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In the America's with David Yetman
Heart of the Wilderness: Wyoming's Wind River
Season 4
Episode 405
The Wind River Range is home to the wildest country in the lower 48 states with dozens of massive peaks. David and his team commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964. They visit ancient sites where Shoshone Indians left examples of their art, historical locations of Indian battles, and scars of mines before plunging into the wilds of the Wind Rivers.
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