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  Wind River (Wyoming) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wind River is the name applied to the upper reaches of the Bighorn River in Wyoming in the United States.
It arises in several forks along the north side of the Wind River Range in west central Wyoming.
Technically the Wind River becomes the Big Horn River at the Wedding of the rivers, north of the Wind River canyon and slighly south of Thermopolis, Wyoming.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wind_River_(Wyoming)   (193 words)

  
 WWRC 90-16 : Glacial Icemelt in the Wind River Range, Wyoming`
This study documents the importance of glacier meltwater to the overall water supply in the Wind River drainage, the loss of ice from Dinwoody and Gannett Glaciers since the 1930's, and the remaining volume of ice in Dinwoody Glacier.
The Wind River Range, the largest discrete mountain mass in Wyoming, is host to 63 glaciers including seven of the ten largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains (Bonney, 1987).
The eastern slope of the Wind River Range contributes runoff mainly to the Missouri River Basin while the western slope contributes runoff to the Colorado River Basin.
library.wrds.uwyo.edu /wrp/90-16/90-16.html   (2044 words)

  
 Wind River Range - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wind River Range (or "Winds" for short), is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States.
Within the Winds, numerous lakes were formed by the glaciers and numerous cirques, or circular valleys, were carved out of the rocks, the most well known being the Cirque of the Towers, in the southern section of the range.
The Winds are known to have a small Grizzly bear population, primarily in the northernmost areas near Yellowstone.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wind_River_Range   (649 words)

  
 Outdoor Recreation in Wyoming's Wind River Country
Wind River Country is blessed with a location that places it at the center of unlimited outdoor activities.
Wind River Country residents and visitors marvel at the unmatched variety of outdoor activities that enrich their lives in so many ways.
Ruffed grouse are common in the lower elevations of the Wind River Mountains.
www.windrivercountry.com /other/recreation.html   (926 words)

  
 Wind River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
ishing in Wind River Country is truly world-class, from the mountain streams and lakes of the Wind River and Absaroka mountain ranges, to the vastness of Boysen Reservoir and all the waters in between.
The river has several well-marked access points and is one of the better waters in the area.
Other options include Wind River Canyon-Try the Wind River at the outlet of the dam in Wind River Canyon on the Wind River Indian Reservation for good-sized rainbow and brown trout; Lake Cameahwait-rainbow trout and largemouth bass; Ocean Lake-walleye, rainbow, ling cod, crappie and yellow perch; Middle Depression Reservoir-rainbow and walleye.
www.wind-river.org /fishing.htm   (1088 words)

  
 Wyoming Outdoors & Nature - Wind River Canyon Whitewater - WyomingTourism.org
Born from the thick, glacial snowpack that blankets the high country of the Wind River Range off to the southwest, the river is temporarily tamed once it reaches Boysen Reservoir at the canyon’s mouth
Unlike some bigger, broader rivers that have few obstacles, the Wind River is a technical playground, a sinewy waterway chock full of boulders and rock gardens that require paddlers to carefully thread their way downstream.
A miscommunication between 19th century explorers led to the river that enters the canyon being named the Wind, while the one that exits the canyon is called the Big Horn.
www.wyomingtourism.org /cms/index.php?id=288   (643 words)

  
 Snowmobile Wyoming's Wind River Country
Wind River Country is at the very heart of winter in Wyoming – so hop on your sleds and get ready to ride.
Follow the tracks of ermine and snowshoe hair as you stride silently along Wind River Country's many trails on snowshoes, telemark or cross country skis.
Enjoy Wind River Country's 626 lakes and reservoirs accessible for ice fishing for hungry cutthroat, rainbow and brook trout, as well as walleye and perch.
www.sledwyoming.com /regions/windrivercountry.html   (453 words)

