Join us as we do a little trail maintenance and welcome spring to the high country of the Wyoming Range leading a pack llama beyond Cliff Creek Falls, thru Cliff Creek Pass and Horse Heaven Meadows. Four days with one lay day to soak up the solitude and scenery. Enjoy carpets of wildflowers, abundant wildlife, top of the world views, and sizzling steaks. 18 miles total. Depart Cliff Creek trailhead 20 miles south of Jackson Hole.

Cliff Creek Pass	2006 Trail Crew	View From Upper Cliff Creek

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A moderate trip into the Gros Ventre wilderness following the clear waters of Granite Creek between ribbons of cliffs. Campfires and spring wildflowers make this a perfect introduction to the wilderness for young families or a time to relax for more experienced citizens.

There is nothing as relaxing as a campfire in the wilderness

Clear Waters of Granite Creek

Raymond, Gretchen, Chase and Kelsey, Granite Creek

This 6 day loop is for the more adventuresome and revolves around Hoback Peak. Although not extremely difficult we do follow obscure and sometimes exciting trails to access the high country. Hoback Peak offers top of the world views. The mountain ranges of western Wyoming and northern Utah form a 360 degree panorama. After climbing, or just admiring Hoback Peak, we traverse the Little Greys to Cliff Creek Pass. We then follow Cliff Creek down passing the falls to the Cliff Creek Trailhead. As on all our trips to the Gros Ventre and Wyoming Range the common thread is: grand vistas, wildlife and solitue.

Tetons from Hoback Peak

Nancy and Dargo Crossing Bare Creek

Nancy, Erik, Al and Jill in the Bare Hole

Grand vistas, wildlife and solitude are the hallmarks of this 7 day trek. We will follow Little Granite Creek to a section of the Highline Trail that sees very little summer use, passing beneath Pinnacle Peak and Gros Peak before we cross the divide by Cache Peak into Flat Creek. One more pass and we arrive at the headwaters of Granite Creek. After taking a lay day to explore this high country we will follow Granite Creek to the trailhead and a well deserved soak in the hot springs.

Turquoise Lake July 4th-2006

Looking Down Granite Creek From Flat Creek-Granite Divide

Holland Family Head of Granite Creek

Trout fishing is the main theme of this llama expedition. The variety of water we will visit on our trek through the Middle and South Forks of Boulder Creek offers great opportunities for fly fishing or spin casting no mater the level of your experience, beginner or expert. Rainbow, Brookies, Macs and Cutts populate both the lakes and streams of this scenic alpine country.

Fly Fishing - Middle Fork

Alan Crosses Bridge at North Fork

Pipestone Lake

This trek offers a tremendous variety of scenery and fishing for the distance of hiking involved. Departing the Big Sandy trailhead we are headed to the backside of the Cirque of Towers, Shadow and Billy's Lakes there is a chance of a great side hike to Texas Lake and Texas Pass, then we trek into the headwaters of the East Fork and Pyramid Lake. We will take a day around Shadow Lake and another around Maes Lake to explore the nearby country and procure our trout dinners. 30 miles total.

Billys Lake

Washakie Creek

Dads Lake

This 6 day trek makes a loop through some of the most spectacular country in the Gros Ventre wilderness (or anywhere for that matter). We will lead our llamas up Shoal Creek camping by Shoal Falls the first night, then continue up Shoal Creek with a lay day near Shoal Lake (seldom fished & great fishing). Then over the pass into the head waters of the Gros Ventre River across the head of Crystal Creek and into the Swift Creek drainage. We follow Swift creek all the way down to Granite Creek with Granite Hot Springs beckoning for a good soak.

This is a moderately strenuous trip with some steep sections of trail (Forest Service rated not suitable for livestock, but with a little care, possible for our llamas). The rewards are well worth the effort on this seldom traveled route, breathtaking scenery, solitude and abundant wildlife. We will travel at a pace that will allow full enjoyment of the country we are passing through. (gasping for breath not allowed)

Darwin Peak

Shoal Lake

Sunrise Shoal Creek