Josh Goodin

Josh Goodin

Explore Shell Canyon

08/30/17

I didn't get to see as much as I wanted to and I don't have any pictures as I was driving, but this is an amazing little canyon, well off the beaten path. Driving east on Highway 14 out of Cody and Greybull, WY on my way to the Black Hills of South Dakota, the first thing I noticed was the colorful banded hills. Suddenly the road turned into those hills and before I knew it, I was winding my way down into the canyon. The sharp turns around strikingly beautiful rock formations made it feel as though I was speeding through a John Wayne movie. Signs along the way point out different formations and there is a wayside with a trail that leads to Shell Falls, but this was closed due to construction. Had I not been on my way to a reserved campsite in South Dakota and had the lot been open I would have definitely stopped and spent a few hours hiking around the canyon bottom. I hope to return some day.

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