Fun little Dubois is the only town between the Wind River Indian Reservation and Togwotee Pass, which is famous for being impassable during Wyoming winters.  The surrounding forests were heavily logged in the first half of the twentieth century to help meet the endless demand for railroad ties.  Scandinavian Paul Bunyan types known as tie hacks could cut and shape about thirty ties a day, burning about 9000 calories in the process and earning a mere ten cents a tie.  You can learn more at the Dubois museum or at the annual Tie Hack Dinner -- a very Swedish feast.

Dubois, by the way, is pronounced, DEW-boys, in defiance of the name's French origin, perhaps in low key rebellion over having the name at all.  The first whites here called their settlement "Never Sweat," but the stuffy postal service found that name unacceptable and suggested Dubois instead.  Since the settlers wanted to receive mail, Dubois carried the day.

Nearby Trail Lake is guarded by large elaborate pictographs, probably some of the oldest in Wyoming.  This side of the Winds also has the best access to Dinwoody Glacier.