List of the year 2001 Trips:
1. Saturday, May 12-13
- Adobe Town, BLM, Flaming Gorge Country between Rock Springs and Rawlins
Car camping with day hikes into unbelievable fairytale badlands, castles and high desert butte country. Photograph desert landscapes, colorful rock formations, wild horses. Trip is sponsored by Biodiversity Associates & Sierra Club. Weather permitting, need high clearance vehicle and extra water, 3 gallons per person per day. Travel with author of new guidebook, "Wild Wyoming" to be released this year. Leader: Eric Molvar of Biodiversity Associates, 742-7978
2. Saturday, May 19
- Double Cabin, Shoshone NF
Day hike in the Shoshone National Forest, will hike up to Washakie Wilderness. Home to grizzlies, roaming wolves, elk. Double Cabin area is the site of threatened oil and gas leasing. Come see this gorgeous country with professional guide, outfitter and Wyoming Outdoor Council staff person leading the trip. Leader: Meredith Taylor, 455-2161 or Email: metaylor@wyoming.com
3. Saturday, May 19
- Hole-in-the-Wall, Southern Bighorns near Kaycee
Horseback ride in Red Wall country, historic trail of outlaws. Panoramic views as you ride along the top of the Red Wall, about 20 miles round trip. This trip is sponsored by Wyoming Wildlife Federation. The ride is weather permitting, limited party size and must have own horse. Leader: Larry Durante, 672-7443 or Email: Bighorn@vcn.com
4. Friday- Monday, May 25-28
- Red Desert Goat packing Trip, BLM, north of Rock Springs
Trek through the majestic Red Desert. This four day trip in the Honeycomb Buttes Wilderness Study Area offers breathtaking scenery, remoteness and abundant wildlife. Join naturalist John Mionczynski, Wind River Pack Goats owner Charlie Wilson, and Mac Blewer of Wyoming Outdoor Council for a trip into the wild heart of the west. The cost for this fully catered trip is $560 per person, reservations necessary. Trip is sponsored by Wyoming Outdoor Council, Sierra Club, and Wind River Pack Goats. Leader: Mac Blewer, 332-7031 or Email: mac@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org
5. Saturday, June 2
- Sweetwater Rocks: Split Rock Wilderness Study Area, BLM, near Casper
Day hike in the Split Rock Wilderness Study Area, where pink granite domes rise above the desert floor. Wyoming slickrock, archeological and historical features, wildlife. The Sweetwater Rocks Citizens' Wilderness Proposal recommends 54,000 acres. Hiking the Rocks could inspire you to protect the area forever! Leader: Gary Long of BLM, 332-8400 or Email: gary_long@blm.gov
6. Saturday, June 9
- Red Butte Wilderness Study Area, BLM in the Bighorn Basin area near Worland
Day hike includes climbing Red Butte to vistas of the surrounding area. Beautiful and solitary badlands scenery, abundant wildlife. Citizens' Wilderness Proposal recommends 24,000 acres in Red Butte. The BLM did not recommend the area as Wilderness. Coalbed methane development is threatening the Basin. Leader: Dave Baker of the BLM, 347-5133 or Email: Dave_Baker@blm.gov
7. Saturday, June 16
- Encampment River, Medicine Bow NF south of Laramie
Day hike on established trail , 5.3 miles one way with car shuttle. The starting elevation is 9854 ft and the end is 8419 ft. (1435 ft elevation change.) The trail is listed by the FS as moderate in difficulty. The upper trail head, one mile north of Hog Park, CO. The trail follows the east Fork of the Encampment River from its source to a point about 1/2 mile east of where it flows into the Encampment River, about 15 miles south of Encampment, WY. The East Fork is a possible candidate for Wild and Scenic classification. Leader: David Nelson, (307) 742-4166 or Email: danelson@wyoming.com
8. Saturday, June 23
- Littlehorn Roadless Area, Bighorn NF near Sheridan
The Littlehorn is recommended by the Forest Service as a Wild and Scenic River, but permanent protection eludes the areas due to decades of beaten back threats from water developers. Day hike in the Dry Fork canyon. Join Sheridan area conservationists on this trip to the spectacular and pristine Dry Fork canyon. Wildflowers and wildlife abound. This trip is sponsored by Sheridan Area Resource Council (affiliate of PRBRC) and Sierra Club. Contact: Jill Morrison of Powder River Basin Resource Council (307) 672-5809, or Email: jillm@powderriverbasin.org.
