Tetons over 4th

“Headed out to do the tetons over the 4th of july. Have sent for permit for paintbrush caynon. Either way I am going.first/last night camp at jenny lake walk in camp. Yo bear!”

“Awesome. I want to go. The road to Jenny Lake was closed when we were there in December.”

“nice. sounds like a good trip. take pictures. :)”

“Just Paintbrush?
If you reach the divide, you'll wanna continue down Cascade - I promise. The Cascade/Paintbrush loop is only 18 miles. I did it as an overniter. By far, the best 48 hours I ever spent in the backcountry...

Tough hike, btw. Paintbrush Canyon gains 4000' elev. in 8 miles...
last edited: 3/08/09 2:29:17 PM”

“Yo Bear! I'll get back to you on this one. There's a possibility that I'll be in the area looking for something to do around that time.”

“Bring it on!”

“Yea daddy... teton me. I'm in!”

“kewl!”

“oh treebait, sign up. First 6 get to play! Yo bear!”

“You better be making an overnighter in Cody, too!”

“chief, flying in to jackson and walking to the tetons. Why dont you come on down? I would like to see ya again! yo bear!”

“CHIEF UPDATE YOUR PROFILE or send me your phone # again jerbear@netzero.com”

“yo bear - whatcha up to these days? Still kicking around?”

“Hey pepperdog, no i have a job with the city. Still manage to travel. Yo bear!”

“Jer,

Updated.”

“I have 6 permits 3 are taken.That leaves 3 open!n DOH! Next? We will be doing paintbrush caynon clock wise. Cascade canyon, holly lake and leigh lake. I ce axe most probably required. Bear cannister required. Yo bear!”

“Surely there is someone out there who wants to join Jerbear & I on this adventure. Step up, sign up, gear up & man up ( or woman up).

This is going to be a great hike!”

“They require cannisters now?

I saw no bears, but found a marked tree that was clawed about 10 feet high.

Cascade had been ripped from one side to the other by windshear (it looked like where a tornado had passed through, but all the trees were lying in one direction).
I actually pitched my tent deep into a pile of blown-downs, hoping to discourage curious bears - lol!

I rented ax/crampons, and used them. Yet none of the people (prolly a dozen) I encountered had them and did fine w/o them. Plus, I did it in mid-June.

I recommend you do the loop clockwise. That way, you walk down paintbrush. I did it strictly by happenstance, but was very glad I did.

Have fun!”

“I saw a griz on my first day at trapper lake campsite. made a believer out of me. We are diong the loop CLOCKWISE. yo bear!”

“D'oh!
I read it as "counterclockwiseBudwieser".”

“bump...”

“got my quad map and ice axe today! I am pumped! Yo bear!”

“thinking ,I'm not around anymore put me down as a maybe .I should be walking in a couple weeks ,on the road to recovery,so it depends on that , hey Jerry ,have you talked to Golf about Facebook, Jimmy San has a link for just backpackers .Lots of people on it ,Hey its cool
last edited: 3/28/09 11:57:13 AM”

“welcome aboard, poppa! yo ice arrest!”

“Yo Bear. Our numbers are growing!”

“I tried to get the time off, but to no avail. I am bummed and wish you well.”

“win some, loose some. NBD Yo bear!”

“It's a no from me - I'd love to get out hiking in the Tetons sometime, this one won't work - I'll be in the field, backpacking in the Winds until July 17 or so. Have a great trip!”

“Tetons... I miss 'em...”

“come join us obi!”

“Where are all the Backpackers for this trip? It can't be because it's a Jearbear production, or that Golfhiker is the only other sign up. So what' up? Better sign on soon, cause when it's full, it's full.

That's all I'm sayin.”

“Where are all the Backpackers for this trip? It can't be because it's a Jearbear production, or that Golfhiker is the only other sign up. So what' up? Better sign on soon, cause when it's full, it's full.

That's all I'm sayin.

( except, I guess I'm saying it twice )
last edited: 5/18/09 2:58:34 PM”

“Maybe it's the "Sign up at your own risk." It's a worthwhile trip though. Just tough to get out there.”

“well we have three, and another maybe. yo bear!”

“Just so that you are aware>>>> We are having an unusually cold and damp spring in Western Wyoming. Snow pack is probably at a lower elevation than normal for this time of year. Keep an eye on this, and please plan accordingly.

Simer... I'm living near Pinedale. Stop by a bar or the Outdoor Shop and ask for the Viking. Someone will point you in the right direction.”

“Thanks Goat. We appreciate the input. We are trying to be careful in our planning, understanding the cold, elevation, snow, etc. and gear up accordingly.”

“yep, called last week and snow is at 9500 ft all subject to change. Thanks for the heads up. Yo bear!”

“Trip is closed. Called and turned the rest of the permits.
All of the incidentals wraped up. We just need to fly out and climb the mountain. Yo bear!”

“Have a great trip guys!”

“THANKS- we will try! Yo bear!”

“You guys have a great trip. I hiked the Teton Crest in 07, the view from Paintbrush Divide was awesome!!!”

“Hey guys! We were up there over the long weekend doing the touron thing. I looked for you, but didn't see you. :D

I hope you had a most excellent trip! Sorry I just missed you. We left yesterday morning.

Can't wait to hear about it. I've already started daydreaming about backpacking up there. :)”

“funny ms doo, we spoke to a couple of hikers from co. about you. Sorry we did not see you we were at the waqlk in camp at jenny lake thurs and sun night. Great....trip and place. more to come. I am tired yo bear!”

“Hey, there's actually mountains out there! When we were there around Christmas it was mostly socked in. Everything was brilliant white or dark gray.

I hope everyone had a really good time on this trip. I really want to get out there (and up into the actual mtns.) some day. Soonish.”