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The former logging town of DUBOIS ("dew-boys"), squeezed into the northern tip of the Wind River valley, and an oasis among the badlands, turned to tourism after its final sawmill closed in 1987. Given a head start by being just fifty miles southeast of Grand Teton National Park (via the dramatic Togwotee Pass ), Dubois is home to the biggest herd of bighorn sheep in the lower 48 states, and celebrates that fact with its National Bighorn Sheep Center , a half-mile northwest of town on US-26/287 (daily: summer 9am-8pm; rest of year 9am-5pm; closed for part of winter; $2; tel 307/455-3429).

Dubois is a bargain alternative to Jackson, thanks to motels such as the log-built Branding Iron , 401 W Ramshorn St (tel 307/455-2893 or 1-888/651-9378, brandingiron@wyoming.com ; $35-50/$50-75), with its kitchenettes and the beautifully restored historic B&B   Twin Pines Lodge and Cabins , 218 Ramshorn St (tel 307/455-2600 or 1-800/550-6332, twinpines@wyoming.com ; $50-75/$75-100). The evening pastime is listening to country crooners in classic Western bars like the Rustic Pine , 119 E Ramshorn St (tel 307/455-2772), which also serves steaks. The Hang-Out , 8 Stalnaker St (tel 307/455-3800), is good for sandwiches, soup and coffee.