Day #52-Lander to Debois, WY 75 miles

This is the Wind River.  It lends its name to the huge Shoshone reservation we rode through today.  It also irrigates land along our route. It flows through some incredible rock formations. 

A Shoshone chief, Chief Washakie, played an instrumental role in the history of the area and much of our route today was on the Chief Washakie Trail.  He’s buried in the town of Ft. Washakie in the Wind River Reservation along with another important Native American of the Shoshone Sacajawea. There's a bit of controversy as to where she's actually buried but not her role in the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition! 
For better or worse they were repairing the sign for the casino just inside the reservation when we rode past.  It reminded me of all those episodes of Longmire I watched.  The show was set in Wyoming and a casino figured prominently in the story line.  Longmire was the sheriff of Absaroka County.  We go over Togwotee Pass in the Absaroka Mountains tomorrow.

We gained 1500’ of elevation today so we’re at about 6900’ now.  I hope to write more as there’s WiFi at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Dubois, our home for the night.