One Hail of a Day - 8-27-2022

Wyoming Jeepers head to the Custer Gallatin National Forest, near Cooke City, Montana, headed for the wilderness and Goose Lake. They experience hail, rain and a lot of beautiful scenery!
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Jeep Jeeping Adventure Back Country Off Road Offroad trail Goose Lake Round Lake Star Lake excursion Mountain overland jeeping in Montana Absaroka Beartooth Bear tooth Custer Gallatin National Forest mountains

[@VideosOffRoad]

This is almost certainly your best video ever! EXCEPTIONALLY well done!!!

[@elaineflores6947]

Yeah and that was a great trip to! we want to do it again real soon!

[@melissacook]

@@elaineflores6947 Dan was drooling when he was over at our place, previewing it this afternoon. Haha - Well, Dan and Elgin were while I laughed. I remember how cold that day was in the rain filming. Do you?

[@melissacook]

Wow!! Thank you! This video took quite a bit longer to create because it was a 15-hour drive, giving us many more hours of raw footage. Elgin did a great job of sticking to it through the cutting down of ten hours of video to reach the 40-minute final product. Thank you so much for the outstanding compliment!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you for the wonderful comment!! We felt this was one of the most beautiful drives ever... The weather just made it better! This summer, we will return for sure... I may watch the weather and pick a similar day!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Hi, VideosOffRoad. This is Wyoming Jeeper Melissa Cook. Elgin and I are publishing the Wyoming Jeepers Trail Guide and would like to use to quote your in our book for a featured comment on this Goose Lake Jeep Trail chapter. Is that okay with you?

[@krashnpa]

Well hail, that was a pretty epic day! We were in Cooke City last summer and had a nice lunch there, right after the flooding. Couldnt make it up to Goose Lake because we had our Tremor vs the Heep, but still so pretty.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Yes it was! It was an epic day... :-) Maybe someday you will be able to get all the way in there. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

HAHAHA - I love the play on words. Heehee. We have another show coming out this spring from the Cooke City, Montana, area. Stay tune. 🙂

[@loristravels]

Another awesome adventure, the scenery in the Beartooths is beautiful. The Thunder in the high country has a unique sound, you can feel it all the way through your body.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you! The rolling thunder is spectacular. I could listen to it all day. We want to go again and I want to pick a day with scattered thundershowers. :-)

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

That thunder was scary when we were standing outside. I wanted to run and hide in the Jeep, but the drone was still in the air. It was quite a day! Thank you for watching and commenting. We appreciate it. 🙂

[@elaineflores6947]

yes you can! i sure love those storms they are so beautiful!

[@da.vo.6758]

your video came up as a suggestion, well done, great footage of that storm and a beautiful, unique area. Nice Jeeps to boot!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. It is a beautiful place. :-)

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

I'm so glad you found our channel. We appreciate knowing it was a suggested video! Woohoo!! I hope you check out some of our other shows, I believe there are 27 others episodes. 🙂

[@jeffstewart3978]

Thumbs up for going for it down that rocky ravine with hail on it! Beautiful scenery. Hope to get there someday.

[@wyomingjeepers]

It is well worth the trip. There are other trails in the area that are very nice too. We went back the next weekend and ran a few. A video of those will be out later on. Thanks!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

It sure was a slippery ride down those rocks. I could barely stay on my feet filming it. Haha - Thank you for watching. We have another Montana video coming out this spring in a similar area. Stay tune.

[@relaxingvideosnorthwest3646]

Beautiful scenery! Thank you.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Our pleasure!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you for watching our show and leaving us a comment. We appreciate it very much!

[@jerrystephensen9486]

Awesome video guys would have love to gone on that trip very beautiful.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thanks! It would have been great to have you there. Maybe this summer. :-)

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you, Jerry. It was a beautiful drive that we hope to share with others in the future.❤

[@michaelkade1704]

Hi Wyoming Jeepers, it was great to see new content from you. I absolutely love your channel. This was not only travel through marvelous country, this was also very excellent jeeping.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thanks so much! Glad you love the channel... it is marvelous country that is for sure!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Awe, thank you! We appreciate you tuning in and watching our show. We put quite a few hours into each episode, both in filming and in editing, to give our viewers the best possible experience. Comments like yours make the time investment worthwhile, so thank you!

