Snow melt lake:
Yellowstone Lake from Hoyt:
Avalanche from Hoyt:
Yellowstone Lake from Hoyt:
Avalanche from Hoyt:
7.01.2009
Avalanche and Hoyt Peaks
I'm skipping a large number of hikes to just post my hike from today, the rest really don't compare. These are two peaks of the Absaroka Mountains, each about 10,500ft at the summit. Easily the highest I have ever climbed. The hike up was not too bad, only 5 or 6 miles however, there was easily 8,000ft of elevation gained or lost over the course of the hike. The hike begins on Avalanche then continues on a saddle over to a rather technical climb up to the peak of Hoyt. There are not many pictures of my descent, mostly because I was too busy not falling off the mountain. Not much to note, what you see is basically Yellowstone Lake, Avalanche, Hoyt, and some small mountain lakes that exist due to snow melt. This is without question my favorite hike (replacing yesterday where I hiked off Bunsen Peak in 70mph winds). Enjoy
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Great pics of a great outing. More snow than I found along the same route in June 2007. Wish I'd continued on from Avalanche to Hoyt! Thanks for sharing these hikes...
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