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August 05, 2008
Goings Ons
Matt and I are heading up to Dubois, Wyoming on Saturday for a four-day vacation. Matt lived in "The Equality State" for eight years, and still has a house there. Actually two houses. But the one that's livable has a renter. And the other one apparently doesn't have water. Or walls. Or floors. Or something like that. He's assured me that by no means will he force me to stay there. And, reader, it's that kind of consideration that makes me tell him, "I love your head and everything that's in it."
I know from Wikipedia that Dubois was once named Never Sweat. And that's good news. Other good news from Jacksonhole.net:
Set in the upper Wind River valley, the town is framed by Butch Cassidy's haunting Dubois Badlands to the east, the stark, stunning Absaroka Range to the north, and the majestic Wind River Range to the south.
A stroll down the main street, most of it still appointed with boardwalks, yields a taste of Wyoming's Old West flavor. Log buildings, saloons, quaint shops, and even tipis welcome the travel-weary visitor.
The nearby Wind River Range, revered by Native Americans for years before the white man's arrival, is replete with history and wildlife second to none. Shoshones and Sheepeater Indians traveled and hunted throughout this range, which borders the 2.2-million-acre Wind River Reservation, today home to Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes. A summer outdoor enthusiast could easily spend an entire season in the Winds, taking in the glow of the past and the appeal of the present.
Backpackers and hikers to the Winds can choose from nearly 800 miles of trails lacing the range's vast, stunning even sublime beauty. Over 150 glaciers work the Winds, calling out to hikers and climbers alike. Naturally, the Winds are studded with lakes and creeks, themselves teeming with rainbow, cutthroat, golden, brook, German brown, and Mackinaw trout. So anglers should come well supplied and ready to reel. What's more, the same wildlife that Yellowstone visitors can spy also makes its way among the Winds.
One of the world's most magnificent big game animals, the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, is showcased in the Dubois area, both indoors and outdoors. The Whiskey Mountain Wildlife Habitat Area, just minutes from town, is home to North America's largest wintering herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. And the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center, in downtown Dubois, provides an awe-inspiring venue for the country's most impressive display of these majestic creatures.
We're planning on hiking, golfing (I may just drive the cart. Remains to be seen.), drinking, hanging and going to see a SECRETIVE wonder of nature that no tourists know about yet (and I'm not talking about the tipis). It'd be a real shame if we couldn't schedule in some sort of joust between the bighorn sheep and the Sheepeaters while we were there as well.
Posted by Bree at August 5, 2008 05:42 PM
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So how was it?! I am ever so curious (which translates into me obsessively checking yer blog). Haha, I just realized that you probably not even home yet...!
Posted by: J at August 11, 2008 12:46 PM