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On I-25 headed north to Buffalo and the Bighorn Mountains
Continuing on I-25 toward Buffalo and the Bighorn Mountains.
A fence row, seen from I-25.
The first sighting of the Bighorn Mountains traveling north on I-25.
On US 16 heading up into the Bighorn Mountains.
Penstemon.
Close-up of Penstemon.
Gaillardia.
What we came for.
Darton Peak high above the grasslands.
Yellow Paintbrush.
Darton Peak again.
More Yellow Paintbrush.
Lupine carpet.
Loaf Mountain and Lupines.
This is Circle Park on US 16. Left-to-right the mountains are Loaf Mountain, Bighorn Peak and Circle Peak.
A bee.
Coronis Fritillary?
flowers!
flowers!!
Field of lupine.
Lupine.
White and blue lupines up close.
A nice view.
Baby Mountain Bluebirds.
Powder River Pass, the summit of US 16, as it winds through the Bighorn Mountains. We see Hesse Mountain and Hazelton Pyramid.
These are some Lichens and Alpine Phlox growing on the pass.
Alpine Phlox.
Another view at Powder River Pass.
An alpine garden of Forget-Me-Nots and Alpine Avens.
Rocks turned on end at Powder River Pass.
East Tensleep Creek flowing into Meadowlark Lake.
East Tensleep Creek.
Milbert's Tortoiseshell Butterfly.
Milbert's Tortoiseshell-the wings look like they have eyes!
This is a male Boisduval's Blue.
This is the under or ventral side of the male Boisduval's Blue.
Leaving the Bighorns Mountains by traveling down Tensleep Canyon on US 16.
A side of Tensleep Canyon. Tensleep Creek is in the bottom of the canyon.
A look down Tensleep Canyon at the shadowy mountains of the Thermopolis area. (Blue Mesa and Owl Creek Mountains??)
This view is typical of of the scenery between Ten Sleep and Worland. One suddenly feels as if they had been transported to New Mexico or Arizona.
A look back at the Bighorns and we see the tallest Bighorn, Cloud Peak. To the left of Cloud Peak is Black Tooth Mountain and to the right are the two Mather Peaks.
The landscape continues to surprise as one travels away from the mountains.
More interesting rock formations.
More interesting rock formations.
An interesting cloud.
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