Yellowstone National Park - Thorofare-Continental Divide-Heart Lake | 8-day Backpacking Report
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2024
- This is the full length trip report with natural sounds and on-trail commentary from an 8-day solo backpacking expedition that I took to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. I covered ~90 miles in August 2019; notable sights included Yellowstone Lake, Thorofare Trail, Yellowstone River, the Absarokas, Thorofare Ranger Station, South Boundary, Thorofare Creek, Two Ocean Plateau, Mariposa Lake, Snake River, Continental Divide Trail (CDT), Heart River, Heart Lake, Mount Sheridan & the Heart Lake Geyser Basin. This was my first backpacking trip west of the Mississippi, first time backpacking above 7000' and first time sleeping outdoors in Grizzly Country. My starting pack weight for this trip was ~38 lbs.
Highlight Video set to music:
• Yellowstone National P...
Caltopo (map) link:
caltopo.com/m/LBGH
![[TH] VCT Pacific Stage 2 - Playoffs Day 3 // DRX vs GEN | PRX vs TLN](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CWM1Q-2-o3M/mqdefault.jpg)
I'd love to hear your favorite scenes/moments!
You're so laid back and chill!
Thanks for watching and commenting Timothy
Well Done Layne,,,
Thank you William
Admire your doing it solo in the heart of Grizzly bear country, I've always been reluctant to backpack around them with less than a group of 5 which I've read almost ensures no bear problems.
It is definitely safety in numbers in Grizz country!
Thanks so much for a well-done video including maps and EXCLUDING obnoxious background music!!
Glad you enjoyed Craig! I prefer natural sounds on backpacking videos. Figure if someone wants music they’re welcome to play their own tunes while watching.
Wow what an amazing trip and video. You had amazing weather. You documented this so well, it'll help me tremendously in my planning of a similar trip in the area. Thanks for sharing!
The weather was incredible! Good luck with your trip, if you have any questions while planning feel free to reach out
I loved your video and the use of the map showing where you've been and where you planned on going.
Thanks MMW! Good to hear that you loved the video and enjoyed the map
Gorgeous scenery pretty nice campsite too thanks for sharing your hiking adventure
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing your trip. That is an interesting part of the park that I hope to see some day! I always enjoy the mountain overlooks, especially when the trip up is not life threatening, like Granite Peak in MT. But the whole trip was cool.
It was an awesome part of the park! YNP is so massive, I’d love to explore other areas as well
Fantastic video, thank you for recording, editing, and posting for us. I was at Glacier last year and plan on going to Yellowstone next year. Beautiful out there. Can't wait.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Yellowstone is so beautiful, you’ll love it. Glacier is on my list to hit one day
@@LayneComfort I looked foward to seeing that video.
Nice camera work Layne; enjoyed tagging along with your trip!
Thanks ShastaBubba, my pleasure taking you along! Hoping to make it back out to Yellowstone this year
Wow! I can't believe you did that trip into the Thorofare solo!! You're a braver man than I. Enjoy your videos and hope to get permits to do Thorofare-South Boundary one of these years with a group.
Hope you get to make it out there Jason, it’s beautiful country. Permits aren’t too hard to secure for this area if you’re able to have a little flexibility with your dates.
Aside from the unexpected company, did you enjoy campsite 6Y2? We have are trip planned out for august and have 6Y2 locked in, but also notice 6T2 is available and wondering if I should switch. Great video, thanks for the footage!
Very jealous that you'll be in the Thorofare this year! I had planned to be there the week of the big flood. The unexpected company was the best part of 6Y2. 6Y2 is fine but I think anyone would say that 6T2 is the better site.
I enjoyed the video Layne. Looks as good as I have imagined. The only part of that hike that I have done is the Heart Lake trail. I may have even stayed at the same campsite you did back in the '70's. The worst mosquitoes I have ever experienced. So thick it was almost like breathing them in. Would love to make the Torofare hike but at my age and physical condition the only way it is going to happen is on horse back. Retirement is not too far away so I need to get myself and my horse into shape! I did a lot of hiking in YNP and GTNP during my time there but with only one day off a week I was limited to mostly day hikes or one night hikes.
Thanks for watching Leon and for sharing your experiences! I am very glad the skeeters weren't bad the nights I spent at Heart Lake - they can make the time miserable. I passed 2 horsepacking groups in the Thorofare (and the trail was covered in horse droppings) so you can definitely get out there and do it on horseback!
That was my shoe on the log. Please return to 42 Wallaby way, Sydney Australia.
Ha! Unfortunately it may have gotten roasted in the Brimstone Fire. I’d be interested in seeing how that area looks now
My favorite scene is the 🐍 River parts. also 43:58 what’s hanging up there and how you get it their so high?
The Snake River was really neat! That is my food bag up there. I tied my water bottle to the rope and threw it over. Sites at Yellowstone have the hangs set up for bear safety
Awesome video, thank you for sharing this. I wanted to ask how you felt about your pace. I'm planning on doing the exact same route but I only have 5 days to work with, so I'd be having to do mostly 15ish mile days. It looks like you were able to get to your campsites with plenty of daylight left but I wanted to see how it was.
Physically it wouldn’t be terribly difficult to do 15 miles/day. There is a ton of flat land over that 90 mile route. For me the 8-day pace was perfect to enjoy that incredible area. What time of year?
@@LayneComfort mid-September
River crossings & bugs shouldn’t be a problem that time of year. Be ready for snow
Great video
Thanks Alan! Beautiful area
Ever figure out what type of bird that was in the beginning?
Looks like a member of the Phasianidae family. Maybe someone with more experience will weigh in with an ID
@@LayneComfort Think it was a ptarmigan.
This was a great video. I've done the thorofare trail twice now, and going back to do it again in September. Awesome country. I too would love to know your gear list and food list if you still know that. 38 lbs is around as light as you could go. What did you finish at? I've never climbed Sheridan, so to see that was my favorite part. Thank you again!
That's awesome that you've been out there twice and are getting to go again! A truly incredible land. Sheridan was breathtaking, definitely recommend hitting the top and looking out over the Thorofare (and much more) if you ever get the chance to do so. My finishing pack weight was probably ~23ish pounds but that's just a guess. Here is my gear list notwithstanding a couple minor changes: lighterpack.com/r/1sny72
@@LayneComfort there's something about Yellowstone that makes me want to come back each year. After I leave I think about it all year, and end up back there time and again. Here's my pack for this year: lighterpack.com/r/c5e6xh
Man do I feel you there! Hoping to get back out this year myself, gonna submit permits over the next couple weeks. Nice pack list!
Let me ask you something...if you happen to know the answer to it. What do you think it is about humans, camped in a tent, if you did everything right and don't smell of food, that makes grizzly bears know that you are not something to be messed with?
I recommend reading "Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance" by Stephen Herrero for an in-depth look into the minds of bears
Layne, great video, very informative. Can you tell me how much planning and permitting did you have to do with the NFS or the NPS to complete this trip?
Thank you! The Yellowstone Backcountry Office was very helpful in planning. A permit is required to backcountry camp in Yellowstone NP and they have all the application info available on their website as well as a backcountry planning guide.
@@LayneComfort What camera were you using?
I filmed with a GoPro Hero 7 Black
@@LayneComfort I figured it was a Gopro. I have a 7B and two 5B's as well. Great cameras.
I agree, easy to carry easy to use!