of music and the placement of it. The camera work was excellent and the added technical features made it special. Great video. Thanks.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Larry! We didn't do any big miles so the pace was much slower for sure. Also for this video I used music from Epidemic Sound rather than the KZbin library.

[@larrycarroll7371]

@@BryanDeLay Thanks Bryan. The music was a nice addition. The pace of the video made it nicer to watch, not your pace, and gave me, at least, a bit longer to appreciate the scenery. The color was excellent.

[@Crap873]

Really loved your version of your trip with Catherine.It is breathtaking! Thank you 😊

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Jan! Really glad you enjoyed the video.

[@brianmiller2444]

Hey professor. I think your videos are getting better. This was almost professional-quality maybe it was I don't know but is very good job. I think I could recognize those last two campsites you had. The backside of the Cirque did look pretty cool I must say. Maybe we could do some hiking when I get up to Tennessee I'm still down here trying to sell my house in Louisiana

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Brian! The last two campsites are not where we stayed, but we did walk by them. Just let me know when you move to east Tennessee.

[@themcgraths6660]

Jealous! The Winds look amazing - definitely on my list! First trip there? How were the bugs?

[@BryanDeLay]

The Winds are amazing and you should certainly go sometime. Actually for the last seven years I've spent the entire month of August backpacking in the Winds. The bugs were not bad on this trip. They can be bad in July, but normally start dying off in August.

[@themcgraths6660]

@@BryanDeLay wow, that is awesome! What's your favorite route? What would you recommend for a first trip there? 4 nights. Thanks!

[@BryanDeLay]

This is probably my favorite loop in the Winds. Another beautiful trip is to Titcomb Basin.

[@themcgraths6660]

@@BryanDeLay Titcomb basin looks great as well. Question for you. I'm a hammock camper - are there decent trees to hang from in the lower areas? Looked pretty decent where you were camping. Obviously no trees in the higher areas, but likely wouldn't be camping there anyways.

[@RicG.]

So cool to see your version of this hike. Watched Catherine's when it first came out. Always cool to see two viewpoints of the same great hike!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Ric G! Catherine made an excellent video of this trip.

[@KathrynJones]

Awesome! I just got back from the Wind River Range. I went back this weekend and was supposed to do the Cirque of the Towers but the trail is covered in down trees and I'm recovering from an injury so it felt like I was pushing it a bit climbing over and jumping off repeatedly. Anyway, thanks for your take on the trail!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you Kathryn! Sorry you didn't make the Cirque. The trails were in great shape when we were there. They must have had some nasty storms in the last few weeks.

[@CarlMonin]

Those majestic views are hard to beat, Bryan, and you captured them very well. Glad you got to once again spend some time out there. Looking forward to your next posts from the area.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Carl! After this trip I did two more trips in the Winds, a solo 3 nighter and a 1 nighter with Catherine, but did not film those trips. We had another trip planned for the Winds but got smoked out. Catherine went to Washington state and I went to Cloud Peak Wilderness in the Big Horn Mountains, which will be my next video.

[@mitnwes]

Another great video. Always a good day when my notifications say Bryan Delay has posted a video.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thank you CRAWLYJ!

[@bartphillips5289]

The quality of you videography is outstanding and and has inspired me to return to the Winds these last four years. . The week prior to your trip I made the exact same mistake on my way to the East River. I was totally befuddled when I arrived at the sign for Pyramid Lake. I did however backtrack. The 'unofficial trail' is more a series of elk paths with a couple of pinch points where the canyon tightens. However the scenery of the East Lakes basin is some of the more stunning and remote I have found in the Winds. Saw no one for two days. The off trail back to Pyramid Lake was easier than I supposed. I coupled it with a loop over Hailey and Washakie passes. I urge you to gibe the East River another go. Its worth it.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Bart! It reassuring to know that someone else made the same mistake. I'm already planning on going back for a second try next year. If we had just continued on the CDT to the East River I think we would have realized what was going on. The topos up to Pyramid Lake looked pretty easy on the map. Glad you made it up East River and thanks for the comment.

[@dzjc01]

Awesome video! The views are stunning to say the least! Any bears? Do have a GPX of your trip?

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks dzjc01. No bears on this trip. In fact I've only seen one bear in the Winds in the last 7 years. I did not GPS this trip.

[@maryjbelle]

Love both these hikers’ videos! Q- why the tarp/fly instead of a tent ⛺️ ? Weight or preference? That is hard core purist.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks maryjbelle! I've been using a tarp since 1998 and like the space and being able to see out during rain when I'm stuck under the tarp for hours. Also it's much lighter than most tents. My current DCF tarp only weighs about 20 ounces including cords, stakes and stuff sack.

