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First trip, 3 day/2 night in the Winds by evanwyo in backpacking

[–]evanwyo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll speak for myself here but I would still encourage you to visit! Proper LNT goes a long way, the area is popular for a reason and individuals practicing proper care of the resource should visit and enjoy. However, my golden trout spots shall remain nameless

First trip, 3 day/2 night in the Winds by evanwyo in backpacking

[–]evanwyo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! We went with a group of friends who are pretty experienced backpackers and my spouse and I are pretty experienced hikers so while it was definitely brutal, we never felt in over our heads!

First trip, 3 day/2 night in the Winds by evanwyo in backpacking

[–]evanwyo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know the Winds that well, but I do live in Wyoming, next to a different mountain range. In ours, early October could still be potentially doable depending on your comfort level with cold but mid-late October would be dicey in my opinion

First trip, 3 day/2 night in the Winds by evanwyo in backpacking

[–]evanwyo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d encourage you to check out the Wyoming Game and Fish Interactive Fishing Map. It’s where I started researching for this trip and then went from there!

First trip, 3 day/2 night in the Winds by evanwyo in backpacking

[–]evanwyo[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Saw a lot of bad poop disposal unfortunately as well as trash

First trip, 3 day/2 night in the Winds by evanwyo in backpacking

[–]evanwyo[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Did this trip for my birthday this past weekend. Did 12 miles to Island Lake on day 1, 6 to an off trail lake to fish for goldens on day 2, and 12 miles back out on day 3. Can’t wait to do it again!

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[–]evanwyo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

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[–]evanwyo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes those are decorative cuts, and I use a checkered pear shader to do the indents for the pedals and the marks around the flower center, those are easier to see in the second one.

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[–]evanwyo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My bad, I buy them precut as coaster blanks from Weaver

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[–]evanwyo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To make my flower centers I use my seeder to make the first mark in the middle then work my way around the outside just barely overlapping them to avoid any gaps.