"Absolutely one of the most epic days I've ever had in the great outdoors! My expectations were high for Medicine Bow National Forest and I wasn't disappointed! As soon as I pulled into the trailhead parking lot, I was treated to a pair of moose walking along a picturesque lake below the mountains. On the hike itself, I soaked up the jaw-dropping lakeside scenery down below and was also rewarded with even more visual eye candy throughout the moderately-challenging incline. The 360° vistas from the 12,000+ foot summit didn't let me down either! All totaled, I took nearly 150 photos on this hike and was satisfied with nearly all of them. Only a couple dozen will be posted here so they don't take up too much space on the website. If you like what you see, you can one day take the opportunity to enjoy this remarkable setting in person. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone in the vicinity of Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and RMNP! Medicine Bow National Forest is every bit as spectacular as the aforementioned national parks in my opinion, but "suffers" from its national forest status. Perhaps it's a good thing that unheralded gems like Medicine Bow and Monongahela National Forests don'..." — theascent • Aug 20, 2019

"I did not finish the climb. I got about 2 miles into it. It was one of the most spectacular hikes and views I have seen, but I have a weak ankle from malnutrition and overuse that was recovering from a bad sprain and 2 subsequent mini-sprains. In addition, I have severe bone bruising and a stress fracture. Stepping on a log to cross a river, I lost what limited stability I had and fell in a river. When the pain subsided, I hopped a few steps to try to finish the hike, hoping beyond hope I had not done what I had done to my ankle. I couldn't put any weight on it so using my best judgement, turned around and hopped another 2 miles out of the hike. " — ionahscully • Jul 24, 2019

"Wyoming just got a few feet of snow the previous week. We gave up at about 1,500 feet. We were cold and were sick of post holing through the snow. Travel was too slow. We crawled down much of the moountain to keep from seeking in. " — MtnGeek • Oct 9, 2004