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North Fork of the Popo Agie
LanderLander's only blue ribbon fishery, the North Fork of the Popo Agie River features big brown trout just minutes from Main Street.
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Little Popo Agie River - Fishing
LanderThe Little Popo Agie (Little Po) runs through scenic Red Canyon and offers prime fishing for rainbows, browns and whitefish beneath towering salmon-colored cliffs.
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Lower Middle Fork Popo Agie - Fishing
LanderThis section of the Middle Fork is close to town and offers easy access to good fishing for rainbows, browns and brook trout.
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Middle Fork Popo Agie in Sinks Canyon - Fishing
LanderThe Middle Fork through Sinks Canyon is a bouldery, mountain stream with lots of prime fishing holes full of big trout lurk.
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Loop Road - Fishing
LanderThe Loop Road parallels the southeastern edge of the Wind River Mountains and provides access to a number of lakes and reservoirs for fishing.
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Lucky Pond
LanderLucky Pond is stocked and maintained to provide fishing for children, beginners or people with disabilities who need easy access.
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Wind River Mountains - Fishing
LanderThe Wind River Mountains run for 100 miles north to south and are roughly 30 miles across. The range is dotted with alpine lakes and mountain rivers, all teeming with fish.
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Red Canyon Rim - Hiking
LanderRed Canyon Rim is more of an exploration than a hardcore hike. You can poke around the cream-colored slickrock for hours and have a grand time. Kids especially love exploring here.
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Honeycomb Buttes - Hiking
LanderAn undulating outcropping of gray and pinkish badlands, the Honeycomb Buttes are a great place to wander and explore.
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Young's Mountain - Hiking
LanderYoung's Mountain is a nice, relatively easy walk-up peak climb close to town. There's a ring of rocks at the summit that some believe is a Native American medicine wheel.
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Temple Peaks - Backpacking/Camping
LanderThe hike into the Temple Peaks area is pretty short — 9 miles gets you into the heart of the valley — and it's well worth it. You'll be surrounded by craggy peaks, alpine lakes and drop-dead gorgeous scenery.
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Bears Ears to Cathedral Lakes - Backpacking/Camping
LanderAfter a long, steady climb out of Dickinson Park, you'll be above treeline for most of this hike, with incredible views of the surrounding peaks.
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Deep Creek at Ice Lakes - Backpacking/Camping
LanderThis is a scenic on-trail circuit that puts you in place to make an ascent of Wind River Peak, the highest summit in the southern Wind Rivers.
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Tettegouche State Park
MinneapolisFamous for its majestic water falls and a myriad of hiking trails, Tettegouche State Park also houses the crème-de-la-crème of Minnesota climbing, The Palisade Head.
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The Bus - Mountain Biking
LanderThe Bus offers fun trail riding through beautiful redrock desert close to town.
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Johnny Behind the Rocks - Mountain Biking
LanderJohnny Behind the Rocks is Lander's mini-redrock desert country. There's not much slickrock, but the scenery with its sandstone cliffs and redrock outcroppings is reminiscent of southern Utah. Lots of work has been done on the trails here, resulting in great riding in a beautiful setting.
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Fairfield Hill - Trail Running
LanderFairfield Hill begins with a big climb. It's a grunt but good training and once you get up out of Sinks Canyon the terrain levels out.
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Beaver Creek Nordic Ski Area
LanderBeaver Creek's nordic trail system was built and maintained by the Lander Nordic Ski Club. It's a beautiful, challenging course for both skate and Nordic cross-country skiing and has the only biathlon course in the state.
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Oregon Buttes - Hiking
LanderAnother route that doesn't follow a clear trail, climbing Oregon Buttes is an adventure in high desert exploration.