Archive Project – TR: Game On in Wyoming 10/31/05

Note: I’m attempting to compile and archive various meaningful Trip Reports, Photos, Etc. from past experiences… all credits are noted below

 

TR: Game On in Wyoming

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Riders: Wysplit_ride, Matt Lloyd, Sade’ dog
Words: Wysplit_ride

Togwotee Pass, WY

Well, my shakes are doing better from my lack of turns. Another Halloween and without fail, the Wyoming backcountry got hammered with about a foot and half of new snow. The north facing tree shots were on and deep. No tricks and only treats for the crew. On our drive up to the pass, I was thinking, “Ohhh this is going to be a nice DRY hike for the day. Glad I brought my rock board.” As we came up further on the pass it was puking and it only got better as the day went on.

Last week, the weather looked like this…notice the moose? I was getting shakes from not getting in any decent turns in October.

Hang loose…we would not know how good it was truly going to be.

Skinning up…it is only getting deeper

Yah…bro, it is kinda deep…feeling good to be breaking trail again

I was not the only one stoked…check out this dog happy to be back in his element.

Skin track up, and up

Part TWO

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Wysplit_ride dropping with smiles!

Matt wearing his hunter orange hat…yep..still hunting season. I kept yelling, “I am not an elk!” Below this shot Matt ran across a big wolf…gotta love Wyoming.

Drop that line…end the shakes!

Sick day for sure…Game is on in Wyoming…happy turnin’ and Halloween.

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Archive Project – TR: Wonderful Wyoming 2/5/06

Note: I’m attempting to compile and archive various meaningful Trip Reports, Photos, Etc. from past experiences… all credits are noted below

 

TR: Wonderful Wyoming

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2/5/06
photos by: Wysplit_ride, Jeff Vanuga, Matt Lloyd

words by: Wysplit_ride

Wyoming is truly like no place on earth. It ceases to amaze me every time that I drive from home to Togwotee Pass how different the low lands are from the mountains. It can be 50 degrees at my house with no snow and as soon as you get close to the Continental Divide the landscape and precipitation drastically change. Like they say around here, “If you don’t like the weather…wait five minutes.” Such is true about driving through Wyoming.

Badlands before Togwotee Pass:

Togwotee Pass

From desert, to badlands, to MOuntain Magic:

Morning skin:

Into clouds and a wonderland:

Nick drops it like it’s hot:

Wyomingsplit_ride getting some of that goodness:

Jeff throwing down some soul:

Wyomingsplit_ride finds his peaceful place:

Rob dropping his first backcountry turns in his life. Another addict:

Wyomingsplit_ride chasing roosters:

Nick with the mandatory POINT:

Splitboarders with antennas unite:

Nick dropping the main avalanche path…conditions a “go”:

1300 foot avi path all the way to the highway:

Thank goodness, in Wyoming, we don’t have the I-70 traffic to deal with. Just empty highways and byways:

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