This gallery includes a collection of images from across the Medicine Bow National Forest.

The sheer cliffs of the Snowy Range create a dramatic backdrop for a number of alpine lakes.	North Gap Lake is a popular daytrip destination. That's Sugarloaf Mountain protruding over the water.
Lake Marie is the most popular lake in the Medicine Bow National Forest. This photograph was taken a short distance up the Medicine Bow Peak trail.	Brown's Peak (11,722 feet), is not much of a peak at all, but rather a massive hump. At its base are: South Gap Lake, the Shelf Lakes, and the Mirror Lakes.
The jumbled piles of rock at Vedauwoo make for fun exploring and interesting photographs.	In this picture, a cluster of peaks, including Laramie Peak, breaks the grassy horizon. It's an awesome example of Wyoming's prized open spaces.
This tall rocky summit is found on the high end of Devil's Gate Canyon, in the Platte River Wilderness.	Wildflowers are abundant in July and early August as shown in this meadow near Campbell Lake. Moose have also been spotted in this area.
Huston Park Wilderness, in the Sierra Madre, is full of meadows, marshes, and wildlife such as grouse, elk, and deer.	The Huston Park Wilderness is also known for the Continental Divide Trail, which yields long views.
Rob Roy Reservoir, in the southern half of the Medicine Bow National Forest, is shown here at sunrise.	This photo demonstrates the abruptness of the Snowy Range peaks, as they rise from the alpine landscape.
This is the North Laramie River in the autumn of a drought year. The river runs through a narrow canyon as it works its way out to the eastern plains.	Above the North Laramie River canyon, burned snags still stand between pockets of ponderosa pine.
Cloud puffs--early indicators of a developing afternoon thunderstorm--begin building over the Snowy Range.	A tributary along the Rock Creek Trail creates a remarkable waterfall.
Brilliant fall colors in the Sierra Madre are all some need to justify a Sunday drive in late September.	The aspen trees found in the Sierra Madre are considered to comprise the largest stand in the state of Wyoming.
By October, the shallow alpine lakes in the Snowy Range freeze over as the first snows blanket the ground. The annual closure of Highway 130 is not much later.	By December, the Snowy Range Road is opened to snowmobile use, and thousands of sleds travel the road until the spring thaw.
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