JULY-AUGUST The Wyoming Outdoor Council offers custom adventures into the Red Desert. Give us a call and we will plan a trip for you. Due to our limited resources, we ask that your group size be no smaller than six people. Contact: Andy Blair, andy@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org or 307-332-7031 ext. 14.

JULY 16 Palisades Wilderness Study Area hike in Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), W of Jackson.Sponsors: Wyoming Chapter of Sierra Club and Wyoming Wilderness Association. Contact: Kate Drexler, kate.drexler@sierraclub.org, 733-4557 or Page McNeill, wildjh@wavecom.net, 690-3505.

Brown-capped rosy finch survey in Medicine Bow National Forest (W of Laramie) Sponsors: Audubon Wyoming, US Forest Service. Contact: Alison Lyon, alyon@audubon.org, 721-4887

JULY 23 Sweetwater River to Martin’s Cove trip (E of Jeffrey City). Sponsor: Wyoming Chapter of Sierra Club. Contact: Kirk Koepsel, kirk.koepsel@sierraclub.org, 672-0425

Bird-watching in the Beartooth Mountains (NW of Cody). Sponsor: Meadowlark Audubon Society. Contact: Neil and Jennifer Miller, 568-9346

JULY 23-24 Day hikes and car camping, Steamboat Mountain and Killpecker Sand Dunes in Red Desert (NE of Rock Springs). Sponsor: Friends of the Red Desert. Contact: Marian Doane, 332-3608, marian@reddesert.org

JULY 29 Palisades Wilderness Study Area hike in BTNF (W of Jackson). Sponsor: Wyoming Wilderness Association. Contact: Page McNeill, wildjh@wavecom.net, 690-3505

JULY 30 Expedition into grizzly bear habitat near Cody with Chuck Neal, biologist and author of “Grizzlies in the Mist.” Sponsor: Wyoming Wilderness Association. Contact: Page McNeill, wildjh@wavecom.net, 690-3505

AUGUST 6-7 Day hikes and car camping, Steamboat Mountain and Killpecker Sand Dunes in Red Desert (NE of Rock Springs). Sponsors: Friends of the Red Desert and Wyoming Chapter of Sierra Club. Contact: Marian Doane, 332-3608, mdoane@onewest.net or Kate Drexler, kate.drexler@sierraclub.org, 733-4557

AUGUST 13 Rock Creek Trail hike in Medicine Bow National Forest (S of Arlington). Sponsor: Wyoming Chapter of Sierra Club. Contact: Kate Drexler, kate.drexler@sierraclub.org, 733-4557

Wyoming Range hike in BTNF (W of Pinedale). Sponsor: Biodiversity Conservation Alliance. Contact: Erik Molvar, erik@voiceforthewild.org, 742-7978

AUGUST 16-18 Brucellosis workshop in Laramie. Sponsors: U.S. Animal Health Association, U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior, University of Wyoming. Contact: Jill Lovato, 766-5146, jillberg@uwyo.edu

AUGUST 19 Pickle Pass/Grayback Roadless Area monitoring trip in BTNF (S of Jackson). Sponsor: Wyoming Wilderness Association. Contact: Page McNeill, wildjh@wavecom.net, 690-3505

AUGUST 20-21 Bennett Mountains Wilderness Study Area hike in Seminoe Mountains (NE of Rawlins). Sponsor: Wyoming Chapter of Sierra Club. Contact: Kate Drexler, kate.drexler@sierraclub.org, 733-4557

AUGUST 20-21 Day hikes and car camping, Honeycomb Buttes in Red Desert (SE of South Pass City). Sponsor: Friends of the Red Desert. Contact: Marian Doane, marian@reddesert.org, 332-3608

EXPLORE THE PAST

ARCHAEOLOGY PACK TRIP
BENEFITS WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL
AUGUST 22-29

Join Taylor Outfitters and archaeologist Rich Adams in a search for artifacts of the reclusive Sheepeaters, an ancestral branch of the Shoshone tribe. The Sheepeaters or Mountain Shoshone are thought to be the earliest human inhabitants of the Yellowstone region.

The Absaroka Range, where the trip takes place, is a spectacular area of high plateaus and open meadows. By horseback or on foot, we’ll see moose, elk, mule deer and bighorn sheep. In addition, you can enjoy swimming, fishing, painting, photographing, or visiting with other archaeology buffs.

This eight-day horsepack trip costs $2,000 per person, including a $500 tax-deductible donation to the Wyoming Outdoor Council. We’ll provide horses, meals, tents, and camping equipment. You bring a sleeping bag/pad and personal items. Meredith and Tory are longtime Wyoming residents, proficient outfitters, and savvy authorities on the natural and cultural history of the Wind River Valley. Contact: Meredith Taylor at 307-455-2161 or metaylor@wyoming.com

AUGUST 22-29 Washakie Wilderness Area archaeology trip (NE of Dubois). Sponsor: Taylor Outfitters. Contact: See sidebar for details.

AUGUST 27 Snowy Range hike in Medicine Bow National Forest (near Elk Mountain). Sponsor: Biodiversity Conservation Alliance. Contact: Jeremy Nichols, jeremy@voiceforthewild.org, 303-454-3370

AUGUST 27-28 Wyoming Range tour in BTNF (S of Jackson). Sponsor: Wyoming Wilderness Association. Contact: Page McNeill, wildjh@wavecom.net, 690-3505

SEPT. 10-11 Honeycomb Buttes in Red Desert (SE of South Pass City). Sponsor: Friends of the Red Desert. Contact: Marian Doane, marian@reddesert.org, 332-3608

SEPTEMBER 10 Battle Mountain hike in Medicine Bow National Forest (near Baggs). Sponsor: Biodiversity Conservation Alliance. Contact: Jeremy Nichols, jeremy@voiceforthewild.org, 303-454-3370

SEPTEMBER 11-12 Renewable energy conference in Douglas. Sponsor: Converse Area New Development Organization, U.S. Department of Energy. Contact: Ed Werner, ewerner@candowyoming.com, 358-2000

SEPTEMBER 17 Rock Creek hike in Bighorn National Forest (W of Buffalo). Sponsor: Wyoming Chapter of Sierra Club. Contact: Kirk Koepsel, kirk.koepsel@sierraclub.org, 672-0425

Ride the Red. Join us on the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s annual mountain bike ride through the Red Desert. Contact: Andy Blair, andy@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org, 332-7031 ext. 13.

SEPTEMBER 23-24 “Future of Energy” lecture and panel discussion in Jackson. Sponsor: University of Wyoming Lecture and Seminar Series. Contact: Sara Flitner, sflitner@wyoming.com