From Thermopolis & Dubois, we were going to head up over the mountains to Jackson Hole, but the road was closed due to wildfire. So we headed south to Lander, Wyoming. Lander is a bit of a backpacker’s hub where a lot of hikers land for a bit between trails. It was a nice small western town where we had a nice meal and a rest before moving further west. The trip was a good one. Wyoming will always have a piece of my heart and I look forward to visiting again someday . . . .

This is the memorial to Sacajawea, the woman who travelled with Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the ocean back in the early 1800s. Her gravesite was nearby.

Indian cemetery seemed so alive with how people added items of importance to the graves to remember their loved one. A sad note was just how young so many of them died. The evening light was beautiful as we visited.

Wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail. The land just goes on forever, it seems.