Crazy Woman Canyon part-2

On Crazy Woman Road about to enter Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming

We are in Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming today doing one of our scenic drives. I learned about this scenic drive while doing a Google search for scenic drives out of Buffalo, Wyoming. Several individuals had shared pictures and stories about Crazy Woman Canyon. In any event I did some more research then located Crazy Woman Canyon on Street Atlas, our computer mapping program. From there I developed a "scenic drive" for us to take when we were in Buffalo. Now you know why we are on this gravel road slowly making our way through historic Crazy Woman Canyon --- if you are interested in the story behind the name "Crazy Woman": The story behind "Crazy Woman".

To get to Crazy Woman Canyon this morning we drove west out of Buffalo, Wyoming on scenic US-16 like we were heading to Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Around 20-miles from Buffalo we turned left on Crazy Woman Road which meanders east through Crazy Woman Canyon for 6 or so miles then almost instantaneously emerges out of that awesome canyon to a view of the plains that stretch east from the eastern side of the Big Horn Mountains. We kept driving east on Crazy Woman Road after emerging from Crazy Woman Canyon enjoying that view as much as we enjoyed Crazy Woman Canyon.

Large boulders along Crazy Woman Road as we enter Crazy Woman Canyon near Buffalo, Wyoming

Huge boulders of sedimentary rock from the steep canyon walls can be seen on both sides of Crazy Woman Road as it winds through Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming.

Crazy Woman Road in Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming

The steep walls in Crazy Woman Canyon were nothing short of spectacular. As you can see Crazy Woman Road is winding along at the bottom of this sheer cliff.

On Crazy Woman Road in Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming

Making our way through Crazy Woman Canyon on Crazy Woman Road while enjoying the scenery.

Crazy Woman Road deep in Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming

This view from deep in Crazy Woman Canyon illustrates how narrow Crazy Woman Road gets in some places to navigate through this awesome canyon. You simply must put Crazy Woman Canyon on your bucket list.

Crazy Woman Creek beside Crazy Woman Road in Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming

Things get really, really compressed here where Crazy Woman Creek and Crazy Woman Road are both squeezing through an incredibly narrow slot deep in Crazy Woman Canyon. It is places like this that make this scenic drive so spectacular. If you could only see the sheer vertical walls of Crazy Woman Canyon directly above us it would take your breath away.

Crazy Woman Road & canyon wall in Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming

This is a view of the steep canyon wall deep in Crazy Woman Canyon as Crazy Woman Road heads east toward I-25 and Buffalo, Wyoming.

Canyon wall on Crazy Woman Road in Crazy Woman Canyon southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming

Not far from here we popped out of Crazy Woman Canyon and there was nothing but beautiful prairie visible as far to the east as the eye could see.

If you are like me you are wondering why everything is called "Crazy Woman". I did some research and have written about that name in a travel log about Buffalo, Wyoming.

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