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| CameronGround | Lake Marie Loop  Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2009 | |
| A fun little loop hike with great views the whole way around. | |
| Posted Oct 25, 2009 2:19 pm | ||
| mnorford | mark Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2009 | |
| Great day, couldn't have asked for nicer weather. | ||
| Posted Sep 28, 2009 6:21 pm | ||
| eric-griz | Beautiful!!! Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2009 | |
| Wow! What a pretty area. hiked up from Lake Marie and down Lakes Trail. It was a beautiful day and I couldn't move too fast on this one. It's not that it was a difficult hike. It was just too pretty to not stop and look around. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2009 11:29 am | ||
| laurel | pretty Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2009 | |
| Can't drive this close to a 12,000 ft peak in Washington! | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2009 3:23 pm | ||
| belexes | Lake Marie Loop Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009 | |
| I camped out at Nash Fork with my friends Jamie & Oscar, and their two dogs, Booker & Hattie. We did a loop from West Lake Marie trailhead. It was very windy all day, and there were clouds moving through all day, but it did not rain. There weren't too many people on the trail. When we got down from the mountain and down to the Lewis Lake/Lakes Trail junction, I climbed up Sugarloaf while Jaime & Oscar headed back to Lake Marie. I have been wanting to get up to the Snowy Range for a few years, and I am glad I did. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2009 8:48 pm | ||
| musicman82 | From Lewis Lake Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2009 | |
| Great hike on a beautiful morning - I can't think of many places that get you above 12,000 feet so easily! I also bagged the Carbon County Highpoint just SW of the summit... | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2009 4:57 pm | ||
| needarealname | To the top | |
| This was probably the 7th or 8th trip up. But it was the first time in about 18 years. It was also the first time for my daughter and the others in the party. The sky had a few scattered clouds but there was very little haze, so visibility was unlimited. Everyone thouroughly enjoyed the short trek. | |
| Posted Mar 26, 2009 9:48 pm | ||
| Kadee | Lewis Lake Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2008 | |
| We camped near this area before heading to CO and NM. There was a school of kids hiking it the same day - crowded trail, but Greg and I had the summit to our selves. Very scenic area. | |
| Posted Jan 22, 2009 4:49 pm | ||
| 1000Pks | Loop via Ridge then Lakes Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2008 | |
| Nice trail to the top. Made a loop going down the Lewis Lake Trail and back then to Lake Marie West TH. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2008 9:23 am | ||
| Scott | Climbed for our 15th wedding anniversary Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| I have been informed that I’m probably working every weekend for the next couple months, but Kim and I had to break away to celebrate our 15th anniversary. We chose to climb Medicine Bow Peak in Wyoming since we went to Wyoming on our honeymoon and since I hadn’t climbed or attempted a peak in Wyoming since December 2001 even though we live only 40 miles from the border! We drove to a lodge at Saratoga Hot Springs Friday evening in very heavy rain and were worried about the next day. Because of the weather we scrapped our plans of sleeping in and headed for the mountain early in the morning. We had planned to do the entire loop hike starting at Lake Marie and ending at Mirror Lake while climbing over the top of Medicine Bow Peak, but we were worried about the weather, so we started the climb at Lewis Lake. Medicine Bow Peak was a beautiful mountain and we climbed it in great weather. People on the summit informed us that they had snow and sleet on their hike the night before. The weather held for us all the way until we descended and just started driving back. Not long after that a severe thunderstorm hit the area and we high tailed it to Saratoga Hot Springs since the sky began to clear. Right after we changed went to soak in the hot springs though, a very severe thunderstorm hit so we got to spend less than a minute in the pools before having to get out. We drove home in heavy rain, but it was snowing on Battle Pass. It was a great way to spend our 15th wedding anniversary. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2008 10:45 am | ||
| pbogen | Lake Marie Loop Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2008 | |
| Started at Lake Marie West Trailhead and came down to Lake Marie East. A great loop hike! Very easy and a great hike for people passing through the area. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2008 6:23 pm | ||
| kavak | Lewis Lake TH Date Climbed: Sep 4, 1989 | |
| Camped with my son and hiked the trail the next day. Very rocky trail but it was a spectacular day. A great peak in southern Wyoming. | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2008 10:07 am | ||
| wyomtman | Special Place Date Climbed: May 30, 2001 | |
| Being a UW graduate with a snowboard, the Snowys introduced me to steep chutes and I’ll never be the same. Too many memories… most with Fat Mat the wild man! | |
| Posted Dec 12, 2007 5:16 pm | ||
| MattGreene | Lots of stories for such an easy mountain | |
| I camped high on the ridge leading to Medicine Bow in June. In the middle of the night, I woke up because a marmot was nibbling on my toes through my sleeping bag. I moved my camp to the middle of a snow field, getting my socks wet in the process and setting them out to dry. They were gone in the morning with little marmot tracks all around. It's a long story, but I've been at war with marmots ever since they did $1000 worth of damage to my car. Anyway, on the traverse I came across a guy from Erie, PA who spent the night stuck between snowfields - afraid to cross the one ahead and afraid to recross the one behind. He was ready to call for help. I let him use my ice axe to summit, and am sure he made it down the other side OK. | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 7:43 pm | ||
| hans.schenk | Via Lewis Lake | |
| Climbed this peak in the fall of 1995. Great summit...the views are fantastic. Some of my friends glissaded down the snowfields. | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2007 3:44 pm | ||
| panhandletrails | Nebraska Hikers Like Medicine Bow Peak Too Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2007 | |
| The hike up began about 8:00 AM, under mostly sunny skies. Chadron, Nebraska residents DeDe, Greg, and Tom took a little less than 2.5 hours to reach the summit from the Lake Marie West trail head. After visiting with some other hikers at the top, it took about 2 hours to complete the loop back to the trail head. Great photo ops all along the way (see gallery)! A great hike! | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2007 1:23 am | ||
| Cricket | My first summit Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| Fandiddlytastic. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2007 11:59 pm | ||
| lizrdboy | Josh & April's Wedding Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| Wound up in Saratoga Springs for the wedding - which didn't start until 6:30 PM. We thought we'd go for a little hike, but didn't realize how beautiful the Snowy Range was or how perfect the weather would be. We didn't know how far the loop was, but we went for it anyway and made it back just in time for the wedding. The day was simply fantastic. Best of luck Josh and April! | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2007 9:49 pm | ||
| kunz82414 | Fun, Easy Climb Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2002 | |
| Fun hike, less than 3hrs round trip, but didn't keep track for sure. Great views. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2007 1:21 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Quick hike on the way to Denver Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2003 | |
| I had read about the Medicine Bow area for a number of years before I finally had a chance to visit the area. This was a nice hike that was just long enough and fun enough to make my day. A wonderful area that is very accessible. | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2007 10:26 pm | ||
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