Wyoming Boondocking - Day 17: Wind River Canyon Day 1

 Saturday, Sep 12

Left Hunter Mesa at 8AM, got back on US Highway 16 heading west towards Worland, WY.

On the way there, passed through the hairpin portion of US16 which traverse Ten Sleep Canyon.  Named as such by the native americans because it took ten sleeps or nights to get there from a origin that I can't recall at this moment....Buffalo area perhaps?

I got propane at Worland, almost 10 pounds, and then continued onwards on US20 towards the Boysen State Park.  The park is located south of Wind River Canyon which itself is south of the town of Thermopolis, WY.

Quite the scenic drive, in fact, the road is named the Wind River Scenic Byway.  Majestic Rock formations, a winding river with fishermen trying their luck and a twisty road that follow the river.

After traversing three short tunnels, I got to the Lower Wind River Campground where I had reservations for three nights.  The sights are a bit cramped and I had a heck of time leveling the URRV but finally got it done.  Before I set up though, I went down the road to the park HQ to dump tanks and take on water; then returning to the campground to setup for good.

After resting for a bit, went out to explore some sunset locations recommend by a park ranger that stopped and chatted with me about Fiona, he UDF'ed me, I quizzed him for good sunset spots.  Fair deal.

After locating the spots, I cruised on back north on US Hwy 20 and checked out the rock formations while riding Yagi, my Yamaha TW200.  She's more suited for canyon riding as the roadside shoulders aren't really that wide and the parking areas few and far between.

So, in waiting for the "Golden Hour" I instead ended up with half of Wind River Canyon's rock formations in the shadows due to the angle of the sun.

The above sign was at the preceding picture....besides stating

the age of the rocks, not sure what else the normal person would

glean from it.

Back at the entrance to Lower Wind River Campground

The southernmost of three short tunnels, this one right next

to the entrance to the Lower Wind River Campground.

There is no usable data connectivity at the campsite, even with the weBoost booster device.  I can barely make phone calls using the booster but that's enough for these days since I'm retired.

Sunday, I took pictures of the canyon in the morning in order to get the other side's rock formations.  Those will be in tomorrow's post.

Uploading pics and publishing this via the 4G signal at the Tough Creek Campground's Group Site#1....under the shade of a picnic area.  This spot is a bit over 6 miles from the campsite so not too bad a distance to traverse to get Internet access.