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February21, 2010
A number of Rams are so close to the road and where we park that it does not take a telephoto lens to get great close up shots. Such beautiful animals with that bright orange eye, "Here's lookin'at ya'."

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February21, 2010
The clouds are breaking up exposing the peaks and the glaciers at the head of the valley as misty apparitions peering down on us. There is even some blue sky showing.

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February 21, 2010

We go up to the end of the road at the Glacier trailhead. Pretty much leaving the wildlife behind us. I do spot one sheep on the hillside above us but the retreating storm is leaving some beautiful light effects. Clouds are swirling across the faces of the peaks high overhead. It is cold but refreshingly so. Torrey Creek is completely frozen over. Even though we have had little snow this winter it has been a fairly cold one.

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February 21, 2010
By the time we return to the hiway the clouds have really burned off except along the Wind River mountains as well as along the Absarokas. They are hidden in mists and snow showers. The snow covered badlands are covered with a white frosting against a cobalt blue sky. It was well worth making the trip. I shot nearly 100 photgraphs of Sheep. Lots of material for paintings to come.

To really get the feel of the magnificent country depicted in these photos simply click on an image for enlargement

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February1, 2010
I really believed that by now I would be able to get out into the country doing what I love to do. Research for my art work. Back in October the Doctor told me that about mid January I would be able to put my full weight on my foot. I guess I thought that meant I would be up and running at that point. Not so. I have gotten to the point that I can put weight on it but only gingerly can I move about on "haphazardly" one crutch. And that is exhausting. I am pretty impatient about how slow this healing process is. With all that in mind I ran across a number of photos I had taken on one of my memorable pack trips about ten years ago that really impressed me and thought it would be great to share it with all my followers of OUTDOOR ADVENTURES. it has been awhile since I have posted to that site and I felt I needed to provide something.
This particular trip is from the crossing of Bear Creek Pass and then going up what we call Kodachrome Basin and into the headwaters of Wiggins Fork NE of Dubois, Wyoming in the Absaroka Wilderness.
We had spent about three days at the head of Bear Creek. Exploring and doing quite a bit of painting in some spectacular country right at timberline. This scene is from above our camp the last evening we were at Bear Creek. The pass we were to take the next morning runs up to the left of these towering peaks.

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February1, 2010
Early in the morning we pack up and head over the pass. We were a little apprehensive about what we might find even here in mid July as a huge snow bank at the top of the pass can prohibit anyone from descending this pass.
We luck out. The snowbank is passable and over the edge we plunge.