[@geofranker5456]

Hey Bryan! I have been watching your videos and really enjoy the different places you visit. I notice you frequent the Wind River Range in early August. I am currently planning a hike along a Jack Ass Pass loop in mid-late August. If there is any chance you may be in the area let me know. No obligation to hike together, but it would be cool to meet you and possibly rendezvous at a camp site, etc. I live in Asheville, NC btw.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks for watching my videos GeoFranker! My plan is to be in the Winds from early August until late August. I've already have two trips planned for August, but maybe we could meet sometime while I'm there. Contact me with a PM on Facebook: facebook.com/bryan.delay.

[@BryanDeLay]

GeoFranker, maybe I should have been more specific that you contact me on FB now so I can give you an email address.. I don't Messenger on my phone.

[@geofranker5456]

@@BryanDeLay Alright. Just sent you a message and my email.

[@runnawaywoodstock]

Stupid question- how did you manage the shot at about 1:39? The camera tracks with you and cat going up a bend in the trail. Do you have one of those sliding rail things? ( I have a sophisticated understanding of camera equipment as you can tell.) But I like how you move the camera in your videos. The shot I mention was well timed too.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks for watching Ms. Anne! Actually it's a very good question. The camera is actually stationary. The appearance of the camera tracking us walking is done with editing software using a pan & zoom function.

[@runnawaywoodstock]

@@BryanDeLay thanks, that makes sense. I saw elements of that in other scenes. Love the hikes, keep them coming.

[@waterfallmadman]

It has been a while , man. What a beautiful place. The mountains there are spectacular.

[@BryanDeLay]

It has been a while, but I was traveling out west for about six weeks. This is one of the most majestic loops I've ever done.

[@DrJohn493]

Enjoyed your return to the Winds over breakfast this morning and a nice diversion from the news. Looking forward to the next videos from your western excursions. P.S., fun to see you make a guest appearance in Will's video of his Citico Creek hike.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks John! I did six trips out west this year, but only videoed three, so two more upcoming. I was out for an little one nighter in Citico Creek and just by chance ran into Will. It was great to see him.

[@DrJohn493]

@@BryanDeLay Maybe next year the fires won't be so bad and we can both visit the Sawtooths.

[@cooper4205]

Always look forward to your videos! Glad to see another one posted. On a side note, I finally made it out to Honey Creek after recently watching your video from there.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks flatiron! Back from this year's trip to Wyoming and finally got my first of three videos edited and posted. Hope you enjoyed Honey Creek. It's a beautiful hike!

[@cooper4205]

Bryan DeLay it was great. I’m hoping to take my son out for an overnighter there before it gets too cold. He’s 8 and really wants to check it out after seeing my pics from there. Anyway, I’m looking forward to seeing the other videos. You always put together good stuff!

[@nathandolenc554]

How many miles is this loop? Great video!

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Nathan! It's about 30 miles.

[@OneEyeHikes]

Great video! Recent blow down from storm a few weeks back led me to New Fork Lakes TH, since it was not impacted. Your video from a few years back helped chart my route. As for this video, hope you and Catherine keep making them! They’re so good man. The Cirque is still on my list

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Tim! You need to do this loop. It will blow you away!

[@OneEyeHikes]

Bryan DeLay I do!!! 2021 maybe! I’ll reach out probably for more beta on the route. Pretty much understand it but I like how you pulled in a little variance!

[@whshome]

Great video Bryan and of a wonderful place for backpacking, as we talked at Citico Creek, it's got to be in the top five in the US and maybe number one.

[@BryanDeLay]

Thanks Will! In my opinion it's one of the most majestic loops I've ever done. It was great to see you at Citico Creek last Sunday.

[@michaelsobieski9691]

I’m surprised you don’t carry a phone that enables you to check your current location on a map. My device allowed me to turn around several times soon after i took a wrong turn on the trail.

[@BryanDeLay]

Michael, both Catherine and I have phones with GPS apps, but you have to download the map for it to be effective. We had no phone service the day we left and we both forgot to download the map the day before when we did have phone service.

[@rickcosgriff8268]

Brian great trail planning. I just finished my first backpacking trip to Island Lake. It was the day after the Labor Day storm so the trail was covered in trees so I did not make it to Titcomb basin. Going back next year and was wondering which of the other WRR trails you like best. I’d like to do two or three trips in the Range next September.

[@BryanDeLay]

To bad you did not get to Titcomb Basin. Hope you make it next year. Four years ago I did a loop from Green River Lakes that was really nice as shown in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fV7bemOqa7GjipY. Also I like New Fork Park in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX7KkKCEoJqiidU.

[@kathleenbauer5487]

Did a hike in the winds last summer and the elevation was an issue for me. How do you stay acclimated when you dont live at that altitude? I want to go back next summer.

[@BryanDeLay]

Yea, the elevation can be an issue. I will car camp for 2 or 3 days at 7,000 feet to help get acclimated. Even then the first trip can be challenging. By the 2nd and 3rd trip it's not as much of an issue.