Thinking I was going back in time for my trip through old homestead ranch country along this very remote river valley, I was amazed to stumble on the magnificent Three Forks Ranch!
As you will see, it is one thing to spend the enormous sums that would be required anywhere to build such a vacation destination. But out here? It was truly remarkable!
Before taking a closer look, this is a map of the area:
Here is a brief look at each of the highlight points illustrated above, with links to more information, if you are interested in learning more about it:
Let's be on our way! 😎
The Snake River is a famous river with its headwaters in Yellowstone National Park. And it flows out West, where it joins the Columbia and on out to the Pacific Ocean.
But the Little Snake River? No relation ... 😉 As we can see on the map above, after flowing down from the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness, it flows along the Wyoming / Colorado border.
Many times I had crossed this river in Baggs, Wyoming which is downstream from what follows. I was very pleased to finally be able to get some idea of where all that water was coming from!
This was a wonderful trip through this very remote valley in northern Colorado. But ... It was in the Fall, with winter soon approaching. This valley is right at about 7,000 ft (+2,100 m) in elevation.
You do not want to come visit here, in the winter.
In my introductory comments, did I mention their $1,995 "starting rate per person per night?" And that it was not a misprint? Yes. Yes, I did ... For starters ...
If you do nothing else, dear reader, click on the hyperlink provided for you and then "Watch Video." That will clear up these exorbitant prices for you. Maybe ....
Always one to respect boundaries, I was thankful, after getting back home and looking this place up online, that I did not venture onto their property.
The following was the best I could do, from a distance ...
It certainly provides a good idea of the setting for this amazing place. You cannot go any further up the river valley. It ends here. There are literally three forks here and they each climb very steeply up into much higher country, as they flow down from the the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness.
For this old "road warrior," days spent driving through country like this pictured above is very hard to beat. I was very grateful to have had the opportunity to experience it. I hope to return to it again some day!
I’d love to hear any feedback you may be inspired to provide.
Until "next time," all the best to you for a better tomorrow, as we all work together to build up our Hive Communities and add increasing value to our Hive blockchain! 👍 😊
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P.S. Unless otherwise noted, all images are pictures taken by my smartphone - a Samsung Galaxy S9+.
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