Noah Rides the Thorofare (sic)

Yesterday, Noah headed up to the Deer Creek Trail at the end of the Southfork Hwy. to ride his (loaner) horse into the Thorofare (yes, that's how they spell it!)  Wanda came by the house at about 8 a.m., they loaded up Roxie, and off they went.

They were on the trail by 9 a.m. heading up Deer Creek.  The trail was extremely narrow, steep, and precipitous with sheer drops of up to 1,000 feet.  Noah took a few shots (when he could), but he says they don't really do the trail justice...but he couldn't take any photos at the worst places, because he was afraid for his life.

Noah & Wanda were on the trail almost non-stop for nearly 10 hours.  Here's a shot of them stopping around lunch time:

They were really enjoying the scenic portion of the ride through the trees...

...until they realized they were not alone:

Those are VERY fresh grizzly bear tracks, in case you didn't know it.  (Most likely belonging to a sow & her cub).
 
After a long ride, they finally made it to the top of Deer Creek Pass where they could view the Washakie Wilderness & the Thorofare.  The Thorofare is a fantastic elk hunting location.   If they'd kept going, they could have ridden through Yellowstone National Park and eventually ended up in Teton National Park.
 

Here's the sign marking the entrance to the Washakie Wilderness (it was a mite windy--look at Roxie's hair!)

And here's the Thorofare & that's Yellowstone National Park just ahead.

After enjoying the view, they turned around & headed back down the trail:

Noah took this shot when they were about halfway back down the trail.  Still a long way to go....!

Hope you enjoyed reading about Noah's Exciting Ride.  He says Roxie is really a GOOD horse...but I think I'll wait until they widen the road & open it to quad runners!  Until next time...

Love,
Noah & Roxie (as told to Buckskin Lily)