Shoshone Lake - YNP - July 24, 2022
Oct 28, 2022 6:59:54 GMT -8
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Post by scatman on Oct 28, 2022 6:59:54 GMT -8
I've got some trip report catching up to do now that my backpacking season is over for the year.
My first trip this past summer was a five day trip around Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park towards the end of July with my wife. I started out a little under the weather on this one, so the first two days were a slog. Starting on day three, I was beginning to feel better, and was close to a hundred percent by our last day.
Here are some shots of our trip.
Day 1 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/g6t13yV/01.jpg)
We stayed at Grant Village Campground the night before our trip
![](https://i.ibb.co/YRgWhMM/02.jpg)
We began and ended at the DeLacy Creek Trailhead
![](https://i.ibb.co/KyB07Sz/03.jpg)
Map of our route at the backcountry information sign near the trailhead.
We did our route counter clockwise around the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/Sm3qVtK/04.jpg)
DeLacy Creek
![](https://i.ibb.co/92zgVP2/05.jpg)
The old Howard Eaton Trail - looks like they don't want you wondering off down it
![](https://i.ibb.co/k1PdPSN/06.jpg)
I took plenty of breaks the first two days
![](https://i.ibb.co/Vgf8Kmh/07.jpg)
The DeLacy Creek Meadows
![](https://i.ibb.co/xH1s55d/08.jpg)
Some monkshood along the trail to the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/2KMc84n/09.jpg)
Lily pad covered DeLacy Creek as it enters Shoshone Lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/vQZvGZ6/10.jpg)
Made it to the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/Fn5h0Vn/11.jpg)
Our tent site at campsite 8S2
![](https://i.ibb.co/xSLYLr9/12.jpg)
View of Shoshone Lake from our campsite, with Mount Sheridan in the distance
Day 2 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/92LmDNJ/13.jpg)
Geraniums greet us on the morning of day two
![](https://i.ibb.co/rcFyQ6J/14.jpg)
A lot of forest hiking on day two. A footbridge near the cutoff to Pocket Lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/ZxbWrMx/15.jpg)
Back on the beach for a short distance
![](https://i.ibb.co/v1dKJvx/16.jpg)
Some canoers enjoying the day
![](https://i.ibb.co/bBBG7M5/17.jpg)
Making our way along the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/p2zjNvK/18.jpg)
View of the lake from campsite 8R5
![](https://i.ibb.co/dk6w4V6/19.jpg)
A northwestern fritillary near the lake
Day 3 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/mSzjgwM/20.jpg)
Cobwebbed covered junction sign
![](https://i.ibb.co/nRPbFzJ/21.jpg)
Making our way through the Shoshone Geyser Basin
![](https://i.ibb.co/jHrmMS8/22.jpg)
Hot spring in the geyser basin
![](https://i.ibb.co/LCsqmb2/23.jpg)
Thermal feature
![](https://i.ibb.co/1fg39LC/24.jpg)
Shoshone Creek makes its way through the basin
![](https://i.ibb.co/VqnMcFg/25.jpg)
Taking a picture of a thermal feature
![](https://i.ibb.co/Z1xMDBZ/26.jpg)
Thermal feature
![](https://i.ibb.co/8XMs3kw/27.jpg)
This one was erupting (Union Geyser)
![](https://i.ibb.co/ZmBX885/28.jpg)
Hot spring
![](https://i.ibb.co/wBWXxtC/29.jpg)
Making our way along the marshy west side of the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/S0SBC5Z/30.jpg)
A fellow kilter! Picture worthy indeed.
![](https://i.ibb.co/TmcRjdF/31.jpg)
Back on the lake, just before the climb to the top of the ridge
![](https://i.ibb.co/sVzY8R3/32.jpg)
Making our way up the ridge
![](https://i.ibb.co/qFRVzJV/33.jpg)
Our campsite on Moss Creek
![](https://i.ibb.co/LnZFnft/34.jpg)
Moss Creek
![](https://i.ibb.co/T44wJFJ/35.jpg)
The meadows along Moss Creek
Day 4 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/sgNWRx7/36.jpg)
A morning ford of Moss Creek
![](https://i.ibb.co/Qv43bSs/37.jpg)
View of the lake through the trees
![](https://i.ibb.co/VNSvLCs/38.jpg)
Marshy meadows below
![](https://i.ibb.co/5xqTj7F/39.jpg)
Nearing the outlet of Shoshone Lake (the Lewis River)
![](https://i.ibb.co/k2b10mj/40.jpg)
Arriving at the outlet
![](https://i.ibb.co/mBW6sWB/41.jpg)
Our tent site at campsite 8S1
![](https://i.ibb.co/smqwvTx/42.jpg)
The Outlet Patrol Cabin
![](https://i.ibb.co/jT8W1qJ/43.jpg)
Enjoying an evening on Shoshone Lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/kD8tQFH/44.jpg)
Sunset on Shoshone Lake
Day 5 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/VwZGvhh/45.jpg)
Looking north towards the DeLacy Creek inlet - where we are heading
![](https://i.ibb.co/5kYTvjr/46.jpg)
Looking west, from the east side trail, towards the narrows of Shoshone Lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/NrHtyQb/47.jpg)
More beach hiking
![](https://i.ibb.co/VS1DzSS/48.jpg)
Almost back to the DeLacy Creek Trail
![](https://i.ibb.co/XYZ6nGV/49.jpg)
The Delacy Creek Trail
![](https://i.ibb.co/YjkSzPr/50.jpg)
Back at the trailhead
The End.
