As July and August approach and prime backpacking season arrives, I am once again dumbfounded at the apathy of the U.S. Forest Service and its inability to place some sort of permit or reservation, or even assess a fee, for backpacking in the Wind River Range. In terms of scenery, the Wind Rivers are on par with any place in the country, yet the lack of regulation and apathy of the Forest Service toward protecting the range is alarming. WyoFile…