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The Wind River in Wyoming.... #7269493
05/21/21 06:54 PM
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Where exactly is this?[Linked Image]

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Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269510
05/21/21 07:14 PM
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If I had to guess, I'd say around Lander

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: headache73] #7269522
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Looks like at the tunnels on the road from Shoshoni to Thermopolis.


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Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269537
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It is where Cattrax said and what are you doing running around by that water?

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269540
05/21/21 07:48 PM
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So did the river naturally run through a tunnel or did man re-route through a man mad tunnel?

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269542
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One of the prettiest spots ion the west. I just love making that drive from Thermopolis to the south where the Bighorn goes through the mountains and turns into Wind River.

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: silkyplainscoyot] #7269554
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i don't think your looking at a tunnel in the picture. Think your looking at a shadow of the peaks right over the river. Look at the other shadows in reference of there the sun is. Wind River goes through a narrow gorge up around Independence Rock but no tunnel in that area I know of.

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269563
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Definitely a pretty drive. You can tell when you meet or are overtaken by one of the locals. Those people around there drive that road hard!

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269567
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Independence Rock is right beside the Sweetwater, about 100 miles east of the Wind River.

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269678
05/21/21 10:16 PM
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It's south of Thermopolis , there's a chance that you may see Bighorn sheep it that area but don't try finding them while your driving it's a windy bugger of a road ha ha


Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: billcat] #7269691
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Originally Posted by billcat
Independence Rock is right beside the Sweetwater, about 100 miles east of the Wind River.


Yeah you're right. Getting my Wyoming rivers mixed up.

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269700
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Wind river canyon and copper mountain.

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: silkyplainscoyot] #7269967
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Originally Posted by silkyplainscoyot
So did the river naturally run through a tunnel or did man re-route through a man mad tunnel?



The tunnel you're seeing is the highway, there are 3 tunnels right there,, the river runs through the canyon and doesn't go through any tunnels, but right next to the highway.


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Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7269982
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The river is re-named to the Big Horn River at the other end of the canyon.


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Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: wyote] #7269988
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Originally Posted by wyote
The river is re-named to the Big Horn River at the other end of the canyon.

Yeah, used to confuse me.

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Cattrax] #7270049
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Originally Posted by Cattrax
Originally Posted by silkyplainscoyot
So did the river naturally run through a tunnel or did man re-route through a man mad tunnel?



The tunnel you're seeing is the highway, there are 3 tunnels right there,, the river runs through the canyon and doesn't go through any tunnels, but right next to the highway.



Thanks for the clarification.

Re: The Wind River in Wyoming.... [Re: Gary Benson] #7270161
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Hence the name "Wedding of the waters"

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