Wind River Range - Cirque of the Towers Loop

Group size 8 people. Well-behaved, leashed trail dogs are welcome as long as they have completed a qualifying hike.

You will be put on the waitlist before being approved. Those meeting the first two below-required actions will be moved off the waitlist in the order in which they RSVP'd.

Required actions before trip:
1 - *Fill out waiver: https://forms.gle/71SPiqc4iyqDmD8Y7
2 - *Complete a qualifying hike. There are no more qualifying hikes before this event. If you have not qualified as of June 28 (our last qualifying hike) you will not be able to join this trip.
3- Attend a pre-planning Google Hangout meeting one week before trip start date (we will also work out carpooling).
*including any 1+.

4+ days / 3 nights, ~38 miles, ~7,000ft - Rating: Moderate+
Route: https://caltopo.com/m/F3S7FFC

Wednesday (8/6) - Day 0: Drive to WY (we are staying in Rock Springs about 2.5 hours from trailhead but others may want to do something else)
Thursday (8/7) - Day 1: Meet at trailhead by 10:00AM
8.45 miles, 2,050 ft, camp near Lonesome lake elevation 10,200
Friday (8/8) - Day 2: 9.5 miles, 2,200 ft, camp near Valentine lake elevation 10,500
Saturday (8/9) - Day 3: 10 miles, 2,000 ft, camp near Skull lake elevation 10,300
Sunday (8/10) - Day 4: 10.3 miles, 750 ft, drive home (or start driving home)

Equipment/Resources/Etc:

• Bear safety: This is grizzly country--I recommend a canister since I don't want to lose my food in the middle of the trip
• LNT principles are enforced by this group.
• What to Bring Backpacking
• 10 Essentials
• https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/shoshone/about-forest/districts/?cid=stelprdb5191039
• Doing a slightly shorter version of this loop on Alltrails (Caltopo above)