At 2,500 Feet Deep, Bighorn Canyon Is 55 Miles Of Spectacular Wyoming Landscape

Bighorn Canyon is the biggest, baddest canyon in Wyoming at 55 miles long and 2,500 feet at its deepest spot at Bull Elk Ridge.

How could it have taken me 50 years to experience this monster?

I have always loved Wyoming’s canyons.

• Sinks Canyon in Lander.

• Wind River Canyon south of Thermopolis.

• Firehole Canyon south of Rock Springs.

• Shell Canyon east of Greybull.

• Yellowstone Canyon in our great national park.

Is it possible that Bighorn Canyon could match these fabulous monstrous cuts in the mountains for size and grandeur? The answer is a resounding yes.

Way too many Wyoming folks (including me) have not made the long journey north to see this wonder of wonders.

I may have seen it back in the 1970s, but those memories are dim. Seeing Bighorn Canyon with a local authori