[@leftystrat62]

This one was GREAT!

[@melissacook]

Thank you! We enjoy ourselves when we get out to play. Thanks for watching!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@roberthallam6824]

Great country, I really enjoy your videos showing places I’ve been to. Fabulous!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you! Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoy our show. We have another Bear Tooth Mountains video coming out this spring. Stay tune. :-)

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you enjoy the videos.. Thanks for watching!

[@gregjones2217]

At one time, there was a cable tram that brought ore from several thousand feet up on the mountain down to the furnaces for processing. The lava appearing material is slag. The mines became infeasible during WWII. There's still gold to be had. I sluiced in the area several times and made about thirty cents an hour. Sure love this video. It made me sure I'll go back. I don't know if you went past the goose lake road turn and up lulu pass, but do if you get the chance, take it. It's beautiful and not near as rough. You can make a loop around to the highway where you started .

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

The fan trip on August 5, 2023 will be going up this road. It's going to fun. Maybe you can join us and share a bit of history over the radio as we drive. Thanks for watching and for the detailed comment with historical tidbits. We appreciate it.

[@wyomingjeepers]

That would be neat to learn more about this... We loved this trip so much, two weeks later, we went back to Cooke City, checked out the mines, lulu pass and more. We actually went to Lake Abundance. We will be putting out that video sometime before too long. Glad you loved the video and brought back memories. I guess you will have to make it back some time!

[@gregjones2217]

Thank you many times over. I lived in Cooke city for 2 years back in the early 70s. I spent a lot of time around goose lake. I went to grasshopper glacier and around the lake. The old copperking mine was over by little goose lake. I was in there last summer(22) in a side by side. The road hasn't gotten any better. The video is a treasure to me. Very well done.

[@wyomingjeepers]

We are happy that this brought back memories and became a treasure to you! It is nice that you were able to get back there last summer too. It is a wonderful place! Thanks!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you! I’m so glad our videos give you a taste of home. When we were in Alaska for twenty years, we would have enjoyed watching a show from home. ❤ Where do you live now?

[@gregjones2217]

@@AuthorMelissaCook Powell, as I said, I've been to many of the places you've videod. And I've been a geology/paleontology person all my life. That's why I enjoy Myron so much. Many thanks again.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

@@gregjones2217 Oh, I misunderstood and thought you were from Powell but living away now. You should join us on our Fan trip.😊

[@gregjones2217]

@@AuthorMelissaCook I'd be honored.

[@touchnova]

I'm late to the party on this one, but sure glad I found time tonight to watch. Fantastic adventure as always, so glad you could get up here for a taste of MT. Thanks for sharing!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you were able to watch! We thought that area was so pretty, we went up there the very next week and did another show. It covers other mines, and Lake Abundance. We will be putting it out later... Thanks for the comment!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Oh, we plan to return just as soon as the weather breaks and the roads clear in the mountains. Thank you for tuning in and leaving us a comment! We appreciate it.

[@mickanonim3860]

Awesome content guys, thank you for sharing your trips.

[@wyomingjeepers]

You are welcome. This was one of our favorite trips. Thanks for the comment and for watching!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you for taking the time to watch them and leave us a comment. We sure appreciate it!

[@howardjones2021]

Like watching your vids and knowing precisely where you are at.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you enjoy reliving the trails!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Wyoming Jeeper Elgin Cook will be creating the Wyoming Jeepers Trail Guide (title may be different) filled with maps and information. We hope to have that available for the summer of 2024. Stay tuned. Thanks for watching!

[@CplSkiUSMC]

I'm glad you risked the drone... that is some INCREDIBLE footage. Simply stunning. I've not gone up that way before. I've gone over by Henderson Mountain but never up toward the lakes. I have gone up to Ivy Lake on the Wyoming side though. I'd love to get a canoe up there for a paddle/portage trip up that chain to Fox Lake. That would be incredible. Great video guys!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you! Thank you! We so appreciate your kind feedback! Maybe we will pick this road for on of our fan trips in 2023. 😊 We hope to cross paths with you on the trail since you live just down the road.🎉

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you enjoyed the footage... It was risky! We seriously made it by maybe a minute before the hail came down. :-) We liked this country so much, the very next week, we went up there again, past Henderson Mountain, over Daisy Pass and to Lake Abundance. There will be a video on it later. It won't have the crazy weather this one had though! Thanks!

