We hiked Medicine Bow Peak in the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming on June 1st, 2024 GPS Data 5 hours and 13 minutes 6.7 miles 2050 feet of Elevation Gain
In 2000, I stopped at the Medicine Bows on my way from Denver to Yellowstone. There was enough fresh snow that I could not take the trails. Thanks for taking us to the top.
We enjoyed our first time out in the Snowy Range and we plan to go back one day when it's melted to hike the entire loop and grab the other nearby high points.
I've never skied or snowboarded before, but I sure did enjoy sliding down near the end of the hike. It took off some distance and time from our totals.
Yes, we most definitely would have. We took them off a little early on the way up and started post-holing almost immediately and put them back on. We kept them on on the whole way down, learning from our mistake. Post-holing takes so much more energy, it's way easier to just snowshoe in my opinion.
@@MoodyPeaks ... I asked that question before I reached the end of the vid 😎 And, I agree... post-holing definitely makes climbing tough. I learned that the hard way.
In 2000, I stopped at the Medicine Bows on my way from Denver to Yellowstone. There was enough fresh snow that I could not take the trails. Thanks for taking us to the top.
We enjoyed our first time out in the Snowy Range and we plan to go back one day when it's melted to hike the entire loop and grab the other nearby high points.
Beautiful area. We did the loop a few summers back and the views were breathtaking. Thanks for the video
We plan to go back one day when it's all melted off to hike the loop most definitely.
Very nice and video, been there in summer, good to see this way
Looks like there are some places where you could ski or snowboard down. But then you'd have to haul your skis up, I guess.
I've never skied or snowboarded before, but I sure did enjoy sliding down near the end of the hike. It took off some distance and time from our totals.
Do you think you would have post-holed without the snowshoes?
Yes, we most definitely would have. We took them off a little early on the way up and started post-holing almost immediately and put them back on. We kept them on on the whole way down, learning from our mistake. Post-holing takes so much more energy, it's way easier to just snowshoe in my opinion.
@@MoodyPeaks ... I asked that question before I reached the end of the vid 😎
And, I agree... post-holing definitely makes climbing tough. I learned that the hard way.
It was such a fun and beautiful hike! Can't wait to go back!