My first trip this past summer was a five day trip around Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park towards the end of July with my wife. I started out a little under the weather on this one, so the first two days were a slog. Starting on day three, I was beginning to feel better, and was close to a hundred percent by our last day.
Here are some shots of our trip.
Day 1 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/g6t13yV/01.jpg)
We stayed at Grant Village Campground the night before our trip
![](https://i.ibb.co/YRgWhMM/02.jpg)
We began and ended at the DeLacy Creek Trailhead
![](https://i.ibb.co/KyB07Sz/03.jpg)
Map of our route at the backcountry information sign near the trailhead.
We did our route counter clockwise around the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/Sm3qVtK/04.jpg)
DeLacy Creek
![](https://i.ibb.co/92zgVP2/05.jpg)
The old Howard Eaton Trail - looks like they don't want you wondering off down it
![](https://i.ibb.co/k1PdPSN/06.jpg)
I took plenty of breaks the first two days
![](https://i.ibb.co/Vgf8Kmh/07.jpg)
The DeLacy Creek Meadows
![](https://i.ibb.co/xH1s55d/08.jpg)
Some monkshood along the trail to the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/2KMc84n/09.jpg)
Lily pad covered DeLacy Creek as it enters Shoshone Lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/vQZvGZ6/10.jpg)
Made it to the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/Fn5h0Vn/11.jpg)
Our tent site at campsite 8S2
![](https://i.ibb.co/xSLYLr9/12.jpg)
View of Shoshone Lake from our campsite, with Mount Sheridan in the distance
Day 2 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/92LmDNJ/13.jpg)
Geraniums greet us on the morning of day two
![](https://i.ibb.co/rcFyQ6J/14.jpg)
A lot of forest hiking on day two. A footbridge near the cutoff to Pocket Lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/ZxbWrMx/15.jpg)
Back on the beach for a short distance
![](https://i.ibb.co/v1dKJvx/16.jpg)
Some canoers enjoying the day
![](https://i.ibb.co/bBBG7M5/17.jpg)
Making our way along the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/p2zjNvK/18.jpg)
View of the lake from campsite 8R5
![](https://i.ibb.co/dk6w4V6/19.jpg)
A northwestern fritillary near the lake
Day 3 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/mSzjgwM/20.jpg)
Cobwebbed covered junction sign
![](https://i.ibb.co/nRPbFzJ/21.jpg)
Making our way through the Shoshone Geyser Basin
![](https://i.ibb.co/jHrmMS8/22.jpg)
Hot spring in the geyser basin
![](https://i.ibb.co/LCsqmb2/23.jpg)
Thermal feature
![](https://i.ibb.co/1fg39LC/24.jpg)
Shoshone Creek makes its way through the basin
![](https://i.ibb.co/VqnMcFg/25.jpg)
Taking a picture of a thermal feature
![](https://i.ibb.co/Z1xMDBZ/26.jpg)
Thermal feature
![](https://i.ibb.co/8XMs3kw/27.jpg)
This one was erupting (Union Geyser)
![](https://i.ibb.co/ZmBX885/28.jpg)
Hot spring
![](https://i.ibb.co/wBWXxtC/29.jpg)
Making our way along the marshy west side of the lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/S0SBC5Z/30.jpg)
A fellow kilter! Picture worthy indeed.
![:)](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
![](https://i.ibb.co/TmcRjdF/31.jpg)
Back on the lake, just before the climb to the top of the ridge
![](https://i.ibb.co/sVzY8R3/32.jpg)
Making our way up the ridge
![](https://i.ibb.co/qFRVzJV/33.jpg)
Our campsite on Moss Creek
![](https://i.ibb.co/LnZFnft/34.jpg)
Moss Creek
![](https://i.ibb.co/T44wJFJ/35.jpg)
The meadows along Moss Creek
Day 4 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/sgNWRx7/36.jpg)
A morning ford of Moss Creek
![](https://i.ibb.co/Qv43bSs/37.jpg)
View of the lake through the trees
![](https://i.ibb.co/VNSvLCs/38.jpg)
Marshy meadows below
![](https://i.ibb.co/5xqTj7F/39.jpg)
Nearing the outlet of Shoshone Lake (the Lewis River)
![](https://i.ibb.co/k2b10mj/40.jpg)
Arriving at the outlet
![](https://i.ibb.co/mBW6sWB/41.jpg)
Our tent site at campsite 8S1
![](https://i.ibb.co/smqwvTx/42.jpg)
The Outlet Patrol Cabin
![](https://i.ibb.co/jT8W1qJ/43.jpg)
Enjoying an evening on Shoshone Lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/kD8tQFH/44.jpg)
Sunset on Shoshone Lake
Day 5 -
![](https://i.ibb.co/VwZGvhh/45.jpg)
Looking north towards the DeLacy Creek inlet - where we are heading
![](https://i.ibb.co/5kYTvjr/46.jpg)
Looking west, from the east side trail, towards the narrows of Shoshone Lake
![](https://i.ibb.co/NrHtyQb/47.jpg)
More beach hiking
![](https://i.ibb.co/VS1DzSS/48.jpg)
Almost back to the DeLacy Creek Trail
![](https://i.ibb.co/XYZ6nGV/49.jpg)
The Delacy Creek Trail
![](https://i.ibb.co/YjkSzPr/50.jpg)
Back at the trailhead
The End.