Y E L L O W S T O N E   -   D A Y   # 3

Saturday, August 7, 2004

I arrive at the trailhead. This hike, the first of my trip, would take me across 12.1 miles of mountain wilderness and up 3,600 feet to 9,600 feet above sea level.

Click here for more detail (and pictures) on my hike of Sepulcher Mountain.

I feel pretty good after the hike and decide to press on with my second hike, Bunsen Peak. I jump in the van and head out to the peak.

After the short 20 minute drive I arrive at Bunsen Peak.

Across the street there are horses for rent. I wonder if a renter can gallop the horses, it seems like an appropriate request. I swear I can hear the whisper of the wide-open spaces in this part of the park beg for some "horse speed." Maybe that whisper is from the horses?

I arrive at the trail head. The hike of Bunsen Peak will be a 4.2 mile up and back with 1,300 feet of elevation gain.

Click here for more detail (and pictures) on my hike of Bunsen Peak.