[@OverlandPNW]

That was some crazy weather. Glad the drone survived!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Us too... Didn't need to lose another... :-)

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

We are so glad the drone survived too! Whew! Those babies are expensive! And the weather! Oh, that crazy weather. It was COLD out there during and after the storms. Thanks for watching and commenting. We appreciate it.

[@melissacook]

A big Thank YOU to Anne-Marie Cancilla for the fabulous review of my book, "The Call of the Last Frontier." :-)

[@buffalo4127]

Ben Franklin flew his drone in a rainstorm….it was hit by lightening and history was made …perhaps you too are making history right there in the Beartooth Mts. (-;

[@wyomingjeepers]

That could be... However this was unintended!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Hahaha - I'm very glad the lightning didn't hit the drone. We figured the hail could take it down.

[@carolhiler4690]

My hubby and I binge watched about 10 of your videos yesterday. We really enjoy your photography, sense of humor and conversations. Elaine, you are a hoot. I'm a rock hound, too, and I've been known to walk into a tree because my head is down all of the time. Looking forward to more videos!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Wow, that is a lot!!! Thanks for watching and enjoying the facets of our show. :-)

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

I love to binge watch shows but you are the first to ever say you were binge watching our show. Thank you so much for your interest in our escapades. We have a lot of fun Jeeping in our backyard. And yes, Elaine is a hoot. Part of why I wanted to start the Wyoming Jeepers was to record her humor. She’s had the family in stitches all of her life. My mom called her the female Don Knots. Thanks for watching and leaving us such a great comment.❤

[@happytrails2495]

We just began watching your videos a few weeks ago and cannot get enough! Great videos by four delightfully crazy people in wonderful Wyoming! Thanks!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you like the videos and can put up with the craziness! We have close to 30 of them out there so hopefully it will last a little while anyway. Thanks for watching. :-)

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

HaHa! We can be crazy, so Elaine and I wear Crazy Women Territory (Greybull, WY store) shirts. We love to have fun. We recently added Roger and Jeanene Lundsford to our show. New shows will include them, too. Thanks for watching and leaving us a fun comment.

[@santa3756]

What a beautiful video and music. I am a Myron's geology video fan. from Korea

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad to hear from Korea! Thank you for watching and enjoying the video and the music. We hope you continue enjoying our videos as well as Myron's. :-)

[@md.asadhossain6561]

nice

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you! We appreciate the comment.

[@tigger1999]

I’m glad to see you guys get to go out and enjoy the scenery.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

We try to get out at least once a week, even in the wintertime. Last weekend we had a ton of mud caked to our tires, though we weren't tearing up any roads. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Yes, the scenery is awesome... We are very lucky.

[@tigger1999]

Here in the PNW (Burlington Washington 🤪) they have us all locked out of the high county. Watching your adventures make me jealous..

[@wyomingjeepers]

They are doing that some here too... The Forest Service seems to think that the public land is not for the public. It seems every time I turn around, they are closing another road or making it available only to 4 wheelers. Luckily, they haven't closed them all yet!

[@tigger1999]

Enjoy them while you can, it cost us $350 a year for a key just to drive logging roads.. love the videos. Can’t wait for the next one. I’ve watched all the big name Jeepers and yours are right up there with them.

[@4ever9er]

Great video guys! Cooke City is one of our favorite runs as we go usually once every year. Looks like we were up there the week before you. We used to camp years ago but usually stay in a local hotel there and make 2 or 3 days of it as we live in Billings. That would be cool to meet up with you on your '23 Cooke City run! There are so many trails it takes a few days to do most. Cool mining sites and old cabins ...and as you saw the view is like no other! We enjoy watching your videos and wish you good luck and weather next time up there.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you for the comment. We are thinking about a fan trip up there this coming summer. It would be great to meet up then if we do it. :-) We liked that run so much, the very next weekend we were up there again. We went to Lake Abundance, Daisy Pass, Lulu Pass and more. We will be putting out a video on this trip too later. Thanks again!

