After a windy Tuesday night in Rawlins, WY we arrived Wednesday in Lander, WY for the rest of the week. Lander is one of those towns that we've driven through several times and said we needed to stop and check it out. This year was a great time to do that.
We got in two nice hikes: one is a trail through Sinks Canyon State Park; the other is Popo Agie Falls (video above.) We also had a chance to visit the local Museum of the West and given that we'd seen the Museum of the West in Cody, WY earlier this year, it became info overload for me quickly. The local Pioneer Museum was located by the museum, but it was just too hot to get out and check it out.
Sinks Canyon State Park is just south of Lander off Wyoming Highway 131. It had three campgrounds (dry) and held mostly tenters and small RVs. The park itself is built around the Popo Agie River (flowing northbound) that enters a cave (the sink) and then reappears somewhat further north (the rise). Interesting fact about that sink & rise is that after years of study, people have determined that there is more water coming out of the rise than going into the cave (the sink).
Popo Agie Falls is a trail just south of the state park that takes you to a water fall. I was expecting a water fall similar to a hanging-valley water fall (think Yosemite Falls), but instead saw a water fall that seems to crest a hill, cascade down that hill, and then split into two separate falls. Definitely not what I was expecting and made for just a stunning hike.
Of course I've got a gazillion photos. The best are below. Thanks for dropping by and checking up on us. We're now in Laramie, WY for a spell. Time for the truck's 100,000 mile service. David
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The "Sinks"
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| The "Rise" |
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First view of Popo Agie Falls
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| Full view of Popo Agie Falls |
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Popo Agie River looking north into Sinks Canyon
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| Popo Agie River as it passes through Sinks Canyon State Park |
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