Hiking 80 miles Alone on the Wind River High Route

Traveling 80 miles through the Wind River Range of Wyoming, this is the best off trail route in the United States. The Winds are talked about in hiking as this mythical place, and that certainly holds true! This route goes by hundreds of alpine lakes, across scree fields, glaciers, up high mountain passes, and really never has a dull moment. GEAR LIST - WIND RIVER HIGH ROUTE: Shorts - http://tinyurl.com/ykdx7fwe Hat - https://amzn.to/4fGQ8Ft Shirt - https://amzn.to/4a9cRaU Shoes - https://amzn.to/3Z1R95S Watch - https://amzn.to/3mz7ePp Fanny Pack - https://tinyurl.com/y5at3rnj Backpack - http://tinyurl.com/ykhnu4fh Pack Liner - http://tinyurl.com/2p8uvn7w Quilt - https://tinyurl.com/yc2h5d54 Shelter - https://tinyurl.com/yc8kdj35 Inflatable Pad - https://amzn.to/3Jx85cB Pillow - https://amzn.to/3NZnELp Stakes - https://amzn.to/3TXTMTF Fleece - http://tinyurl.com/4hxdpden Beanie - Melanzana Fleece Wind Pants - https://tinyurl.com/mtdxxztb Socks - https://amzn.to/3DDlk73 Sunglasses - https://tinyurl.com/mrx785s6 Rain Jacket - Montbell Versalite Gloves - Montbell Glove Liners Puffy - Montbell Exlight Down Water Filter - https://amzn.to/3UQXI9t Water - 2x 1L Bottles Spoon - https://amzn.to/3cA3mVG Bear Bag - https://tinyurl.com/yxt9ctz2 Fishing - https://amzn.to/3ChVxo5 Flashlight - http://tinyurl.com/5n6jkrmd Battery - https://amzn.to/4fEe3FB Charger - Ravpower PD Pioneer 30w 2-port Camera - https://amzn.to/3wjb6sG Lens - https://amzn.to/3IRQV8q Microphone - https://amzn.to/4cBW6GY Camera Clip - https://amzn.to/4cvIgpT Watch Charger - https://amzn.to/3PJ5zm3 Toothbrush - https://amzn.to/3tkN4GY Knife - https://amzn.to/3r3psb7 Trowel - https://amzn.to/3u6VIMr Blister Tape - https://amzn.to/3qZ55f9 Chaffe Cream - https://amzn.to/3bNorNu Wallet - http://tinyurl.com/3bbsup83 STATS FROM MY HIKE - WRHR - Start - September 9 - End - September 13 - Route - Dixon, 80 miles nobo - Big sandy trailhead to Green River - Rain 2 - Snow 2 - Moose 1 - Elk 3 (could hear many more bugling!) - Marmot 4 - Fish caught 23 - Bears 0 (did see bear scat once) Day 1 - 15.8mi +3,763 - more than 100 weekenders, cirque of the towers, Texas pass, and a lot of good lakes! Shadow lake was the coolest one Day 2 - 18.6mi +3,730 - cross country begins! Raid peak pass, Bonneville lakes, unnamed pass and bad hail storms. Surprising cell service twice Day 3 - 15.8mi + 3,281 - storms threatening all day, cold and feels like autumn. Hay pass and golden lakes fishing Day 4 - 4mi +1,778 - big snow storm all day, not having fun in tent all day Day 5 - 18.8mi +3,097 - bailed after doing alpine lakes pass, knife point glacier, and Indian pass. Three inches of snow on top of boulder hopping is tedious. Island lake out to trailhead. Missed just one pass I unfortunately had bad luck with weather on this one. I started a day and a half later than planned and that put my timing off placing me at the most difficult section with the worst possible weather incoming. I wound up getting snowed on for about 30 hours, and stayed in my tent for the duration of that as it would have been too unsafe to proceed. Fortunately my gear was good enough for that kind of cold. When I woke up the next day my water bottle was frozen SOLID. So it was definitely cold out there! The route is incredible though. Alpine lake after alpine lake. Trailless expanse where you can freely roam without seeing a single other person for days. High passes with views of the beautiful surrounding granite mountains. Only the first 20 miles or so of this is on trail, while the next 60 miles or so is off trail. You go through the Cirque of the Towers, a famous hiking destination known for it's immense beauty, and then you won't see anyone else from there until you're done. The Winds lived up to the hype in every way. Their beauty, the adventure, the tenkara fly fishing, everything was amazing. When considering on doing this route you have two choices in what track you'd like to follow. The most prominent being AdventureAlan (Alan Dixon)... or Andrew Skurka. Both are known as the Wind River High Route, and both go the same way for the most part. The big difference in routing that I find is that Dixons goes down and around alpine lakes, while Skurkas skips those lakes entirely and instead chooses to go over more high passes. Skurkas is way more difficult, while Dixons seems much more chill because of this. Skurkas route is 100 miles while AdventureAlans route is only 80 miles. They do follow roughly the same valleys and passes, but they both terminate in different locations on the northern end, which is why one is longer. Skurkas ends on the east side of the mountain range, while Dixons ends on the west. For this same reason Dixons is easier logistically, as you don't have to drive all the way around the entire range just to begin. You start and end on the same side. Overall I was happy with Dixons route and would do it again! I would also like to try Skurkas though.