Sunday, March 22, 2015

Sinks Canyon Lander WY Jun 17 2010

Sinks Canyon clear 42* wind 15 -20 +gusts. Chilly am. wind River mtns are in
Shoshone nat forest.... & sinks stpk is below. Sinking hole really does...
snowmelt comes down canyon is PoPo Agie river & actually sinks into limestone
swirl. (river is up from extra 3 1/2 ft snow last week -- so no fishing.) Hiked
trail from sink down to "Rise" where river re-surfaces after a 2 hr dip below
canyon surface. Neat.


NO fishin in the rise & There are 10lb trout just swimming around the pool
swirls. on thru riverton... N hwy 20 / 789 out of Shoshoni changes to boyden st
pk. Arid desert plain lake. brn water really windy like 30+. on thru Wind River
Canyon... spectacular canyon. Huge mtns / deep canyon. maybe 1,000 ft +. some of
the oldest rock formations on earth... 3 billiion old. BNSF train along Wind
river/ canyon... ( changes name to Bighorn River at end of canyon-- only river
in US to do so.)


out of canyon & 10 miles to Thermoplois, WY ... Hot Prings stpk. Hot showers
tonight! It's a great day! & I did not waste it. Thank you Lord.


Waded in Wind River / Canyon too.