Joe, It makes me so Happy that You are doing all these wonderful Videos. I love watching Your Adventures. I lived in Cheyenne but now live in St. Charles Missouri. I miss Wyoming terribly. Thank you for filming all my memories Eric Brant Aufner
Hi Joe. A buddy and I have made two attempts to Fairyland Basin. The first in 2019 we made it to the top of the cliff above Fairyland, but it took us too long at that point, so many downed trees to climb over, it was already 2:00 pm so we decided not to try the descent out of caution because we would not have made it back to camp in daylight. The second attempt in 2021 got rained out. We learned some better vs. worse routes to take, but none of them ideal. We did learn from the first attempt that it takes a lot longer than the distance would indicate because of the terrain and downed trees, so on our second attempt we intended to start at the crack of dawn. We had constant heavy rain though that forced us to abort the plan. We did get to see Coffee Pot and Joseph's Coat twice though. Could have done without the rain on the second trip!
Hello, Dan, it was nice to hear from someone who also attempted to make it to fairyland. I saw your fairyland video, and if I had had access to Google Earth, at the time I went, I am not sure I would’ve even attempted the trip to fairyland. Your video shows how difficult the terrain is, not to mention what it is like on the ground Going through all the downed trees. We made it to coffee Hot Springs, however, we realized it would be dark before we got to fairyland, or it would be dark by the time we were to leave. It was a great adventure and I regret that we were unable to make it. Do you plan on a third attempt to fairyland? If you do make sure you make of your attempt. Have you seen any of my other “Lost in Yellowstone” videos? I enjoyed my Yellowstone backcountry trips the most.
Joe,
It makes me so Happy that You are doing all these wonderful Videos.
I love watching Your Adventures. I lived in Cheyenne but now live in St. Charles Missouri. I miss Wyoming terribly. Thank you for filming all my memories
Eric Brant Aufner
Thank you for watching the video and your positive comments. I appreciate them greatly. I’m glad you are enjoying my adventures.
Hi Joe. A buddy and I have made two attempts to Fairyland Basin. The first in 2019 we made it to the top of the cliff above Fairyland, but it took us too long at that point, so many downed trees to climb over, it was already 2:00 pm so we decided not to try the descent out of caution because we would not have made it back to camp in daylight. The second attempt in 2021 got rained out.
We learned some better vs. worse routes to take, but none of them ideal. We did learn from the first attempt that it takes a lot longer than the distance would indicate because of the terrain and downed trees, so on our second attempt we intended to start at the crack of dawn. We had constant heavy rain though that forced us to abort the plan.
We did get to see Coffee Pot and Joseph's Coat twice though. Could have done without the rain on the second trip!
Hello, Dan, it was nice to hear from someone who also attempted to make it to fairyland. I saw your fairyland video, and if I had had access to Google Earth, at the time I went, I am not sure I would’ve even attempted the trip to fairyland. Your video shows how difficult the terrain is, not to mention what it is like on the ground Going through all the downed trees. We made it to coffee Hot Springs, however, we realized it would be dark before we got to fairyland, or it would be dark by the time we were to leave. It was a great adventure and I regret that we were unable to make it. Do you plan on a third attempt to fairyland? If you do make sure you make of your attempt. Have you seen any of my other “Lost in Yellowstone” videos? I enjoyed my Yellowstone backcountry trips the most.