31 January 2010

Birdseye Pass and Copper Mountain Roads

Almost exactly five miles south of the Boysen Dam turn-off is Birdseye Pass Road. Here is the map.

This photograph looks northwest with US-20 in the background.

Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, WyomingWe decided to leave Birdseye Pass Road and explore Copper Mountain Road.

Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, WyomingThe public road ends here. If you click on the photo, you might be able to see the home in the distance.

Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Copper Mountain Road, Birdseye Pass Road, WyomingBack on Birdseye Pass Road, we passed this ranch:

Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, WyomingAt the "NO TRESPASSING" sign, we parked and hiked.

Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, Wyoming
Birdseye Pass Road, WyomingOn the way home, we stopped in the Wind River Canyon to take some shots of the low-lying clouds. To the north, toward Thermopolis, the day was cloudy and overcast, but because of the Owl Creek Mountains which blocked the clouds, the Shoshone Basin was sunny--just for our enjoyment of taking pictures!

15 January 2010

Boysen Reservoir, part 3

Just 4.2 miles south of the Boysen Dam turn-off (on Highway US-20) is a dirt road we overlooked until today. We followed it southwest toward the reservoir and found a place used by ice fishermen. Here is a link to the map.

Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, WyomingAbove is an abandoned ice fishing hole, and below is a shot my wife took of me.

Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, WyomingWe only had a four hour break from taking care of my mother-in-law, so we returned home following the road you see below.

Boysen Reservoir, WyomingThen we drove under the railroad bridge.

Boysen Reservoir, WyomingBefore getting back to the highway, we stopped to take a few more shots. This shot looks northwest toward the reservoir.

Boysen Reservoir, WyomingThis shot is more northerly with the highway in the background.

Boysen Reservoir, WyomingThe photograph below is looking southwest toward the setting sun and the road we took for our hike.

Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, WyomingThe shot above looks northwest along the highway. The one below I took back in April. It is taken farther south and looks directly north before the highway curves northwest toward the entrance of the canyon.

Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
Boysen Reservoir, WyomingOn the way home, we stopped in the Wind River Canyon (above) to take a picture of the frozen waterfall below.

Boysen Reservoir, Wyoming
See also Boysen Reservoir, part 4, part 2, part 1.