Wind River Canyon Landscape with Tepees, WyomingThe Tepees in the Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.

     "If we cannot save the few remaining Wild Places, then what are we doing here anyway?"

     "The wilderness is the destination for finding what makes us human beings."

Albino Bighorn Sheep, "Snowflake's Close-Up" - Wind River Canyon, WyomingAlbino Bighorn Sheep; Portrait of Snowflake, Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.

                            "Must we destroy those things that help us to feel our humanity?"

     "What is left of Mother Nature's finest creations should never be ruined by anyone."

"Did human beings evolve by God's hands so we could destroy Mother Nature?"

Rufous Hummingbird, Wind River CanyonBeautiful Rufous Hummingbird early in the morning @ Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.

     "They must save what's left of the wilderness, so we can save our humanity."

     "John Muir was right, there needs to be Wild Places where people can go and reconnect with what's truly important; finding something that makes us feel human again and, to touch a part of ourselves that has been lost in this 21st century.  More than ever before in human memory, it will become increasingly important for mankind to experience Mother Nature in all her green and pine-scented glory, and the animals that have lived in the forest for eternity.  There are few Wild Places left that haven't been ruined by the hand of man, and we must save the Wilderness, or loose a part of ourselves that can never be reclaimed."

     Nature & wildlife photography/writing by Michael John Balog - Hogbats Photography, Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.

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Bald Eagle, Wind River Canyon, WyomingBald Eagle in Flight, Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.