Alpine Happiness

[EYJONAS!]

Somewhere above here the billy lives.

 

[EYJONAS!]

 

[EYJONAS!]

 

[GrantK]

Central AK range...

 

[Oak]

 

[westbranch]

Not much of a tree line in North Idaho, all of the high spots on this ridge are <7k. But definitely remote and rugged. 28 miles or so loop over several days and only two other backpackers were seen during peak covid activity in 2020.

 

[GrantK]

 

[Hem]

Many comments to be made later tonight.
The only elevation for me recently is framing this roof the old fashion way.

 

[Oak]

You can hike beyond the peaks on the horizon - 24 miles straight line, but much farther on foot - and never drop below 12,000'.

 

[TOGIE]

gosh, i love alpine exploring and getting on top of stuff almost more than hunting. that passion came first anyway.

too many pictures, too many memories. but here's a small spattering.

 

[TOGIE]

one of my absolute all time favorites. back in college when getting into the mountains was nearly an every weekend thing.

 

[TOGIE]

even with all of its issues. i really love my state.

 

[BigHornRam]

Yukon dall sheep hunt. Little white spot in middle of picture is my ram. Couple minutes later he rolled about 400 yards down the mountain. Tree line that far north was below 4000 feet. Biggest mountains where I hunted were around 7000 feet. Easy country to get around and spot game from with the lack of vegetation.

 

[BoulderBulls]

High alpine is my favorite. I just can't help myself from going higher.

 

[noharleyyet]

Many comments to be made later tonight.
The only elevation for me recently is framing this roof the old fashion way.View attachment 216993

Old fashioned meaning pre-OSHA...; )

 

[lifeisgoodsteve]

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Horseback cow hunt in the Absarokas about 18 miles in and 10,500ft. Loved the time in the saddle in such gorgeous country with plenty of boot leather time too.



Alas, no bull tag as we stalked in on this boy when he was sleeping at the very edge of the treeline, protected from the winds.

Stalked to about 25 yds form where he was snoozing away, however the 2 spikes with him that we thought were cows, had already left. Don't think he sees many 2 leggeds up there because after he woke and saw us so close he hung out in that bowl above treeline for about 30+ minutes from 19-150 yards just checking us out, barking and giving us an awesome show.

 

[Dougfirtree]

You can hike beyond the peaks on the horizon - 24 miles straight line, but much farther on foot - and never drop below 12,000'.

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Pretty, but gives me insomnia just thinking about it..

 

[Deleted member 16014]

One of the most colorful mornings that I remember.

 

[TOGIE]

gosh there's just too many

got to stay in silverton for three weeks during geology summer field camp, this is what we did on our like one day off each week. find a pile of rocks, and scramble to the top of it.

 

[Akcabin]

Just sooooo beautiful, thanks for the pictures folks. Been a while since I've been caribou hunting. I love the mountains n just looking at them. They can be mesmerizing and then take you for the ride of a lifetime.
The mountain grizzly bear is also a sight. Strong compact for a brown bear n tough. I had the opportunity to harvest a blond grizzly that was thinking he could have a caribou for breakfast, all cleaned up n hanging. I put one in front of him n he ran for a mile straight up a rock cliff n he never missed a beat. What a beautiful animal. Lot of folks hunt for moose antlers in the alpine regions. Great reason to get out