Oh man, Slough Creek. Hiked up to the second meadows one time and saw wolf tracks. Didn't see any bears but supposedly they are in there pretty thick.
Beartooth sounds rad.
Nice. I'll be happy with either itinerary. Did you fish Slough? It and the Lamar will probably still be in runoff when we're there, but I'll likely still chuck a few streamers or huge nymphs anyway, just to see what happens.
We'd love to see wolves, missed those last summer, but would probably assume keep any grizzly encounters to roadside sightings.
I was initially looking at a campsite right on the edge of the Gallatin Bear Management Area, where off-trail activity is prohibited and groups of at least four are encouraged. But Future Mrs. wELLsculptedbrows and I quickly decided it was probably better not to so obviously tempt fate into ruining the wedding ceremony we are planning to hold in the same basin later that week.
(getting hitched at Mammoth Hot Springs).
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If you happen to be in the same vicinity a couple of weeks later than you were last year, I feel like you have to consider yourself invited to crash our reception in the Map Room ... to make up for the missed chance for a Jackson Hole Bat Cat Pak.