We had planned to bicycle to the base of Togwotee (pronounced toe-go-tee) Pass, but the wind was brutal again today, so we just bicycled into the Lodge which was right on the route.
There is a huge Swedish influence in this area which explained the notice we saw about the Swedish Smorgasborg in Dubois. Between 1914 and 1944, Scandanavian loggers known as Tie Hacks produced millions of hand-hewn railroad ties After the ties were completed and the Spring runoff raised water levels, the Tie Hacks floated the ties on the Wind River near Togwotee Pass along the Togwotee Trail 100 miles down to Riverton. They built wooden flumes to carry the ties through remote mountain areas down to the river. These flumes were used until 1942 and some sections of the Warm Springs flumes are still visible today.
We passed the evening in the restaurant eating what else, but barbecue and listening to a fabulous singer who knew more Wyoming cowboy songs than I ever knew existed. He also knew every song requested by the audience.
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Wow! Floating on the river...That is so amazing. I wish we as a society today could adapt to nature like that and use it to our benefit instead of just tearing it to shreds. I'm so glad to see the new posts, was getting worried there for a minute. Love you all and miss you too. -Amanda
ReplyDeleteI see I was not the only one a little worried!
ReplyDeleteCathy Coleman