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Location: US-16 between Ten Sleep and Buffalo, WY
GPS:   44d 5m 10s    -107d 18m 39s
Map / Satellite Image: Google Link
 

Travel Directions:
From Worland, go 26.4 miles east on US-16 to Ten Sleep. The awesome Ten Sleep Canyon area extends approximately 64 miles along US-16, from Ten Sleep to Buffalo.

Remarks:
Annie Proulx has said again and again that her fiction arises from the places she writes about. Ten Sleep Canyon is an inspiration to all who get to see it.

The road from Ten Sleep to Buffalo is the justifiably famous Cloud Peak Scenic Byway. Captivating in every way, the Canyon begins as a small creek bed and grows to massive gorges which handily dwarf the landscape around them. Allow yourself time to enjoy the flora, and the impressive geology, of this rugged and inspiring area.

See:
http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/10sleepcan2.html

Important:
Some roads are subject to seasonal closure. Hikers should wear boots and protective gear, and bring ample water. Never leave valuables in a car at trailheads. Use caution; animal activity is common in this area, and in all mountain locations.

Quotation:
“The Wyoming landscape, like human behavior, is extremely complex, and I think the basic basin-and-range topography, the mix of high plains, forested mountains, desert, highways and dirt roads, with all that such varied landscape can mean psychologically, is expressed in both the story and the film.” [1]

[1] Annie Proulx interview, Planet Jackson Hole, December 7, 2005, page 12,
http://www.planetjh.com/music_arts_culture/A_100138.aspx

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  Revised 04 December 2010