Dubois

One of the wonderful things about Wyoming is the diversity of the landscape as seen in the picture below...
Need some antlers?

How 'bout some skulls?

An old wagon?

I'd hate to have seen the animal this skull belonged to at one time!!!

Maybe the bear ate the animal that belonged to the skull?

More unusual landcape...these had lots of lavender and purple shades...

The rustic log buildings that line the main street look much as they did when the town was first settled in the late 1800's. The town is nestled in a valley between the Absaroka and Wind River mountain ranges. And yes, a river runs through it. The Wind River meanders peacefully through town on its way to join the Yellowstone River system.

Native Americans, fur traders, homesteaders, outlaws, and Scandinavian tie hacks are all part of the area's diverse cultural heritage. Legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy even spent a fall and winter living near Dubois before embarking on his most notorious crime spree. History buffs can learn more at the Dubois Museum/Wind River Historical Center.

The area is home to the largest herd of bighorn sheep in the lower 48 states. The National Bighorn Sheep Center tells its story in interpretive displays and takes visitors to view the sheep in winter.

Dubois, Wyoming was originally known as Never Sweat due to its warm and dry winds. However, the postal service found the name Never Sweat unacceptable so Dubois was accepted, named after Fred Dubois, an Idaho senator at the time. In protest, the citizens of Dubois rejected the French pronunciation, instead opting for Du with u as in Sue; bois, as oi in voice. The accent is on the first syllable.

The first occupants of the mountains and valleys surrounding what is now Dubois were the members of the Mountain Shoshone, who included the Wind River area in their regular annual migrations from the Great Plains through the mountains of Yellowstone and beyond. The area was visited regularly by the Astorians and other fur trappers and hunters in the early 19th century. The mountain man Jim Bridger visited the area on a number of occasions. The first homesteaders arrived in the late 1870s. In 1913, the town expanded with the addition of a hotel, a bar, and a general store, anticipating the arrival of Scandinavian lumber workers brought there by the Wyoming Tie and Timber Company the following year. (All of these structures are still standing.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church was founded in 1910 by Reverend John Roberts, an Episcopal missionary who served the Native American tribes on the Wind River.[