We ran into a Park Ranger and Shannon asked about some cairns we had watched them knock over which designated our trail out. After consulting the map, the Ranger agreed that Shannon was right and he'd replace the cairns. This was a pretty proud moment for me... yes, Ranger Guy, my wife is a better navigator than you (today).
We headed out the aforementioned trail and spent our last few miles enjoying the alpine and views of the craggy Wind River Peaks
We had to head downhill eventually.... Our downhill trail was mostly through a forest that had been burned within the last few years. We saw a lot of the "life-after-fire-death" type of stuff you see in National Parks and nature shows. Pretty.
Finally we made it back into the New Fork Valley and had one final ford before the last two miles of trail.
Shannon's feet suffered quite a bit through the trip and the last few miles were definitely a painful challenge.... but... we made it! We headed into Pinedale and completed our backpacking trip in style at the Pinedale Brewing Company (if you're there, try the stout).
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