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  Green River
The Green River was known to the Shoshone Indians as the Seeds-kee-dee-Agie, or Prairie Hen River.
The vast majority of the land found in the Green River basin is controlled by the federal government; private lands are largely limited to bottoms along the river itself, used for agriculture, and to townsites.
The Green River is the largest of all of Utah's streams and is central to the history of the state in terms of its exploration and development.
historytogo.utah.gov /utah_chapters/the_land/greenriver.html   (2373 words)

  
 Wind River Reservation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Wind River Indian Reservation is a reservation shared by the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes of Native Americans in central western portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming.
The Wind River Reservation now consists of 2,268,008 acres, or approximately 3,500 square miles, and is located in Fremont and Hot Springs Counties in west central Wyoming.
With the discovery of gold at South Pass in the Wind River Mountains, the Eastern Shoshones were given no choice but to cede to the United States the southern portion of their reservation, including all of the land south of the Popo Aggie River.
shoshone.us /wind-river-reservation-p7.html   (905 words)

  
 History of Shoshone Indians.
The Eastern Shoshoni, numbering about 2,000 under their famous Chief Washakie, occupied the region from the Wind River Mountains to Fort Bridger and astride the Oregon Trail.
The former, about 900 in number, lived in the valleys and mountains west and southwest of Great Salt Lake, with the remnants of their bands located in and around the small settlement of Ibapah, Utah, today.
Bear Hunter was regarded as the principal leader of the Northwestern Shoshoni, being designated by Mormon settlers as the war chief who held equal status with Washakie when the Eastern and Northwestern groups met in their annual get-together each summer in Round Valley, just north of Bear Lake.
www.onlineutah.com /shoshonehistory.shtml   (877 words)

  
 Wind River Range - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
The Wind River Range is a remote hundred-mile range, stretching through Wyoming along the crest of the Continental Divide.
This narrow mountain chain includes eight craggy summits over 13,500 feet, rising from the wide open valleys of the west.
Most peaks of the Wind River Range require twenty mile hikes from the nearest road, but the terrain is generally easy and the scenery is spectacular.
www.peakware.com /areas.html?a=394   (154 words)

  
 Ultimate Wyoming Vacation, Hotel and Travel Guide
Northcentral Wyoming showcases Sheridan and Buffalo cradled in the shadow of the beautiful Bighorn Mountains and Bighorn National Forest.
Near the Uinta Mountains in the state’s southwest corner, Evanston borders Utah while nearby Kemmerer boasts the nation’s founding J.C. Penney Department Store and Fossil Butte National Monument.
In Lander, Sinks Canyon State Park and outdoor adventure in the Wind River Mountains’ towering granite peaks beckons visitors to stay awhile.
www.ultimatewyoming.com   (655 words)

  
 Hiking in USA
Mountain Forum offers a venue for global linkage of individuals and organizations concerned with mountain cultures, environment and sustainable development.
Mountain Travel Guide Over 4,000 pages of directions and Information to Waterfalls, Hiking, Bike, Horse, Cross Country Ski and ATV trails.
Wind River Mountains, WY Mt Helen Ice Couloir, NW Arete of Ellingwood Peak: report and pictures
www.traildatabase.org /countries/usa.html   (3176 words)

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