What to do in Wyoming in June?

**El Kabong** · 05-07-2006, 05:44 PM

So I am thinking of heading up to the Jackson/Yellowstone area with my girlfriend for about 10 days in the second week of June. I have searched around a little bit and I figured I would ask you guys for some advice. Some objectives would be to do a multiday (3?) backpacking trip in yellowstone, maybe hike/scramble something cool in the tetons and possibly ski something around there as well (it would have to be relatively mellow as my gf is relatively new to the BC). I guess some sort of ski-camping thing would be cool as well.

I went to REI and looked for guideboooks and they all sucked so any advice on a good one would be greatly appreciated as well. So, yeah, any info on routes, conditions we might run into, pics whatever would be sweet. thanks guys

**Trackhead** · 05-07-2006, 05:45 PM

If you have to ask.

**cj001f** · 05-07-2006, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by El Kabong

they all sucked

does not suck

**schueb82414** · 05-07-2006, 05:49 PM

http://www.rlissc.com if you head over to cody/red lodge area, pretty fun summer skiing

**mojorisin** · 05-07-2006, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Trackhead

If you have to ask.

that may or may not qualify as being a bit difficult for his "mellow BC" girlfriend

**Trackhead** · 05-07-2006, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by mojorisin

that may or may not qualify as being a bit difficult for his "mellow BC" girlfriend

Garnet Canyon and the other higher areas have plenty of mellow touring.

**MeatPuppet** · 05-07-2006, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by El Kabong

I have searched around a little bit and I figured I would ask you guys for some advice. Some objectives would be to do a multiday (3?) backpacking trip in yellowstone,

Shoshone Geyser Basin makes a good three day hike. I stumbled across the area a couple of years ago while hiking the Bechler River trail(I highly recommend this hike, but it is 30 miles long so you *could* do it in three days, but you would enjoy it more if you took four or five.). At the time I only had a couple of hours to explore the area, so I went back last June.

Misc. Yellowstone Galleries

Shoshone Geyser Basin, June 05

PM me if you have any questions about the area.

Wherever you choose to go in Yellowstone, get your campsite request in as soon as possible. The better sites tend to go pretty quickly.

**slippy** · 05-07-2006, 07:00 PM

I'd recommend Beartooth Pass. Easy BC, and you can scope stuff from the road so the gf will know what she's getting into. Great camping on the Red Lodge side, up Rock Creek Road. And the scenery is a lot better than Yellowstone mountain-wise, as the road goes up to almost 11,000. You will be amazed by the Beartooths, and it's right on the MT/WY border, not that much of a drive from Yellowstone.

Yellowstone will be pretty snowy at that time of year, so if your looking to do a non-ski 3 day hike, stuff around Heart Lake or the Grand Canyon will be drier than the high alpine slogs. A loop of of some cool thermals in the central region might be cool. I'm not sure how low the snow will be, but a quick tour up Avalanche Peak could be an easy ski tour inside the park, if you're going early June.

Try to be in backcountry on weekends, as driving through Yellowstone sucks then. Very crowded with people stopping for every chipmunk, duck, rodent, or elk they see.

**skiing-in-jackson** · 05-07-2006, 07:02 PM

Bring an axe and crampons- and learn how to use them. Even the popular passes (paintbrush-cascade) will be covered in snow until at least early to mid july.

Accidents for North American Mountaineering: #1 cause of death on the Tetons: Fall on Snow Unable to Self Arrest.

**rideit** · 05-07-2006, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by skiing-in-jackson

Bring an axe and crampons- and learn how to use them. Even the popular passes (paintbrush-cascade) will be covered in snow until at least early to mid july.

Accidents for North American Mountaineering: #1 cause of death on the Tetons: Fall on Snow Unable to Self Arrest.

Slightly OT: I once had a fall in my mt. biking shoes on an avy chute that hadn't melted out in june...I slid ass first into a big pile of rocks, and severely bruised my tushie. Just felt like sharing. Point is, we aren't even going to be riding the high country until July this year!!