There was once a large Sioux Indian camp on the banks of the Platte River, and there was another large Indian camp on the Clark's Fork River to the North, near present-day Bridger, Montana. These camps were important to Indians and settlers due to the trails leading to and from them in all directions across the West. According to the reckoning of the Indians, it was twenty "sleeps," or nights, between the two camps.
It took ten "sleeps" to get halfway between them. This became the location of the present town of Ten Sleep.
The area is full of history and is recognized as being the site of many historic battlegrounds between Indian tribes and the white man. Among those sites are the Bates Battlesite, an engagement in which the Arapahoe were defeated by a coalition composed of U.S. troops and the Shoshone. At the Dull Knife site, Dull Knife and Wild Hog were defeated leaving the Big Horn Mountains under the control of the white man. Located a few miles south of Ten Sleep is the famous site of the Spring Creek Raid. Here, cattle ranchers and sheep herders fought a bloody battle over grazing rights. The event eventually led to the end of the bitter rivalry between cattlemen and sheep ranchers.
This was one of very tall snowfences we noticed in this area. It was at least 12' high.
I couldn't find anything on the internet about this particular fire, but here is a monument to those fighting that fire.
While we were driving down the road, we noticed this creek running along side the car. We decided to check it out. I climbed down on the rocks and felt the water. It was very cold!!!
Do you see why they sometimes have these concrete barriers set up along some of the mountain roads?
How about these rock formations? 
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