  
 Spring Ranch on the Wind River, Dubois, Wyoming
We are located along the Wind River eight miles east of Dubois, Wyoming.
The 800-acre ranch includes a half mile of private fishing along the Wind River plus direct access to public fishing easements on neighboring property.
It extends to the south into the foothills of the Wind River Mountains, rising 1000 feet over a mile and half.
www.windriver.us   (352 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Walking the Winds: A Hiking and Fishing Guide to Wyoming's Wind River Range: Books: Rebecca Woods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
The author resides in the vicinity of the Wind River Mountains and clearly is has an abundance of general knowledge of the area.
After a short, but fascinating, section on the history of the Wind Rivers, there is information on the geology and wildlife of the area.
A nice feature of the book, not found in some other Wind River hiking guides, is that significant attention is paid to so-called "non-maintained" hiking trails--that is trails that are not cleared by the forest service or whose signs are being left to deteriorate or have been removed.
www.amazon.ca /Walking-Winds-Hiking-Fishing-Wyomings/dp/0964242303   (914 words)

  
 Mountain Man Country - A Guide to Sublette County, Wyoming
Sublette County (county seat; Pinedale, Wyoming) is located in western WY approximately 70 miles south of Jackson Hole, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
We are located at the base of the the Wind River and Wyoming Mountain Ranges, at the headwaters of the Green River and on the west side of the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains.
We are surrounded by three mountain ranges (Wind River, Gros Ventre, and Wyoming) that include two rugged wilderness areas.
www.visitsublettecounty.com   (326 words)

  
 The Wind River Range, Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Green River Lakes is a beautiful place, off the beaten path, It finds its way onto calendars, but relatively few people visit in person.
The lakes lie in the Wind River Range, the backbone of the Rockies in west central Wyoming.
The granitic Wind Rivers contain not only the highest point in Wyoming, Gannett Peak, but also the nation's 7 largest glaciers outside Alaska.
members.cox.net /deanoid10/RoadTrip2002/windrivers.html   (203 words)

  
 Wind River Trophy Hunts - Wyoming premiere hunting adventures
With two early season and 3 late season lodging and hunting possibilities, it is the desire of WRTH to provide our clients with flexibility and maximum hunting effectiveness during any stage of the rut and early winter movements of our resident elk herd.
Located in Pinedale, Wyoming, we operate on the western slope of the Wind River Mountain Range in the Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Bridger Wilderness.
Wind River Education - Enroll in a variety of outdoor education programs...
www.windrivertrophyhunts.com   (256 words)

  
 Wind River Alliance: Homepage
We ask a lot from the Wind River; it provides us with drinking water, food, and recreational opportunities, and is important to many valley residents both spiritually and aesthetically.
he Wind River Alliance is a cross-cultural, community-based organization dedicated to the health and protection of Wyoming's Wind River watershed, stretching south from the Owl Creek and Absaroka Mountains, west along the Wind River Mountains, then east to the Beaver Divide...
The Wind River is Wyoming's largest watershed, and much of it flows through the Wind River Indian Reservation, home to the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes.
windriveralliance.org   (274 words)

  
 Wind River Country, Wyoming: Travel guide for Dubois, Riverton, Shoshoni, Lander and the Wind River Indian Reservation
Wind River Country, Wyoming: Travel guide for Dubois, Riverton, Shoshoni, Lander and the Wind River Indian Reservation
Discover the best of Wyoming as you trek the Wind River Mountains, explore historic trails, experience Native American Culture, fish in alpine streams, watch a rodeo or pan for gold.
Wind River Country, Wyoming is located across the continental divide from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks with more than 2000 miles of alpine streams for fishing and 53 mountain peaks topping 13,000 feet for hiking and rock climbing.
www.wind-river.org   (123 words)

  
 Wind River Alliance Newsletter:
In mid-July, University of Wyoming Zoology graduate student Kris Kuhn completed a year-long research project examining the movement patterns and habitat use of Sauger in the Wind River drainage.
Sauger numbers are declining throughout the U.S., and the Wind River is home to the last genetically pure population in Wyoming, because Sauger interbreed with introduced Walleye.
In general, sauger in the Wind River drainage remain stationary during fall and winter in deep pools.
www.windriveralliance.org /news/newsletter/2005a/sauger.php   (661 words)