[@elaineflores6947]

Yes that is one beautiful place we have to go back thanks for responding have a great day!!!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

We plan another trip up there this year; it may even become one of our two fan trips for 2023. You can contact us through our social media on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram if you want to go for a ride. We try to fit everyone in when we can. We enjoy meeting up and riding with fans of our show. 🙂

[@4ever9er]

@Author Melissa Cook FYI, because of snow in the high elevations we usually plan on late July or into August. The hike to Goose Lake isn't very long and Definitely worth it! ...and the hotel rooms book up quick. 😉

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

@@4ever9er Thanks for the heads up. We need to pick our trip dates and locations so we can all plan.

[@rvingitup]

Such amazing scenery! Great drone footage! Clint was a great addition to the adventure, as well! Excellent!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you enjoyed the video... Yes, Clint was a great sport!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Yes, he was quite a surprise out there and we loved watching his tent footage. It felt just like that in the Jeeps too. Wow! What a day. Thanks for joining us for the ride. We appreciate the comment.

[@lydlund7348]

Can we see the eagle drone footage??!! Your videos are genuine, well done, and not “overproduced product” KZbin is full of. Great job from some fans of your channel in Billings!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you enjoyed it and nice to hear from someone in Billings... Basically local. :-) To see the eagle drone footage, click the following link and find the Adventures on Carter Mountain video. It has a picture of an eagle on it. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/@wyomingjeepers/videos

[@lydlund7348]

You guys rock 🎉 thank you

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

You are so kind!! Thank you! We appreciate how much you and others enjoy our show. That’s why we create them. ❤

[@wyomingjeepers]

You are welcome! Thanks!

[@lydlund7348]

@@wyomingjeepers thank you ❤

[@SafetyMentalst]

I 💝it 💯% @WyomingJeepers and I #rt I did keep a four wheel drive Jeep To climb hills that were very steep To hunt were snow was very deep My Jeep was stolen and I did weep @SafetyMentalst 💝💯%

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you love it! Sorry about your sad poem and the jeep. Hopefully you replaced it. :-( Thanks for the comment!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

I LOVE it! Quite the poem and the first one the Wyoming Jeepers have ever received. Thank you for the special comment. We appreciate it. So much fun!

[@yesode4201]

“Wow” hard to come up with words on what a spectacular looking trip. Thanks to Dan for the sport mode. My thought is it looked so close to number 3 gone. I wonder if the Wyoming Jeepers could be convinced on a tag alone trip. Please!

[@wyomingjeepers]

That was an awesome trip! Wish you would have been there with us on that one. :-) The sport mode was invaluable as you get an extra 10 mph. We were between the storm and the drone so the drone had to fly toward the storm to get back to us. I was actually pretty worried on this one. :-) I am sure we can get you up there this summer!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Yes, I agree. I thought it was going to be the third drone to go down. Those flying cameras are not cheap, either. Dang it! I'm so glad Elgin got it back before that hail hit - within seconds too! Thanks for the wonderful compliment!

[@melissacook]

I so enjoy our tag-alone trips with you. You have us in stitches all the time. How fortunate were we to find a fan-friend through our show that keeps up with us and often leads us into situations we probably don't want to be in. Haha

[@roberthallam6824]

Exploding tater chip bag !!! Yup that’ll happen. Funny. Beautiful country and I really enjoy seeing places I’ve been to. I’m going there to show my sister that Cook City area this summer, but we’ll start it out in Moab at the end of next month ! Can’t wait !

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

When do you think you will be in the Cooke City area? I think there is snow up there for quite a while yet. Thank you for watching and I'm happy to enjoyed seeing Elaine right after she thought the potato chip bag shot her! Haha - Have a great trip.

