Area 82 covers the Salt River Range east of Star Valley—heavy-timbered mountain country running between the valley floor and the Greys River drainage. Elevations run from about 5,800 feet at the foothill base to over 10,500 feet on Mount Wagner, Stewart Peak, and the Salt River crest. The forest is dense: aspen and lodgepole pine on the lower slopes, transitioning into Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, and lodgepole through the mid-elevations, with whitebark pine on the highest exposed ridges and alpine meadow above timberline. Major drainages include Cottonwood Creek, Strawberry Creek, and the headwaters of the Salt River. The country is wet by Wyoming standards—the Salt River Range catches Pacific moisture coming over the Caribou Range from Idaho. Bridger-Teton National Forest dominates with private ranch in the Star Valley foothills. Forest roads off US-89 climb into the timber from the Star Valley side; from the east, access comes off the Greys River Road. Afton is the supply town. Cell service drops fast. Quality elk in the dense timber, with feedground influence on the lower country during winter migration. Mule deer in the aspen and meadow margins. Black bear are common; grizzly are increasingly present and that calculus matters when you're packing meat. The country is steep and the deadfall is brutal in places.