Sinks Canyon Nature Trail

This morning we went back to Sinks Canyon State Park to walk their nature trail.  Very pretty, some of it along side the Popo Agie (poe-poe-shue) River, parts of the trail moving along the river riparian, then up into the meadows, strolled along into the woodlands, and then back down to the beginning of the walk.  Lovely.  Again, the wildflowers were out in all their glory.

See the butterfly?

Guess I am missing my days as an Ohio Master Gardener - love the flowers!!

Before we started on the walk we passed the yurts that you could rent which were right inside the campground where the nature trail started.  Wish we could have seen inside, and one was right along the river.  How cool would that be to hear the water at night while you are inside the yurt?

3 Yurts for rent at state campground 

At the beginning of the trail you crossed a tension wire bridge, as you move the bridge sways with you.  A little scary at the beginning.  We decided to go the opposite of the way we should have - which at the end of the walk was a great decision.  We ended up dropping down considerably right at the end and if we went the way the route said, would have huffed and puffed just to get 'going' and I might have been a little annoyed.

Bridge over the Popo Agie River

A little scary at first - swayed as you walked, see Yurt to right?

Interpretive signs along the way, we did not see any animals but sure heard lots of birds singing.  The temperature was perfect, we did not get hot until the very end.

If only I could paint this! 

At the end of our walk, while we were changing out of our walking shoes back into our regular shoes, a couple with a dog walked by and we had seen them on the hike.  During the conversation and sharing pleasantries, they mentioned if we had seen a mountain man museum in Riverton?  You really should go.  Since it was only 11am, why not?