Shoshone National Forest is the first federally protected National Forest in the United States and covers nearly 2,500,000 acres in the state of Wyoming. Originally a part of the Yellowstone Timberlan
Eagle Peak is the tallest peak in the Absaroka Range
Shoshone encampment in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, photographed by W. H. Jackson, 1870
Wolf mine shaft at abandoned gold mine
The Cirque of the Towers is located in the Wind River Range Wyoming, U.S., part of which is in the Bridger Wilderness in Bridger-Teton National Forest, while the remainder is in the Popo Agie Wilderne
Pingora Peak is a popular climb for mountaineers who visit the cirque
Cirque of the Towers (USGS)
Pingora Peak rises above Lonesome Lake