Solo Backpacking Idaho's Rugged Mountains | Lost River Range | Lakes, Bears & Moose

This is a 3 day 2 night solo trip in Idaho's Lost River Range. I saw a bear, moose and some cool lakes. This involved following trails, abandoned trails and off trail travel. I also had to use the ol' ice axe.
Shadow Lakes, Swauger Lake, Dry Creek, Lost River Creek, Hellroaring Canyon, Massacre Mountain and much more!

[@cachemacstrailtime]

It was a great hiking trip. I really enjoyed watching. So cool you caught that slide. Great footage. Take care!

[@jenb.6440]

Absolutely beautiful video; your time lapse is absolutely the best, one of the things that I really appreciate about your filming is your timing, you stay on shots long enough that I can really look and enjoy it and then you often zoom into something really interesting .. this is a beautiful location and gorgeous video; thank you for sharing!!

[@robertwagner7867]

Really enjoy your content and style. I've been a subscriber for a while and glad to see you're getting more much deserved views!

[@ervinslens]

Spectacular no other words I can think of. Such a professional presentation my friend! Landscapes are unmatched here!

[@relaxingvideosnorthwest3646]

Very beautiful area! Thank you for sharing

[@mountainwanderer]

Fantastic video! This one might be my favorite yet! Well Done!

[@pilowespo]

Really enjoyed this video! Absolutely beautiful area. Great footage! Those views were awesome! Thanks for sharing! Hike on!

[@doddpeak]

Beautiful area, campsites, route… Thanks for sharing the adventure.

[@NorthwestWanderer]

Thank you, many great routes in idaho

[@crackasour]

loved watching this man, cheers!

[@sierrashere6957]

Beautiful, you did good !

[@anncourter7715]

It looked like a very peaceful trip.

[@daviddonaldson1096]

Hey man just discovered your channel and I'm really digging it. I especially like your off trail just go in a general direction style. I find myself doing the same thing. Appreciate you giving places like the Missouri Breaks some love. Most people wouldn't try to make a backpacking video there. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

[@NorthwestWanderer]

thank you! hope you enjoy some of the others

[@birddogfarms6981]

A big thumbs up for this one Andrew.....I really enjoyed all the views. I think 25:05 was my favorite but all of them were nice. Thanks for posting! Tom

[@NorthwestWanderer]

thanks, yeah that pass was pretty cool wish I had more time up there and wasn't rushed off it

[@stanleylogan7139]

Another nice video Andrew! I enjoyed it for the same reasons other commenters have made here. And your narration was very good. Well, the skies turned blue as you were leaving didn't they?😊

[@kevinstarski1598]

This guy so reminds me of that other youtuber, Final Frontier or something...similar style of narrative and so on...keep up the good work.

[@kevinstarski1598]

Wonder what happened...@@wyomarine6341

[@jaymontgomery3330]

​@@wyomarine6341Joey has hooked up with Catherine Gregory, they're hiking and filming together.

[@aaronfulwider779]

Just did some searching with regards to the fossil. Lots of Limestone in the Lost River range. Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed of lithified marine ooze (once the bottom of a tropical sea rich in carbon from seashells). The rocks in the Lost River range are from the Paleozoic era, 541-252 million years ago. Pre-dates the dinosaurs!

[@NorthwestWanderer]

thats some old rock! Thanks for coming out to Montana this weekend, despite the weather it was great seeing something new and catching up!

[@aaronfulwider779]

@@NorthwestWanderer Weather or not it was a great time seeing you. I actually enjoyed the rain and snow, got some tent bound time to catch up on sleep, rest, and chit chat with you and Lacey after some hard weekends. Take care.

[@dmn3773]

I’ll be staying in Ammon in July and planned to visit this area for an overnighter. Looks pretty wild.

[@NorthwestWanderer]

I've only been there in July once every other time was june. There were quite a few wild flowers in july at elevation. Enjoy your trip!

[@dmn3773]

@@NorthwestWanderer have also considered the more popular Alaska Basin area. That would be a good video if you haven’t done that yet.

[@NorthwestWanderer]

@@dmn3773 If you are talking about Alaska Basin in the Tetons I do have a portion of a video where I went through there last year when I did a 4 day trip in the tetons. I even camped on the shelf above the basin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmnGi6qumqibbKc

[@dmn3773]

Oh man, I remember this one. Thanks for this. I keep finding so many interesting areas. A 15 mile loop would be able perfect for me on a overnighter. I wish I had 3-4 weeks to explore the area. Thanks for the video!

[@kevinstarski1598]

I've watched 2 videos about this area and both mentioned black bears...Lost River Range didn't strike me as a bear country but apparently it is

[@NorthwestWanderer]

Your gut feeling is still probably right, it wasn't the healthiest looking Black bear lol

[@OffroadTreks]

Is it my imagination or where you off trail this entire trip just wandering wherever?

[@NorthwestWanderer]

It was about 50/50. Half on old abandoned trail/old closed road and half off trail. Decent amount of my trips involve off trail travel in some way.

[@Chukartramp]

Where's Tracy? Is this solo Lobo kinda trip? Oh yeah, another question I keep forgetting to ask that everyone wants to know? What type of environment or landscape do you prefer or like the most after all this wandering? High desert, mountains, canyons, riverside, creekside, high mountain lakes, alpine, national parks, public lands, trails, overland, plains, prairie's, coastal, inland, subterranean, Mediterranean, forests, woodlands, riparian areas, sage brush sea, rocky outcroppings, dunes, marsh, swamps, reservoirs, tundra, pothole region, caves, urban, rual, western, eastern, Midwestern, arid, moist, rain or shine?

[@NorthwestWanderer]

Lacey was getting a new tattoo on her arm / sleeve

[@NorthwestWanderer]

Favorite environment is high up above tree line in alpine meadows with unobstructed views / high mountain lakes. Beartooth plateau is pretty phenomenal for my taste in that regard as is the Sierra and Wind River Range. Early season trips I love snake river country, steep grassy canyon walls. I prefer designated wilderness / NF / BLM to national parks, not a big fan of over regulation but I understand why the National parks do it.

[@matthowarth4498]

Where are the bears?

[@NorthwestWanderer]

just before the moose, didn't film the black bear. Spooked it in the willows. Lanky weird looking one, one of the smaller black bears I've seen.

[@salemk.3098]

are you wearing boots or gaiters?

[@NorthwestWanderer]

both. Oboz Bridger Mid is the boot + gaiters