Noisy crosses the Belly River suspension bridge. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 Day 1
 Mt. Woodring as seen from the Paintbrush Divide. | 8/7/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY Day 47
 Noisy peers out from the top of Beehive Pass. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/24/22 Day 33
 Dale whips up some cold coffee during an alpine start. We had to get most of our distance done before 12:00 since the afternoon thunderstorms were sketchy at best, and just made for a miserable time. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/13/22 Day 53
 Mango expertly fords Cataract Creek. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 Day 3
 Noisy and Avon play rubber horseshoes on a rainy afternoon at Looking Glass, our basecamp while piecing our way through the park. | East Glacier, MT 6/29/22 Day 8
 Noisy and Dig scramble through the jungle gym of blowdowns that plague The Bob. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
 Noisy and Dig enjoy sunset from the comfort of our new home in the Whitehall town garage, graciously provided by Mayor Mary. | Whitehall, MT 7/19/22 Day 28
 Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their over-engineered sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 Day 87
 Dig stops for a sit in one of the few pools of light that broke through the dense forest. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
 The Great Divide Basin: flat, sagebrush, and antelope. That's pretty much it for 130 miles. It's lovely from about 6:00-6:45 in the morning before becoming hot, dry and boring until sunset. Then it's just dry and boring. | Great Divide Basin, WY 8/2
 It seems I need my gallbladder removed! My first ever ambulance ride took us from Yellowstone to the Livingston, MT Hospital, where I was then discharged at 2:00am after they determined I had no life-threatening ailments. Since we had no car, much l
 Noisy relentlessly tries to hook a branch for her bear hang. | Teton National Park, WY 8/4/22 Day 44
 An exhausted Dig filters water at a cow trough fed by Dana Spring. | Helena National Forest, MT 7/12/22 Day 21
 Noisy and Dale make their way up Downs Mountain, the northernmost 13'er in the Winds and the highest point on the Wind River High Route.  | Wind River High Route, WY 8/12/22 Day 52
 Golden Lake at sunrise. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/15/22 Day 55
 Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
 Noisy heads to Nebo Creek after coming over Hunchback Pass. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
 New Mexico, land of the barbed wire fence. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/28/22 Day 99
 Noisy smiles in the sunlight on a high quality dirt road. | Pie Town Roadwalk, NM 10/6/22 Day 107
 Noisy crosses the Belly River suspension bridge. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 Day 1
Noisy crosses the Belly River suspension bridge. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 Day 1
 Mt. Woodring as seen from the Paintbrush Divide. | 8/7/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY Day 47
Mt. Woodring as seen from the Paintbrush Divide. | 8/7/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY Day 47
 Noisy peers out from the top of Beehive Pass. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/24/22 Day 33
Noisy peers out from the top of Beehive Pass. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/24/22 Day 33
 Dale whips up some cold coffee during an alpine start. We had to get most of our distance done before 12:00 since the afternoon thunderstorms were sketchy at best, and just made for a miserable time. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/13/22 Day 53
Dale whips up some cold coffee during an alpine start. We had to get most of our distance done before 12:00 since the afternoon thunderstorms were sketchy at best, and just made for a miserable time. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/13/22 Day 53
 Mango expertly fords Cataract Creek. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 Day 3
Mango expertly fords Cataract Creek. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 Day 3
 Noisy and Avon play rubber horseshoes on a rainy afternoon at Looking Glass, our basecamp while piecing our way through the park. | East Glacier, MT 6/29/22 Day 8
Noisy and Avon play rubber horseshoes on a rainy afternoon at Looking Glass, our basecamp while piecing our way through the park. | East Glacier, MT 6/29/22 Day 8
 Noisy and Dig scramble through the jungle gym of blowdowns that plague The Bob. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
Noisy and Dig scramble through the jungle gym of blowdowns that plague The Bob. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
 Noisy and Dig enjoy sunset from the comfort of our new home in the Whitehall town garage, graciously provided by Mayor Mary. | Whitehall, MT 7/19/22 Day 28
Noisy and Dig enjoy sunset from the comfort of our new home in the Whitehall town garage, graciously provided by Mayor Mary. | Whitehall, MT 7/19/22 Day 28
 Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their over-engineered sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 Day 87
Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their over-engineered sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 Day 87
 Dig stops for a sit in one of the few pools of light that broke through the dense forest. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
Dig stops for a sit in one of the few pools of light that broke through the dense forest. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
 The Great Divide Basin: flat, sagebrush, and antelope. That's pretty much it for 130 miles. It's lovely from about 6:00-6:45 in the morning before becoming hot, dry and boring until sunset. Then it's just dry and boring. | Great Divide Basin, WY 8/2
The Great Divide Basin: flat, sagebrush, and antelope. That's pretty much it for 130 miles. It's lovely from about 6:00-6:45 in the morning before becoming hot, dry and boring until sunset. Then it's just dry and boring. | Great Divide Basin, WY 8/22/22 Day 62
 It seems I need my gallbladder removed! My first ever ambulance ride took us from Yellowstone to the Livingston, MT Hospital, where I was then discharged at 2:00am after they determined I had no life-threatening ailments. Since we had no car, much l
It seems I need my gallbladder removed! My first ever ambulance ride took us from Yellowstone to the Livingston, MT Hospital, where I was then discharged at 2:00am after they determined I had no life-threatening ailments. Since we had no car, much less anywhere to go, the ER staff kindly allowed Noisy to sleep on the floor of my now very smelly room. | Livingston, MT 7/31/22 Day 39
 Noisy relentlessly tries to hook a branch for her bear hang. | Teton National Park, WY 8/4/22 Day 44
Noisy relentlessly tries to hook a branch for her bear hang. | Teton National Park, WY 8/4/22 Day 44
 An exhausted Dig filters water at a cow trough fed by Dana Spring. | Helena National Forest, MT 7/12/22 Day 21
An exhausted Dig filters water at a cow trough fed by Dana Spring. | Helena National Forest, MT 7/12/22 Day 21
 Noisy and Dale make their way up Downs Mountain, the northernmost 13'er in the Winds and the highest point on the Wind River High Route.  | Wind River High Route, WY 8/12/22 Day 52
Noisy and Dale make their way up Downs Mountain, the northernmost 13'er in the Winds and the highest point on the Wind River High Route. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/12/22 Day 52
 Golden Lake at sunrise. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/15/22 Day 55
Golden Lake at sunrise. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/15/22 Day 55
 Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
 Noisy heads to Nebo Creek after coming over Hunchback Pass. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
Noisy heads to Nebo Creek after coming over Hunchback Pass. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
 New Mexico, land of the barbed wire fence. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/28/22 Day 99
New Mexico, land of the barbed wire fence. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/28/22 Day 99
 Noisy smiles in the sunlight on a high quality dirt road. | Pie Town Roadwalk, NM 10/6/22 Day 107
Noisy smiles in the sunlight on a high quality dirt road. | Pie Town Roadwalk, NM 10/6/22 Day 107
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