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| Scenic Drive Up the Green River Valley, WY | |
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| Scenic Drive | 100.00 Miles |
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| no partners | | The last stop on our exploration in northwest Wyoming was Pinedale in the Green River Valley near the Wind River Mountains. There we setup base camp for 2 nights in the Hampton Inn. Pinedale makes a good basecamp for visiting the Wind River Mountains with a selection of places to stay and good restaurants. The afternoon of arrival we visited the Museum of the Mountain Man which I would recommend if you’re interested in the early history of this area. The Mountain Men had an annual rendezvous to sell their furs in the Green Valley in the Late 1820s thru early 1830s, and the Oregon Trail crossed over the Rockies through this valley.
The next day was devoted to the scenic drive following the Green River up the valley to where it flows out of a lake of the same name surrounded by rugged granite mountains. The total round trip driving distance from Pinedale is 100 miles with much of it on the gravel 2WD capable Green River Lakes Road. The drive starts out with vistas across the broad valley with the Green River meandering through the green pastures and hayfields of cattle ranches. We made frequent stops to enjoy the scenic vistas and read the sign boards with interesting info on local history. The sky was relatively clear of smoke and the scenery was breath taking so we thoroughly enjoyed this part of our trip.
The road ends at the first Green River Lake where there is a campground and a trailhead for a trail that goes around the lake and continues on up the river past a second Green River Lake going deep into the mountains. This TH also provides access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail which follows the northeast side of the lake. The lake views are stunning with Square Mountain and other granite peaks visible deep in the Bridger Wilderness past the end of the lake. |
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