Wind River Range 

A great town to hang out in when visiting the Bridger Wilderness and/or The Winds:
Pinedale, Wyoming

An awesome food joint, and a cheap way to satisfy your extreme hunger related to playing in The Winds:
Sugar Shack
(307) 367-6404
310 E Pine St
Pinedale
(I believe they close up for the "wintry" months)

Would the mosquitoes be really bad from July 6th through the 12th?

I did a trip into Cirque of the Towers for 4th of July a couple years back and the mosquitos were like something from a monster movie - make sure you have long pants, long sleeves, and a mosquito net for your head.

I had a similar experience around mid July last year, I couldn't hike fast enough to get away from the swarms down near big sandy lake and bug dope was useless, but up in the Cirque it wasn't too bad. I was back again to deep lake around mid August and I don't remember seeing any. Come prepared for the monster movie and you will be in good shape.

Any Bug beta for the Cirque? We're planning an early August trip. Thanks.

I just got back from the Winds, the mosquitoes were not quite up to Alaskan standards but definitely a force to reckon with. I treated my clothes with www.rei.com/product/751264 , used copious quantities of 100% DEET and kept the bites to a minimum. The mosquito population drops off dramatically after you get past 10,000' or so and get deeper into the range.

Trails End Campground (outside Pinedale, for folks heading up to Titcomb Basin) has running water and charges $12/night, Big Sandy Campground has no running water and charges $9/night.

I spent a night at Rivera Lodge on the main drag through Pinedale, an older place but the new owner is going all out and doing great things with it. She makes an excellent pancake breakfast, too. The whole town seems to shut down for the winter and the location seems to drive up the cost of running any kind of business, so none of the hotels or motels were what I would call cheap.

Wind River Pizza is a good place for pizza, pasta and beer.

? what guide book would you recommend for the Wind River Range . . . looking to head up there this summer and would like to know what you think.

Thanks

Lyont72,

There are several books that cover the Winds, but some of them are out of print.

These two books are both worth checking out:

Cirque of the Towers & Deep Lake Climbing Guide:
www.wildirisclimbing.com/catalog/cirque-towers-deep-lake-cli>>>

and,

Climbing and Hiking Wind River Mountains:
www.wildirisclimbing.com/catalog/climbing-hiking-wind-river->>>

The first book may be a bit more detailed on the areas it covers (southern regions), but the Kelsey guide (second book) comprehensively covers the whole range (including hiking).

J. Albers

Thank you for the input, picked up Cirque of the Towers & Deep Lake and I am happy with it . . . Will let you now how it goes after July . . .

Happy sending