Sunday August 11, 2013 - I finally decided to return to Utah and climb King's Peak. The girls and I had been there seven years earlier and were
driven off by the mosquitoes. I brought a head net and plenty of bug spray this time. I spent the day crossing Wyoming from north to south. I drove
through the Wind River Canyon. It was impressive. It seemed like I was driving downhill, but I couldn't have been since the water was flowing the
opposite way. I stopped the car twice to look at the river and make sure of this. Maybe it was the way the rock was layered. I camped
at Henry's Fork Campground at the trailhead for King's Peak.
Monday, August 12, 2013 - These two moose were browsing the campground. I hiked to Dollar Lake. A lot of the pine trees had died from a Mountain Pine
Beetle infestation. The mosquitoes were not bad at all. We were there at the end of June last time. I guess six weeks makes a lot of difference.
I broke out the water filter for the first time. It was plugged. It was only the second time I used it, a Sawyer Squeeze. I boiled a couple of quarts.
All the water before had been flowing and clean. There is a lot of horseshit on the Henry's Fork Trail.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - I hiked over Gunsight Pass into Painter Basin and found a campsite near a creek. At noon, it was hailing. At 2 pm the
thunderstorms rolled in. I spoke to two guys who were on the summit in hail the day before. They said it was scary. I planned on getting an early start.
My gps has an alarm clock.
Looking West from Gunsight Pass (toward Dollar Lake)
Looking East from Gunsight Pass (toward Painter Basin)
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - I got up at 2:30 am and was on the trail by 3:30. When I reached Anderson Pass around 6 am, I was able to turn my light off.
I reached the summit around 7:30 and was back in camp by 10:30.
On the Summit
Looking toward Dollar Lake from the Summit
Painter Basin
Painter Basin
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - I hiked out, 11 miles. It was grueling.
Wildflowers
Friday, August 16, 2013 - I drove to Cheyenne and took the walking tour. I went in the capitol building. There were no metal detectors, that I saw. I
got to look in the senate and house chambers. I went to the Wyoming Museum. It was free.
Union Pacific Depot
Saturday, August 17, 2013 - I drove to Rocky Mountain National Park, saw that it was a madhouse, continued on to a rest stop somewhere in
Colorado or Kansas, and slept.
Sunday, August 18, 2013 - I drove to Clinton Lake State Park near Lawrence, KS and camped. It was nice.
Clinton Lake
Monday, August 19, 2013 - I drove to Lincoln Trail State Park near Marshall, IL and camped. It was equally nice.
Lincoln Trail State Park
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - I drove to Hocking Hills State Park outside of Columbus, OH and camped. This place would be amazing anywhere. It is a real
surprise in Ohio.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - I hiked around Hocking Hills.
