Looking up towards Medicine Bow Peak in the Snowy Range on a blustery, and blustery might be an understatement, fall afternoon. Medicine Bow National Forest, WY.
Looking up towards Medicine Bow Peak in the Snowy Range on a blustery, and blustery might be an understatement, fall afternoon. Medicine Bow National Forest, WY.
nature has no boss 
The name Medicine Bow Peak is interesting, do you know the story of this name.
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Hi, did a bit of research and this is what I found.
The generally accepted version is that the Native American tribes which inhabited southeastern Wyoming found mountain mahogany in one of the mountain valleys from which bows of exceptional quality were made. It became the custom of friendly tribes to assemble there annually and construct their weapons. At these assemblies, there were ceremonial powwows for the cure of disease which, in the hybrid speech that developed between the Indians and the early settlers, was known as making –medicine. Eventually, the settlers associated the terms “making-medicine” and “making bow”, and Medicine Bow resulted as the name for the locality. Later the name gained worldwide renown through Owen Wister’s novel, “The Virginian”.
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Thank you,Mike. Really interesting!
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Yes it is interesting. Next time we are up in that area we are going to look for the mountain mahogany trees mentioned in that article. Hope your day has been good and wishing you a great week.
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I can see the trees bending in the gale!
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Hi Eliza, good eye as it blowing but warm. Very unusual weather for October.
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It seems ‘unusual’ has become the new usual.
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The whole world over it seems.
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Yes, it’s all connected, whether they believe it or not!
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The sooner we realize that connectedness the better.
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I agree!
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I have always loved Medicine Bow! I have not been up there since my kids were little. We used to backpack up there. What a treat this post is. Thank you so much for the wonderful memories.
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HI and your welcome. Hope you get up there again sometime and glad to be able to bring back good memories.
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Light and Blessings.
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Like the ruggedness and the windy cloud, you know…
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Hi and thanks and I know.
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Majestic image. I enjoy your work, thank you for sharing..
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Hi and thanks for the feedback and taking the time to leave it. Sorry for the delayed response but things just got busy. We enjoy posting what we see and are glad you enjoy our posts. Hope your day is going great and your week off to a wonderful start.
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This is a gorgeous landscape Mike! Wonderful capture. Were you hiking in the area?
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Hi and yes we were hiking in this area although the wind kept us at lower elevations as it was really blowing up high.
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Beautiful scenery.
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Hi, yes a great view from this spot and the clouds and wind made things even more interesting that day. Hope your well and your day is gong fine.
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