The past couple of days I've enjoyed a mini-vacation in Laramie, Wyoming. Catching up with friends, having a cocktail or two and bumming around the most cosmopolitan of Wyoming towns. On my drive back to Green River today, I opted to take the more scenic route out of Laramie and go through the
Snowy Range. Once, what feels like a lifetime ago, I lived in Centennial (population 100) at the base of the Snowies. I was only there for about 6 months in 2002 but almost every day I was up exploring the hills, hiking, fishing, even snowmobiling a smidge. The two-lane going up and over is open only a few months out of the year so it's nice to drive it when it's an option. Today was mild, even though it was rainy, at a balmy 41 degrees fahrenheit.
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| As I recall, this little lake isn't always here. |
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| Pure brilliance, Sarah. Donald Pliner flats in a wet mountain meadow |
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| This is quite a view when not socked in by clouds. That's not a fox butt to the left of the trail, that's my poochie. |
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| Even too cold and windy for the trees to grow right. |
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| Mirror Lake. |
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| Lake Marie. |
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| Run off from Lake Marie. |
3 comments:
bee-yoo-tiful! that or biking home in 90 degree weather, not sure which temp is worse right now!
Funny that 40+ degrees up on the mountain felt warmer than 50+ degrees down in the valley though. (How is PDX 90+ degrees in the evening???)
i feel like i can smell it from your photos. nothing smells better.
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