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FOLLOWING THE PRONGHORN
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september 2012 | by peter reedijk | show project

Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway extends from Dubois 163-miles (262 km) to Pinedale. The byway passes through Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests, as well as Grand Teton National Park en route to Yellowstone. Crossing the Continental Divide at Togwotee Pass, sweeping vistas of the Absaroka Mountains and the Teton Range - these are spectacular sights at this 9,000-foot elevation. But what makes this byway most fascinating is the diversity of topics, people you meet, and breathtaking scenery.

The road parallels the largest pronghorn and elk migration route in the central US. Herds of these large mammals gather, to this day, in the same expansive plains as the big rendezvous of the late 1800s, when mountain men were making their fortunes supplying Europe with beaver pelts that would be made into hats.

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