Getting up before the sun while the moon still shines. But it got bright quickly. Still lots of snow patches…
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Heading out from Sheepeater Lake. Much easier to get back to the trail this year compared to last year’s safari.…
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Campsite all cleaned up at Chamberlain Airstrip. We’re ready to go. No wrong direction this time; we’re headed straight to…
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The bog in the morning. A little water across the trail. The junction! Not far to Lodgepole Creek from here. …
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For this trip, we got up at 5:15 in the morning and got ready to go, often leaving our campsite…
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Made it to the Big Creek trailhead parking lot. Time to head out. Crossing Smith Creek on the road. The…
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I fully expected to sleep in after staying up until nearly 2 in the morning waiting for Ambrose to return…
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I arrived at the jeep road just after 5pm. Where the jeep road met the trail, it angled uphill towards…
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We had enough food to stay out for one more day, but Ambrose wanted to get out today. To reach…
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Another late morning because, according to the guidebook, this wouldn’t be too long of a day. And, unfortunately, we were…
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