The prominent peak near the center of the photo is named Pingora, which is a Shoshone word meaning “inaccessible.” Indeed, it takes a two-day trip that includes driving over rutted roads and then hiking eight miles over an 11,000 foot pass just to get there. It was first climbed in 1940, and is such aContinue reading “Pingora”
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Pingora
The prominent peak near the center of the photo is named Pingora, which is a Shoshone word meaning “inaccessible.” Indeed, it takes a two-day trip that includes driving over rutted roads and then hiking eight miles over an 11,000 foot pass just to get there. It was first climbed in 1940, and is such aContinue reading “Pingora”
Cirque of the Towers
This part of the Wind River Mountains has fascinated me for years, but I only have ever seen it by air. The cirque is the bowl-shaped circle of peaks in the center of the photo taken a couple of days ago from an airliner. In the 1980’s I flew geologist, Charlie Love over it severalContinue reading “Cirque of the Towers”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 