  
 Wind River Country, Riverton, Lander, Ft. Washakie, Arapaho, Hudson, Dubois, Shoshoni, Pavillion, Jeffery City, Ethete, ...
The Wyoming cities of Lander, Riverton, Dubois, Shoshoni and Thermopolis and the Wind River Indian Reservation welcome you.
On the Eastern side of Wyoming's Wind River Mountains and Southeast of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks lies Wind River Country, Wyoming.
The State Bath House in Thermopolis, Wyoming is free to the public and provides both private bathtubs and a public tiled pool.
www.windrivercountry.com   (354 words)

  
 The Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Wind River Range, Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
The Wind River mountains of Wyoming look like most people's idea of Wilderness -- huge and massive peaks of granite, scores of glaciers, tremendous cliffs, and thundering waterfalls, not to mention about 2000 high mountain lakes and many peaks over 13,000 feet.
The Wind Rivers in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness from the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Like the rest of the northern Wind Rivers, the Fitzpatrick has numerous peaks over 13,000 feet, the highest being Gannett Peak at 13,804 ft. (4207m), the highest mountain in Wyoming.
www.forwolves.org /ralph/wpages/fitzpat.htm   (430 words)

  
 articles - trip reports - wyoming-wind river range-cirque of the mountains - thebackpacker.com
At the headwaters of the North Popo Agie River are a string of mountains circling a remote lake that are as magnificent as any I’ve ever seen, the lake is named Lonesome Lake and this area is commonly referred to as the ‘Cirque of the Mountains’.
During our first two days we encountered extremely heavy winds that were bringing down tree branches and occasionally uprooting a tree, the Wind Rivers were really living up to their name.
Our next river crossing occurred two miles later where we had some difficulties getting to the other side, the water was higher here and the current stronger.
www.thebackpacker.com /articles/reports/art176.php   (1739 words)

  
 Wind River Range, Wyoming
Unfortunately, the thing about Wyoming is that it's separated from the Bay Area by 1,000 miles and the state of Nevada.
Fortunately, the Wind River Range is separated from everywhere by 1,000 miles, but that still doesn't get around the whole Nevada thing.
And the wind pressed onward, forcing the tent to strain on its moorings and sending any items not tethered to the ground flying across the meadows.
www.kiwishark.net /eric/stories/wyoming.html   (1544 words)

  
 Wind River
Wyoming's Wind River Range has it all--- from spectacular high alpine peaks with unsurpassed mountaineering possibilities to what we think is
For 2006 we will have two groups in the Winds at the same time-- Wind River Alpine (with an obvious focus on alpine climbing skills) and Wind River Backcountry (with a focus on fishing, backpacking and wilderness skills).
The trip to Wyoming is via OWA vehicles with an overnight stop along the way.
www.owa.com /winds.cfm   (575 words)

  
 Wind River, Wyoming Backpack: Trip Report and Photos
After the boulder field, the trail(?) ran directly between the river and the trees.
The wind was blowing from the high glaciers making a nice combination of warm sun and cool wind.
The Wind River Range is also nice because you don’t have the extreme altitudes like areas in Colorado.
www.jackieandalan.com /windriver.html   (557 words)

