Wind River Canyon

A major highway that leads in and out of the Big Horn Basin is open again for travel.

Dustin Taylor of Riverton, Wyoming found himself in a position of having to get to Thermopolis and back but found the way blocked by the landslides and rock slides that tumbled down the sides of the Wind River Canyon and also blocked his quickest over the road route to town...

In an effort to get around the Wind River Canyon, some motorists are braving the Wyoming landscape in order to avoid taking the long way around, and the results have been disastrous.

Falling rock and mud have forced the closure of the highway through the Wind River Canyon, according to the Wyoming Department of Transportation's website.

Six people were injured and a road was closed after a Jeep collided with a rock on U.S. Highway 20 in the Wind River Canyon on Sunday night, according to a news release from Wyoming Highway Patrol Sgt. David Wagener.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Road crews will be working in Wind River Canyon on Tuesday and traffic through the tunnels there will be delayed.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation advises that a work crew will be assessing pavement conditions in the tunnels in Wind River Canyon on Tuesday...