Backpacking through the Wind River Range

About this episode

Carrie and Molly share stories from their fifth day in Wyoming's Wind River Range, including a ballad and experiences with weather while camping.

Carrie and Molly invite you to join this throwback episode, bringing you stories from their fifth day in Wyomong’s Wind River Range! You’ll hear a ballad which Carrie deems an instant classic, inspiring your very own theme song for the Winds. Revel in the incredible granite peaks for a phenomenal alpineglow while camping at Shadow Lake. Then—of course—the rain is back! Bringing lightning, thunder, and hail!

People in this episode

Hosts: Carrie, Molly

Topics covered

• backpacking
• outdoor adventures
• nature
• camping
• storytelling

Keywords

• backpacking
• Wind River Range
• Wyoming
• Shadow Lake
• alpine glow
• camping
• thunder
• lightning
• hail

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Wyoming, Wind River Range, Shadow Lake

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