Someone once told me, “Happiness is a time, not a place.” I thought that it was a pretty neat way of looking at things. Still, the people in a community also help facilitate happiness. This is true for my community.
And, I certainly find happiness due to the place in which I live. A place called Lander, Wyoming. I’m not a great photographer, but here are many reasons I live in, and love, Lander:
Balsamroot and Table Mountain.
Relatively quick and uncrowded access to areas like this, the Cirque of Towers.
Frye Lake and Wind River Peak.
Limestone cliffs in Sinks Canyon. (Rock climber on route at left)
The Popo Agie River. Pictured here is the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie, from Bruce's Bridge.
Pretty easy access to places like Stough Creek Basin.
Hiking access to beautiful mountain lakes like this one, in the Deep Creek-Ice Lakes region.
National Park Trips
Yellowstone International
[...] worry, friends and family, I will not leave my heart here in San Francisco. My heart is in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. Muir [...]
[...] This is how I’ll answer that: My family, national parks, the outdoors, epic hikes, the Wind River Range, the frontier that is Wyoming, social media, technology, fitness, coffee, nutrition, etc., are passions of mine. As a result, I read and share a lot about these things across all my “networks” of friends, family, colleagues and people I’ve never met — in an effort to motivate people to travel to Yellowstone or Grand Canyon, to improve their fitness, to embark on epic outdoor adventures such as climbing the Grand Teton or doing the Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim of the Grand Canyon or snowboarding at Jackson Hole. To explore the backcountry, including my beloved Wind River Range, and the frontier of Wyoming. [...]
Great pics Shelli! I am really pumped to get there this weekend. Even though we will be passing through quickly, your pics excite me for the drive. Thanks again for taking time to point us in the right direction. I will certainly have some pics to share on my return as well.