Between Casper and the Grand Tetons, US-26 is a mostly scenic highway, crossing the Continental Divide at 9,644-foot Togwotee Pass before winding along the Wind River through the multi-colored badlands that surround the town of Dubois (pop. 1,100; dew-BOYS). A low-key ranching and logging center that’s still in its infancy as a tourist destination, Dubois does have one unique attraction: the National Bighorn Sheep Center (daily; $2; 307/455-3429), right on US-26 at the west edge of town, documenting the life and times of the thousands of bighorn sheep that congregate in the winter months around Whisky Mountain, south of Dubois. At the center of Dubois, another unique sight is inside historic Welty’s General Store (free; 307/455-2377), on US-26 at 113 W. Ramshorn, where you can see a Colt .44 revolver with the name “Butch Cassidy” carved in the handle; Butch lived and rustled horses here back in the 1880s.
There are a few saloons, steak houses, and fly-fishing shops, and one great place to stay in Dubois: the log-cabin Twin Pines Lodge ($50 and up; 307/455-2600), at 218 Ramshorn.
