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Geoff Weatherford (geoffw)  > Wyoming Trail Hiking > Snowy Range Loop Trail, WY, August 31, 2008
Great loop trail to hike in the Snowy Range, Wy. Please go to my trail blogging site (opens a new window) for a full description of the trip.
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Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Once or twice (sometimes more) a year I do a hike that turns out to be, ummm, a little more than what I was planning. This hike was definitely one of those. So, it was end of the summer and I was looking for something just a little different. I thought to myself, gee, what's different. Well, Wyoming is different. Some people would say VERY different. OK. Wyoming it was : )
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Only thing is, I didn't feel like driving 6 hours to the Wind Rivers. Or, 11 hours to the Beartooth country along the Montana border. Which really narrowed it down to ............. the Snowy Range Yes, just about 30 minutes NW of Laramie, WY , there is the Snowy Range. I'd been there before, but I'd never really been up into the heart of it. The high country. So, one Sunday morning I headed north out of Fort Collins, Co to the Wyoming high country.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > As a slight aside, Laramie itself, according to my kids, is rather "different". I actually have a certain fondness for Laramie since it is where I saw my very first concert, the Nitty Gritty Dirt band, with Doug Kershaw (who had to play fiddle all by himself on the stage because the rest of his band was somewhere else in Laramie drinking beer in a bar : ). Of course, you've heard of them. No? Well, it was a while ago. Yes. Hmmm. Where was I? Oh yeah, I figured I'd do one of two things. Hike up Medicine Bow Peak which was just over 12,000 feet. Or, hike around some of the lakes.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Well, when I got to where I wanted to park (which was a story in and of itself) the day was looking like maybe not the best day to hike up to the top of a peak.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > While the sun was trying to break through the clouds, it was difficult to say whether the clouds were going to win, or if the sun was going to be able to beat them back. Zoom in a little on that.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > The closer I got to the mountains, the less it looked like a good day to hike up to the top of a mountain. So, I decided to just hike up to some of the lakes instead. As it turned out, a wise decision. I hiked up the road to my first "lake". Pretty sure this is Libby Lake. Not too many people sitting around on the tables having a picnic. It was a little cool and breezy. But you can see this would be a great place for a picnic in nicer weather.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > I walked past the tables to get an unobstructed view of the high country. You can see the next lake, Lewis Lake, just through the trees. As will be seen, there are a LOT of lakes in the Snowy Range. The hike I intended to take is straight in front of me. Basically, I was going right through that low area between the mountains.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Another view of Sugarloaf.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > I hiked on up the road to get to the actual trailhead. There were incredibly scenic views just about any direction you cared to turn your head and look at.
Once or twice (sometimes more) a year I do a hike that turns out to be, ummm, a little more than what I was planning. This hike was definitely one of those.

So, it was end of the summer and I was looking for something just a little different. I thought to myself, gee, what's different. Well, Wyoming is different. Some people would say VERY different. OK. Wyoming it was : )
> Once or twice (sometimes more) a year I do a hike that turns out to be, ummm, a little more than what I was planning. This hike was definitely one of those. So, it was end of the summer and I was looking for something just a little different. I thought to myself, gee, what's different. Well, Wyoming is different. Some people would say VERY different. OK. Wyoming it was : )
Once or twice (sometimes more) a year I do a hike that turns out to be, ummm, a little more than what I was planning. This hike was definitely one of those.

So, it was end of the summer and I was looking for something just a little different. I thought to myself, gee, what's different. Well, Wyoming is different. Some people would say VERY different. OK. Wyoming it was : )
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