Bill Sniffin: Going to the Killpecker Sand Dunes Is Like Going To Another Planet

Bill Sniffin writes, "For all my Wyoming life, at the top of my bucket list, has been a visit to the huge Killpecker Sand Dunes north of Rock Springs. I finally made that trip in August. It was a wonderful trip and I wrote a big story about it for Cowboy State Daily."

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Bill Sniffin

December 24, 20251 min read

Sweetwater County
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For all my Wyoming life, at the top of my bucket list, has been a visit to the huge Killpecker Sand Dunes north of Rock Springs.

I finally made that trip in August.

It was a wonderful trip and I wrote a big story about it for Cowboy State Daily. 

I had been seeing these dunes from a distance for over 50 years and now I was on top of the biggest one! 

It was amazing. The sand was like powder snow and I needed help standing. 

I wrote a lot of columns and a few stories in 2025 but this one topped my list.  It is one of my all-time favorites.

Bill Sniffin: Going to the Killpecker Sand Dunes Is Like Going To Another Planet

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Bill Sniffin

Wyoming Life Columnist

Columnist, author, and journalist Bill Sniffin writes about Wyoming life on Cowboy State Daily -- the state's most-read news publication.