We stepped out of the comfort zone for this celebration and hiked 3 miles-- with clothes, food and Terry's radio equipment on our backs--to a patrol cabin in the northwest corner of Yellowstone. It was a wonderful experience! Here are lots of pictures.
A chilly 7:30 am start.
The cabin is about a mile from the base of Black Butte, the far distant peak.
Daley Creek twists through this valley beside the trail.
After a 550 ' climb we reached the cabin in a small meadow above a creek.
The approach trail crosses the creek, our water source.
There were plenty of basins, kettles and fry plans for cooking and cleaning.
I did lots of reading, writing and listening to the creek babble on the front porch bench.
Terry got on the radio at last contacting, the Hawaii net (group), Prince George, BC, Denver, Idaho Falls and California on a little wire antennae and 5 watts of power. How exciting!!
On the hike out the wildflowers and views were even better. That's Terry waiting for me on the aspen log bench.
Here's a happy hiker at the end of a fantastic 3 day backcountry escape. It was such a privilege to use the National Park cabin as a part of our job here!!!! Thanks YNP!
