Wind River Range Backpacking: Stough Creek Basin, Ice Lakes / Middle Fork / Sheep Bridge trails

This is Part 3 of our 2024 Camping Adventure, consisting of a 3-day backpacking trip from Worthen Meadows to Stough Creek Basin, followed by Ice Lakes Trail hailstorms, and concluding with a return to the trailhead via Middle Fork and Sheep Bridge trails.

[@DCMHK1]

Nice!

[@GrandDayOutside]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertmckean1929]

Nice work, beautiful country, rough trails, very high. Question: Can you reach your bear spray as quickly as you might need it? :)

[@GrandDayOutside]

Doubtful, I'm usually distracted with filming :)

[@DCMHK1]

What steps do you take for bear safety in the area? I understand that the bear population has increased a lot in recent years

[@GrandDayOutside]

In the Winds this year, we stored food in an Usack with OPSak (heavy ziploc), tied to a sturdy tree away from camp. We carry bear spray while hiking. When hiking thru dense cover, make noise, bang hiking poles, etc. Frankly, this summer in the central Winds, in 3 hikes we only saw one pile of bear scat (on Ice Lakes Trail), and no prints.