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ferider said:
More progress.

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1st floor, kitchen, dining room, Kachelofen (German tiled wood stove across two rooms):

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2nd floor, master bedroom, bath, etc

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2nd floor balcony east (Windriver):

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Attic / Office, library and Bar :)

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Wow. What a location. Is that Wyoming? I am jealous
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
Was it settled by French trappers originally?
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French Canadian trappers, actually: Francois and Louis Verendrye in 1742–43. They say the town is named after some governor, and you don’t make friends pronouncing it the French way. Lots of Native American history (Sheepeater, Shoshone, petroglyphs everywhere).

6950 ft high, micro-climate due to the river. It gets cold, but much less snow than on the other side of the continental divide, like in Jackson Hole which is about 75 miles away.

Butch Cassidy had a ranch here once.

The Windriver steams here in winter - warm springs everywhere. We own half the river for about a km. One day, I’ll put a generator in there … we’re already off the grid except for electricity.
 
ferider said:
French Canadian trappers, actually: Francois and Louis Verendrye in 1742–43. They say the town is named after some governor, and you don’t make friends pronouncing it the French way. Lots of Native American history (Sheepeater, Shoshone, petroglyphs everywhere).

6950 ft high, micro-climate due to the river. It gets cold, but much less snow than on the other side of the continental divide, like in Jackson Hole which is about 75 miles away.

Butch Cassidy had a ranch here once.

The Windriver steams here in winter - warm springs everywhere. We own half the river for about a km. One day, I’ll put a generator in there … we’re already off the grid except for electricity.
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Sounds like an awesome location.
 
ferider said:
French Canadian trappers, actually: Francois and Louis Verendrye in 1742–43. They say the town is named after some governor, and you don’t make friends pronouncing it the French way. Lots of Native American history (Sheepeater, Shoshone, petroglyphs everywhere).

6950 ft high, micro-climate due to the river. It gets cold, but much less snow than on the other side of the continental divide, like in Jackson Hole which is about 75 miles away.

Butch Cassidy had a ranch here once.

The Windriver steams here in winter - warm springs everywhere. We own half the river for about a km. One day, I’ll put a generator in there … we’re already off the grid except for electricity.
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Thanks for that mate 🙂

I would have said do-bwah, how is it pronounced?

I’m Australian, but slowly building points to hunt WY, hopefully in the next couple of years. I’d like to do some touring around the state while I’m there to see different places/towns/folks.
 
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