  
 Wind River Reservation, Wyoming : ICT [2001/05/16]
Ten years after a federal tribunal overturned Wyoming's system of choosing legislators, the debate continues over whether the state is better off with single-member districts.
This month a legislative committee will begin to redraw voting districts and at least one member of a government watchdog group would like to see the Wind River Reservation unified as one district to increase the chances of an American Indian being elected.
There are just not that many people who have the financial, managerial or familial flexibility to leave what they're doing for two months and go to the Legislature." She said the current setup increased chances of an underfunded but hard-working candidate defeating an incumbent.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1029   (191 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Hiking Wyoming's Wind River Range: Books: Ron Adkison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Wind River Range — Superb fishing, horseback riding, and hunting in Wyoming's beautiful Wind River Range wilderness.
Wind River — ENCIRQ Data Foundation Framework makes it easy to build an extremely compact, high-performance data foundation for VxWorks and Linux applications.
If you plan to hike in the Wind Rivers on established trails and you don't mind the absence of an index, then this is book is excellent.
www.amazon.com /Hiking-Wyomings-Wind-River-Range/dp/1560444029   (1494 words)

  
 Allen's Diamond Four Dude and Guest Ranch - Wind River Mountains Wyoming
The Wind River Mountain Range boast the largest active glaciers in the lower 48 states, hundreds of alpine lakes teeming with wild trout, abundant wildlife and world class mountain/rock climbing.
Jim and Mary love packing in the "Winds" and are dedicated to using the land wisely with minimum impact camping practices.
The Diamond Four Ranch is proud to be named the Outfitter of the Year in 1999 by the Bureau of Land Management, as well as the Outfitter of the Year Award for the Shoshone National Forest in 1997.
www.diamond4ranch.com   (252 words)

  
 Wyoming Wind River Reservation - WyomingTourism.org
Chief Washakie is the noted historic leader of the Shoshones and it was his agreement that allowed the Northern Arapahos to share the Wind River Reservation.
Additional Shoshone and Northern Arapaho objects are on display at the Gallery of the Wind, located four miles west of the Shoshone Cultural Center at the intersection of Wyoming Highway 287 and Trout Creek Road.
As you travel across the Wind River Reservation’s open spaces, with small clusters of houses and small communities, don’t be discouraged by the lack of road signs.
www.wyomingtourism.org /cms/index.php?id=144   (723 words)

  
 Wind River Range Hiking - Hikes
A six to ten day, very rugged trek for experienced hikers into the heart of the Wind River high country, located about 25 miles northeast of Pinedale, in the central part of the Wind River Range.
A rugged, five to eight day (or longer) hike to the largest glacial area and highest peak in Wyoming, located approximately 15 miles southeast of Dubois, in the northeast section of the Wind River Ran...
A multi-day, adventurous backpacking trip into the rocky headwaters of the Green River, located approximately 50 miles north of Pinedale, in the northern section of the Bridger Wilderness.
www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=12128   (681 words)

  
 The Wind River Historical Center
A hiker, mountain climber, and fisherman who loved the solitude and beauty of wild country, he spent nearly twenty summers walking and riding through the Absaroka and Wind River Mountains of northwest Wyoming.
Burch Peak in the Wind River Range is named for him.
Lucius was born on a farm in the bend of the Cumberland River.
www.windriverhistory.org /luciusburchcenter.html   (462 words)

  
 Wild Horizons Expeditions Wind River Range Schedule
Wind River Range-High Peaks, Glaciers and Alpine Valleys
The most massive mountain range in Wyoming is found a short distance from Jackson Hole.
Located in this rugged country are the high peaks of Wyoming, seven of the largest glaciers in the continental U.S., cascading crystal mountain streams and cool, lush, alpine valleys.
www.wildhorizonsexpd.com /schedule-windriver.asp   (173 words)

  
 Wind River Canyon Whitewater & Fly Fishing::Thermopolis, Wyoming
Wind River Canyon Whitewater and Fly Fishing offers your choice of exciting and challenging whitewater rafting or trophy trout fishing on the Wind River as it makes its winding descent through the spectacular Wind River Canyon.
Located in west, central Wyoming on the Wind River Indian Reservation near Thermopolis, the reservation is home to the Eastern Shoshone and
WRCWandF is the exclusive rafting and fishing company on the Wind River, operating with a outfitter's permit granted from the Shoshone and Arapaho Joint Business Council.
www.windrivercanyonraft.com   (189 words)

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