9. Sunday, June 24
- Mt. Leidy Bike and Hike, Bridger-Teton NF near Jackson
Moderate mountain bike trip, 16 miles round trip. Bike up the Spread Creek drainage, then hike up the flank of Mount Leidy. Abundant and diverse wildlife. Group size will be limited to 8. This area is part of the B-T oil and gas management area that the agency is proposing to ban leasing and protect its spectacular forest habitat. Leaders: Page McNeill and John Spahr, 734-0441 or Email: pmcneill@compuserve.com
10. Monday-Thursday, June 25-28
- Red Desert Goat packing Trip, BLM, near Rock Springs
Trek through the majestic Red Desert. This four day trip in the Honeycomb Buttes Wilderness Study Area offers breathtaking scenery, remoteness and abundant wildlife. Join naturalist John Mionczynski, Wind River Pack Goats owner Charlie Wilson, and Mac Blewer of Wyoming Outdoor Council for a trip into the wild heart of the west. The cost for this fully catered trip is $560 per person, reservations necessary. Trip is sponsored by Wyoming Outdoor Council, Sierra Club, and Wind River Pack Goats. Leader: Mac Blewer, 332-7031 or Email: mac@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org
11. Saturday, June 30
- Sand Creek Roadless Area, Black Hills NF near Beulah
Day hike along beautiful Sand Creek and its tributaries. Sand Creek has wilderness potential but is under threat by gold mining claims. Beautiful flowers will be in bloom. The Dakota and Wyoming Chapters are co-sponsoring this trip. Leader: Sam Clausen, (605) 348-1345 or Email: snbclaus@rapidnet.com
12. Saturday, July 14
- Battle Park Trail to Lost Lake, Bighorn NF near Ten Sleep
Family trip demonstrating llama packing and leave no trace instruction, 6 miles round trip. Hike the trail that the Bighorn NF courageously is closing to motorized use! Show your support for good stewardship of the Bighorns. Leader: Donna Wilson, 674-8489 or Email: cdwilson@fiberpipe.net
13. Sunday, July 15
- Rock Creek Roadless Area , Bighorn NF near Sheridan
This spectacular wild forest has never seen a timber sale, road, or motorized use. Known for its massive elk herds, mountain lion, black bear and deep canyons, with rock spire formations. Family hike, 6 miles round trip. Leader: Mary Homan, 674-7778 or Email: mhoman@wavecom.net
14. Saturday, July 21
- French Creek, Medicine Bow NF near Laramie
Day hike on established trail, 5.3 miles one way with car shuttle. Hike to an elevation of 10485 ft. and follows the South French Creek to the lower trailhead to an elevation of 8840 ft. An alternative return would be to hike back up to Silver Lake. Leader: David Nelson, (307) 742-4166 or Email: danelson@wyoming.com
15. Saturday, July 21
- Fortification Wilderness Study Area, BLM near Gillette
Day hike with car shuttle, carpooling in high clearance vehicles. Explore this seldom-visited prairie creek ecosystem, home to rare herd of prairie elk and other wildlife. At risk to coalbed methane development, this pristine Powder River bluff country needs support. 24,000 acres are recommended for protection by the Citizens' BLM Wilderness Proposal. Leaders: Larry Girard of BLM, 684-1100 or Email: larry_girard@blm.gov, & Mark Winland, 682-6749
16. Saturday, August 4-5
- Wyoming Range in Bridger-Teton NF near Pinedale
Home of the native Bonneville cutthroat trout, Canadian lynx, elk. The largest roadless area in Wyoming. Backpack in the Wyoming range, camping at Roaring Fork Lake with the 2nd camp in the Box Canyon below Wyoming Peak. Those interested can summit Wyoming Peak on Sunday. Friday noon departure allows time for travel, car shuttle, moderate difficulty. Leader: John Sherman, 734-1111 or Email: jasherma@pol.net
17. Sat/Sun, August 11-12
- North Fork, Shoshone NF and Beartooth/Clarks Fork Plateau near Cody
Family outing with renown Wyoming specialists. Family outing with car camping. On Saturday naturalist Chuck Neal will lead us on a 3-4 mile hike in the Upper North Fork area and show us important plants for bears. We will camp in the Wapiti area with an evening barbeque at Lamar & Betty Empey's flowered yard, and historical talk by John Allen, geologist and historian from University of Wyoming. On Sunday, Lamar Empey will lead us on a three mile hike to overlook the wild and scenic Clark's Fork River.
Leaders: Chuck Neal, 527-7350 and Lamar Empey and U.W. Geography professor and Lewis & Clark historian, John Logan Allen.
18. Saturday, August 25
- Deep Creek-Rock Creek Trail, Medicine Bow NF
N.W. of Laramie Day hike on established trail . The trail starts at Deep Creek Campground near Sand Lake and follows Deep Creek to its intersection with Rock Creek, and then down Rock Creek. The trail is moderate, but long. The Rock Creek Canyon is quite spectacular. Much of the trail is set high above the creek on the west side of the canyon. The elevation change going down is about 2000 ft. Leader: David Nelson, (307) 742-4166 or Email: danelson@wyoming.com
19. Saturday, September 15
- Inyan Cara Wilderness Study Area, Black Hills NF near Sundance
Family day hike in the Inyan Kara creek area. Rimrocks and creek bottoms, join us as we explore this beautiful forested canyon. Joint outing with Wyoming Chapter and Black Hills Chapter of the Sierra Club. Leader: Sam Clausen, (605) 348-1345 or Email snbclaus@rapidnet.com
20. Sat/Sun, September 29-30
- Red Desert , BLM near Rock Springs
Overnight trip, details to be announced. Fall trip into the desert will be free to participants, but you will have to pack all your needs, water, food, shelter, sleeping bag. Leaders: Meredith Taylor and Mac Blewer, 332-7031 or Email: mac@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org
