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| Gaucho patiently waiting to arrive at the trail head |
Mondays hike was through Darby Canyon to the Wind Cave. We met at our usual meeting location (The Stagecoach Bar) to get an early start to our drive over the Teton Pass to the trail head in Idaho. It was a longer than usual drive which was fine for most of us. Only Gaucho looked a bit sad to be cooped up in the back of the car for such a long ride!
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| Gearing up to start the hike |
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| Heading up the trail |
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| Our reward! |
Our goal was to hike to the Wind Cave and back down. Our reward was the delicious huckleberry shake! A huckleberry shake is wonderful motivation. When in Rome do as the Romans. When hiking in Idaho, end the hike with a huckleberry shake!
The Darby Creek runs through Darby Canyon. In order to reach the Wind Cave, we followed the trail along the ridge of the canyon and began a sustained, steep climb gaining 1160 feet in just over a mile. After about 1.8 miles, the trail enters the upper basin of the canyon and forces you to cross the creek and enter the woods.
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| Views leading to the Wind Cave |
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| Our first sighting of the Wind Cave |
We took this hike early enough in the summer that the Wind Cave still had a waterfall pouring from the entrance of the cave. The hike to the cave covers 2.7 miles and a total elevation gain of 1870 feet. The last part of the trail that lead to the Wind Cave was the most steep hiking of the day.
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| The waterfall pouring out of the Wind Cave |
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| A close up of the waterfall |
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| View down the waterfall |
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| Eric making it up the final steps to the top of the waterfall |
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| Parry Primrose found at the waterfall |
After the final push to reach the top of the waterfall and the Wind Cave, we took a break to enjoy the view. The waterfall was in the shade, so it was a bit to cold for us to eat our snack/lunch but we did enjoy a few minutes of waterfall and Wind Cave exploration. The exploration lead to Joyce finding some beautiful Parry Primroses growing near the waterfall.
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| Lunch Break in the sun but saving room for the huckleberry shakes! |
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| Heading back down the trail |
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| Continuing down the trail. Thoughts of huckleberry shakes dancing in our heads. |
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| Gaucho after the hike encouraging the rest of us to hurry up so we can get to shake time! |
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Happy hikers after 6 miles of up and down
Craig, Joyce, Cammie, Gaucho and Andy |
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More happy hikers with their huckleberry shakes
Robin, Carol and Judy |
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| The whole group happily replenishing for the next big hike! |
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