Hiking Wyoming's Cloud Peak Wilderness: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Hiking Wyoming's Cloud Peak Wilderness: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Erik Molvar
Hiking Wyoming's Cloud Peak Wilderness: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Hiking Wyoming's Cloud Peak Wilderness: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Erik Molvar

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Overview

This book includes more than 75 hikes in this spectacular country, from the western canyons and badlands to the soaring heights of the Cloud Peak Massif. Detailed hike descriptions, helpful maps, and elevation profiles make this the only guide you'll need to enjoy hiking in the Cloud Peak Wilderness.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493044351
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Publication date: 04/01/2021
Series: Regional Hiking Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 312
File size: 41 MB
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About the Author

Erik Molvar spends half of each year exploring wildlands in the West. He has hiked over 10,000 miles of trails, from the Arctic Ocean to the Mexican border including all of the trails and routes in this book. Erik has a Master’s degree in wildlife management from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, where he performed ground-breaking research on moose in Denali National Park. He currently serves as Executive Director for Western Watersheds Project, a nonprofit conservation group working to protect and restore watersheds and wildlife on public lands throughout the West.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Topo Map ix

Legend x

Overview Map xi

Introduction xii

Planning Your Trip xxi

How to Use This Guide xxiii

A Few Words of Caution xxv

Leave No Trace xxx

Backcountry Regulations and Permits xxxv

The Hikes

The Clear Creek Watershed 1

The Clear Creek Watershed Hike Locator Map 2

1 Hazelton Peak 4

2 The Sherd Lake Loop 7

3 Long Lake 11

4 Lake Angeline 14

5 Slab Park 17

6 The Seven Brothers Lakes 19

7 The Trail Park Cutoff 22

8 Florence Pass 24

9 Ant Hill 29

10 Elk Lake 31

Additional Trails 33

Tensleep and Paint Rock Creeks 34

Tensleep and Paint Rock Creeks Hike Locator Map 35

11 Baby Wagon Creek 37

12 Maybelle Lake 40

13 Pasture Park 42

14 The High Line Trail 46

15 Tensleep Falls 49

16 The Lost Twin Lakes 52

17 Elk Park 55

18 Mistymoon Lake 59

19 Bald Ridge 63

20 Middle Paint Rock Creek 66

21 Lake Solitude 69

22 Battle Park 73

23 Paint Rock Creek 76

24 Poacher Lake 79

25 The Kinky White Trail 82

26 Cliff Lake 86

27 The Salt Lick Trail 90

Additional Trails 92

The Northern Hinterlands of the Cloud. Peak Massif 93

The Northern Hinterlands of the Cloud Peak Massif Hike Locator Map 94

28 Edelman Pass 95

29 Shell Creek 99

30 The Old Mail Trail 102

31 Bruce Mountain 105

32 Rock Chuck Pass 109

33 Coney Lake 111

34 Sawmill Lakes 114

35 Geddes Lake 116

36 Geneva Pass 119

37 Rhinehart Lakes 123

38 Highland Park 125

39 The Lake Winnie Loop 129

40 Spear Lake 132

41 The Little Goose Trail 134

42 Flatiron Lake 137

43 The Reservoirs 142

44 Penrose Creek 146

Additional Trails 148

The Prairie Foothills 149

The Prairie Foothills Hike Locator Maps 150

45 Firebox Park 153

46 South Rock Creek 156

47 Middle Rock Creek 161

48 Walker Prairie 164

49 Wolf Creek 168

50 Wolf Falls 172

51 Horseshoe Mountain 174

52 Black Mountain Lookout 178

53 Steamboat Point 180

54 Tongue Canyon 182

Additional Trails 186

The Border Country 187

The Border Country Hike Locator Map 188

55 The Medicine Wheel 189

56 Crystal Creek Ridge 191

57 Porcupine Falls 193

58 Bucking Mule Falls-Devil Canyon 196

59 Lodge Grass Creek 200

60 The Little Horn Trail 203

61 The Fuller Trail 207

62 Dry Fork Ridge 210

63 Bull Elk Park 214

Additional Trails 217

The Western Canyons and Badlands 218

The Western Canyons and Badlands Hike Locator Map 219

64 Cottonwood Canyon 220

65 Rainbow Canyon 223

66 The Horse Creek Canyons 226

67 The Beef Trail 230

68 Cedar Creek 233

69 The Bench Trail 236

70 Trapper Canyon 239

71 Alkali Creek Canyon 243

72 Meyers Spring Draw 246

73 Dry Medicine Lodge Creek 249

74 Medicine Lodge Canyon 252

75 The Paint Rock Badlands 254

76 Paint Rock Canyon 257

77 The Salt Trough-Center Canyon Loop 261

78 Red Buttes 264

Additional Trails 268

Extended Trips 269

Appendix: Directory of Land Management Agencies 273

Hike Index 274

About the Author 276

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