[@roberthallam6824]

@@AuthorMelissaCook I’m guessing the snow will allow us to travel there mid July ? We’re open.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

@@roberthallam6824 I’m guessing that will be a good time. We are considering a fan trip around then. FYI 😀

[@roberthallam6824]

@@AuthorMelissaCook hey, that’s something we may have to go on !!!!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Sounds like a lot of fun... 🙂

[@TheUncrowdedPATH]

My favorite trail! There are several other great trails in the area as well... it almost always storms in the afternnoon up there! That was close to losing a drone! great footage!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Couldn't agree more! We liked that run so much, the very next weekend we were up there again. We went to Lake Abundance, Daisy Pass, Lulu Pass and more. We will be putting out a video on this trip too later. Thanks for the comment!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Yes, very close with the drone. We have had to replace it twice, and they are not cheap! I was a ball of nerves until it arrived home. Yikes! We drove to another area a few weeks later, and that show will be coming out this spring. Thanks for watching and commenting. We appreciate it.

[@TheUncrowdedPATH]

@@wyomingjeepers I'm considering how I might be able to help if you take a large group up for one of your trailrides up there. So, I'll keep looking for your dates and think about where it might be suitable- but I could camp up there the night before your group comes and have a Lunch ready at round lake or long lake. BBQ burgers and wait for your crew! Let you guys eat and hit the trail- just to shorten the day. I could set up a tent for some cover... well- it might rain or hail lol. It will depend on the day of the week you go and dates you choose...but I might be able to help some jeepers out!

[@TheUncrowdedPATH]

@@AuthorMelissaCook My cheap little drone has fallen out of the sky several times, it somehow keeps working...but it is not reliable at all. It also has suffered some bird attacks by swallows.... I have now painted it like a hornet- seems to keep the attacking birds away from it. I am looking at a new drone.... one for dummies. MAybe it will work better for me.

[@wyomingjeepers]

@@TheUncrowdedPATH That is very thoughtful of you! Thanks!! At this time we are just kicking the idea around but we most likely will get something going. We promised two fan trips this summer and this trail would be an awesome one. Melissa will be contacting you to get your information so we can stay in touch. Thanks again for the wonderful thought!

[@black_widow_overland]

Looks amazing !! If you all go back this summer.. let me know. I'd like to join in.

[@wyomingjeepers]

We will be going back and we will let you know. We are considering it for a fan trip. :-)

[@black_widow_overland]

@@wyomingjeepers awesome. Camping? Well..

[@wyomingjeepers]

​@@black_widow_overland We haven't thought that far ahead... Just kicked it around.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

We think some people might want to stay closer to Cooke City if we take this trip again because it was such a long day. Elaine and I were exhausted from hiking and filming in the storms. It was summer but it was cold that afternoon. 😊

[@arrowheadoverland]

I just found your channel and subscribed! What brand of fender flairs are on your Jeep?

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thanks for the sub! Hope you enjoy the channel. Details on Jeep builds are here. wyomingjeepers.com Let me know if you are unable to find the information.

[@melissacook]

Hey, thanks for joining us for the ride. We love to have fun and see beautiful places. We appreciate the subscription and comment. Thanks for watching.

[@richardmoore2003]

Please tell me about the lights on the top tailgate window hinges if the red Jeep. Where did you get those and are they hardwired in?

[@wyomingjeepers]

From Dan - The lights are Traveller x 4inch Blackout truck pods. spot beam, if I was to do it over I would get the flood beam so the light spread out more. They are wired to an Auxbeam 8 gang switch panel that I have mounted on my radio bar.

[@richardmoore2003]

@@wyomingjeepers thank you

[@rexvoigt5581]

Like the videos we are jeepers in wyo also / question what brand of drone do you use and do you like it

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad to hear from a fellow Jeeper in Wyoming! I have a DJI Mavic Air 2S. It is actually a very nice drone and has quality video.

[@melissacook]

What part of the state are you Jeeping in? Wyoming is a great state for Jeepers, that's for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@larrybrewster9221]

I WAS TOLD THE OLD CHIMNEY WAS FOR A MINING OFFICE

[@melissacook]

Good to know. It's a fascinating place to visit. Thanks for watching and leaving us a comment.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you for the information.

[@zalllon]

Jesus, just head home. Why don’t you listen to your wife? 😂

[@wyomingjeepers]

I guess you now know that I'm just like everyone else... Just can't listen!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Right! He should listen to his wife!!! Haha - Thanks for watching and leaving a fun comment!