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clever7devil t1_je9fnh6 wrote

Why are you flanking me?

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SoSavvvy t1_jea2qrt wrote

Wind river is also a great movie! Spectacular shot!

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MrBarraclough t1_je9fbo0 wrote

Indeed it is. My wife is from Thermopolis and I love driving the canyon whenever we visit her relatives.

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Mightbeagoat OP t1_je9ftyx wrote

Thermopolis is a really cool little town. I have family just north in Worland. This section of the drive is generally the best part of the trip lol.

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Deedsman t1_jea4ovf wrote

It's is a cool little town. We visit everytime on the way back or up to Yellowstone.

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Thalesian t1_jeaou00 wrote

The opening of the canyon near Shoshone starts of in the Precambrian era nearly a billion years ago. The canyon ends in the Permian 250 million years ago. Nearly every geologic layer in the interim, covering the evolution of animal and plant life, is visible indexed like a library. When you exit the canyon toward Thermopolis, you enter the bright red sandstone and shales of the Triassic, when dinosaurs first began to evolve. Thermopolis itself is covered in the Jurassic and Cretaceous, the peak of dinosaurs. This area is famous for textbook geology.

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Mightbeagoat OP t1_jebzuuw wrote

That's awesome. I was looking at all of the different colors and layers of rock as we were driving through and wondering how it all formed. Thanks for the informational comment!

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YodelingVeterinarian t1_je9jkx3 wrote

I’ve always thought the highway that cuts right through it ruins the view a little.

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Mightbeagoat OP t1_je9pa82 wrote

I agree. Partially why I cropped it out of the picture...

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thr33bean t1_jea2npl wrote

Driving on that highway is amazing though. Growing up in the plains then driving through that pass was quite the experience. I felt bad for my wife who gets carsick and had to close her eyes the whole time.

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bag_of_oatmeal t1_je9zy59 wrote

Tensleep canyon is stunning as well. It feels like a movie.

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ugnut01 t1_jea9jq6 wrote

I live in GTNP in the summer and absolutely love coming out here to get away from the crowds. The Winds will always be my absolute favorite

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daniel22457 t1_jeaynz3 wrote

Was totally worth the extra hour to detour through that instead of the flatness of I-25

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SissysofiaXD t1_jeadzpq wrote

Nice. Now we know you're out there working on TLOU season 2

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Mightbeagoat OP t1_jebzxvm wrote

No! Just visiting family lol. That would be cool though.

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stopforgettingevery t1_jeb2y69 wrote

Drove through this so many times when younger. Wyoming is oddly ugly and beautiful.

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msbottlehead t1_jebp0z9 wrote

It is. One of the most amazing hiking areas I have ever been in. Told them at the Stockman in Pinedale to enjoy their quiet sleepy little town to enjoy it while it lasts. This will surely change.

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donletit t1_jec4xfj wrote

Reminds me of the flattop wilderness in CO

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some_cool_guy t1_jebabrd wrote

I've stood near where you're standing before but in the fall, and I can pretty literally hear the wind in this picture. Thanks for the wide view.

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Kilomyles t1_jea598y wrote

I don’t see any wind.

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