Saturday was a day devoted to motorsports. True, perhaps not the easiest on the environment, but, the fun factor was through the roof! Myself and another guy (Drew) loaded up our sleds and bikes and headed up to Togwotee Pass for some sledding and then a mere half hour from what was still a solid 10ft snowpack, down to the badlands near Dubois, WY for some dirtbiking.
My sled and dirtbike on the trailer, ready to roll.
This was a shot at over 10,000ft. As we rode up on the tracks we initially thought they could be snowshoes just due to the sheer size of them, but, when we got a little closer.....
the very unmistakable prints of a grizzly bear! There was no bare ground for miles from where we saw these prints. Evidence that the bears are on the move right now for food, willing to be at high, still snowcovered elevations in search of the next meal.
Drew, sitting on his sled which is perched right on the wilderness boundary looking north up into the Absorka Wilderness and Yellowstone. There will be enough snow this year to go sledding almost into August!
Drew ripping a turn with the Pinnacle Buttes in the background.
There is still snow much snow left that we were climbing some pretty fun chutes as if it were March, not June! Here is Drew ripping up a steep line.
After snowmobiling, we got off of Togwotee Pass and dropped down to the banana belt to Dubois. From there we rode out into the badlands on the bikes. I am still in the infancy learning stages of trying to ride, but it was fun to go out and tear around nonetheless.
Me, in the badlands with Togwotee Pass in the background.
Drew heading up a ridge. Much of the riding was a fun mix of singletrack, dry creeks beds, and BLM roads. We ended up riding both sleds and moto's for 8 hours total, got back to the trucks still in one piece, completely worn out!
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