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Sinks Canyon State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area located in the Wind River Mountains, six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Lander, Wyoming, on Wyoming Highway 131. The state park is named for a portion of the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River where it flows into an underground limestone cavern, named "the Sinks," and ...
Silas Canyon is a canyon in the Wind River mountain range near Lander, Wyoming in the United States. [2] The canyon is a long glacial-carved trough with numerous lakes, which makes it a popular destination for backpackers and fishermen. [3] [4] The 33-acre (13 ha) Thumb Lake sits at its head. [2] Plant life
The Fitzpatrick Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The wilderness was originally known as the Glacier Primitive Area, but was redesignated a wilderness in 1976.
United States Forest Service Ryan Park campground, site of the historical Ryan Park Camp. Ryan Park Camp is a historical site, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the community of Ryan Park, Wyoming in Carbon County, Wyoming. The camp opened in 1930 as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp during the Great Depression.
Bluff near a crossing on the Green River where travelers on the Oregon and California trails carved their names Oregon Trail Ruts: Platte County: 34.17 13.83: Remnants of the Oregon Trail's westward migration worn into sandstone Piedmont Charcoal Kilns: Uinta County.886 0.359: Remnants of the charcoal-making industry in southwestern Wyoming ...
Surrounding the reservoir is Boysen State Park, run by the state of Wyoming. It includes 11 campgrounds spread around the reservoir and nearby area. The reservoir is a popular sporting area with numerous species of fish including walleye, perch, crappie, channel catfish, as well as rainbow and brown trout and several other species.
Hot Springs State Park is a public recreation area in Thermopolis, Wyoming, known for its hot springs, which flow at a constant temperature of 135 °F (57.2 °C).The state park offers free bathing at the State Bath House, where temperatures are moderated to a therapeutic 104 °F (40.0 °C). [3]
Phil Nicholas (born 1955), Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, born in Lander; Sacagawea (c. 1788–c. 1884), from the Lemhi Shoshone tribe; assisted Lewis and Clark on their trek of discovery across the northwest; Todd Skinner (1958–2006), free climber, who lived in Lander as an adult to be near its dolomite cliffs