The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) was established during the Great Depression to give young men a means to earn a living and to receive an education. We have seen evidence of them almost everywhere we have traveled in the US. In Pinedale the men in the CCC were from Tennessee and most had never experienced the mountains and the wide open spaces found in WY. They not only created fishing ponds but helped the farmers and ranchers with fencing, barns and other needs. They built buildings for the park and assisted folks in town with buildings and roads.
The ponds are all that remains to be seen in the park. Each pond has a different use such as the fish pond, duck pond, beaver pond and the frog pond. We rode our bikes from the campground to the ponds and from there we could have gone on into town on the trail. It was a hot, breezy day but threatened rain so we chose to just walk the paths around the ponds and go back to the RV.
We also spent time deflating the kayak and getting it stored and ready to travel and we strung new elastic cords on our Lafuma lounge chairs.
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