So it begins! Fast Cash and Mango let us on to their permit for Glacier National Park and we got to spend a delightful week with them as a result. | Chief Mountain Customs, MT 6/22/22 Day 1
Noisy passes a ranger station corral in the Belly River Valley. | 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
Noisy crosses a snowy slope, an obstacle common in the park after the unusually snowy winter season. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/23/22 Day 2
Mango expertly fords Cataract Creek. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 Day 3
Noisy takes advantage of some welcome bare ground. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 Day 3
After we lost some time helping a woman in medical distress, Mango and Noisy enjoy the speedy views a hitch in a pickup bed provide. Little did we know, a spilled bottle of bleach was eating away at all of the fabric that covered Noisy's backside du
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
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
Noisy and Dig pose during dinner in a grizzly-safe location away from camp. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
The Chinese Wall sees its first light after a storm rolled through the night before. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 7/5/22 Day 13
Dig and I were given a hitch in the only free space these cowboys had: their empty (but well used) horse trailer. | Benchmark, MT 7/5/22 Day 13
Noisy and Dig enjoy the final moments outside before yet another rainstorm sent us into our tents for the night. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/7/22 Day 16
Noisy poses while visiting my tent during a break in the storm. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/8/22 Day 17
An exhausted Dig filters water at a cow trough fed by Dana Spring. | Helena National Forest, MT 7/12/22 Day 21
Noisy and Dig enjoy sunset from the comfort of our temporary new home in the Whitehall town garage, graciously provided by Mayor Mary. | Whitehall, MT 7/19/22 Day 28
Noisy atop a rocky outcropping just before topping Anceney Peak. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/22/22 Day 31
Noisy peers out from the top of Beehive Pass. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/24/22 Day 33
A ridgewalk above Onion Basin. | Gallatin Petrified Forest, MT 7/24/22 Day 37
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
Ferris Thermal Area, home to Mr. Bubbles, one of the few places in Yellowstone that soaking in hot springs is allowed (or safe!). | Yellowstone National Park, WY 8/3/22 Day 43
Noisy relentlessly tries to hook a branch for her bear hang. | Teton National Park, WY 8/4/22 Day 44
Noisy made the dire mistake of leaving her shorts and socks outside on a wet night. If only I had gotten a picture of her face when she had to put them back on! | 8/6/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY Day 46
Noisy crosses wildflower filled tundra before the scramble up to 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
Dale and SquarePants joined us for the Wind River High Route, which was a truly spectacular but very stormy week. Nonetheless, these fellas helped make one of the most incredible weeks of the hike even better! | Wind River High Route, WY 8/11/22 Day
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
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
Noisy crosses Gannett Glacier beneath Mt. Koven. | Wind River High Route, WY8/13/22 Day 53
So it begins! Fast Cash and Mango let us on to their permit for Glacier National Park and we got to spend a delightful week with them as a result. | Chief Mountain Customs, MT 6/22/22 Day 1
So it begins! Fast Cash and Mango let us on to their permit for Glacier National Park and we got to spend a delightful week with them as a result. | Chief Mountain Customs, MT 6/22/22 Day 1
Noisy passes a ranger station corral in the Belly River Valley. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 Day 1
Noisy passes a ranger station corral in the Belly River Valley. | 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
Noisy crosses the Belly River suspension bridge. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 Day 1
Noisy crosses a snowy slope, an obstacle common in the park after the unusually snowy winter season. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/23/22 Day 2
Noisy crosses a snowy slope, an obstacle common in the park after the unusually snowy winter season. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/23/22 Day 2
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 takes advantage of some welcome bare ground. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 Day 3
Noisy takes advantage of some welcome bare ground. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 Day 3
After we lost some time helping a woman in medical distress, Mango and Noisy enjoy the speedy views a hitch in a pickup bed provide. Little did we know, a spilled bottle of bleach was eating away at all of the fabric that covered Noisy's backside du
After we lost some time helping a woman in medical distress, Mango and Noisy enjoy the speedy views a hitch in a pickup bed provide. Little did we know, a spilled bottle of bleach was eating away at all of the fabric that covered Noisy's backside during the ride. Sadly, she wouldn't allow the trail name "Bleach Bum" to stick. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/25/22 Day 4
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
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
Noisy and Dig pose during dinner in a grizzly-safe location away from camp. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
Noisy and Dig pose during dinner in a grizzly-safe location away from camp. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 Day 9
The Chinese Wall sees its first light after a storm rolled through the night before. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 7/5/22 Day 13
The Chinese Wall sees its first light after a storm rolled through the night before. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 7/5/22 Day 13
Dig and I were given a hitch in the only free space these cowboys had: their empty (but well used) horse trailer. | Benchmark, MT 7/5/22 Day 13
Dig and I were given a hitch in the only free space these cowboys had: their empty (but well used) horse trailer. | Benchmark, MT 7/5/22 Day 13
Noisy and Dig enjoy the final moments outside before yet another rainstorm sent us into our tents for the night. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/7/22 Day 16
Noisy and Dig enjoy the final moments outside before yet another rainstorm sent us into our tents for the night. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/7/22 Day 16
Noisy poses while visiting my tent during a break in the storm. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/8/22 Day 17
Noisy poses while visiting my tent during a break in the storm. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/8/22 Day 17
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 Dig enjoy sunset from the comfort of our temporary 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 temporary new home in the Whitehall town garage, graciously provided by Mayor Mary. | Whitehall, MT 7/19/22 Day 28
Noisy atop a rocky outcropping just before topping Anceney Peak. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/22/22 Day 31
Noisy atop a rocky outcropping just before topping Anceney Peak. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/22/22 Day 31
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
A ridgewalk above Onion Basin. | Gallatin Petrified Forest, MT 7/24/22 Day 37
A ridgewalk above Onion Basin. | Gallatin Petrified Forest, MT 7/24/22 Day 37
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 our now very smelly room. | Livingston, MT 7/31/22 Day 39
Ferris Thermal Area, home to Mr. Bubbles, one of the few places in Yellowstone that soaking in hot springs is allowed (or safe!). | Yellowstone National Park, WY 8/3/22 Day 43
Ferris Thermal Area, home to Mr. Bubbles, one of the few places in Yellowstone that soaking in hot springs is allowed (or safe!). | Yellowstone National Park, WY 8/3/22 Day 43
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
Noisy made the dire mistake of leaving her shorts and socks outside on a wet night. If only I had gotten a picture of her face when she had to put them back on! | 8/6/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY Day 46
Noisy made the dire mistake of leaving her shorts and socks outside on a wet night. If only I had gotten a picture of her face when she had to put them back on! | 8/6/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY Day 46
Noisy crosses wildflower filled tundra before the scramble up to the Paintbrush Divide. | 8/7/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY Day 47
Noisy crosses wildflower filled tundra before the scramble up to 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
Mt. Woodring as seen from the Paintbrush Divide. | 8/7/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY Day 47
Dale and SquarePants joined us for the Wind River High Route, which was a truly spectacular but very stormy week. Nonetheless, these fellas helped make one of the most incredible weeks of the hike even better! | Wind River High Route, WY 8/11/22 Day
Dale and SquarePants joined us for the Wind River High Route, which was a truly spectacular but very stormy week. Nonetheless, these fellas helped make one of the most incredible weeks of the hike even better! | Wind River High Route, WY 8/11/22 Day 51
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
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
Noisy crosses Gannett Glacier beneath Mt. Koven. | Wind River High Route, WY8/13/22 Day 53
Noisy crosses Gannett Glacier beneath Mt. Koven. | Wind River High Route, WY8/13/22 Day 53
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