Compass American Guides : Wyoming Book

CONTENTS
WYOMING OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
The Land and Seasons
The People
Wyoming History: Boom and Bust
The Myth Creators
Wyoming Writers
Wyoming Artists
Other Wyoming Arts
Spaces
OLD WYOMING, Region I
The Capitol
The Founding of Cheyenne
Sights and Sites
West to Laramie
Happy Jack Road
Laramie of the Past
Bill Nye and Others
The University
Laramie Town
Circle Tour: The Snowies, Saratoga, and Medicine Bow
STAGECOACH CORRIDOR, Region II
Toward Goshen Hole
Tha Grattan Massacre
Fort Laramie
Oregon Trail Monuments
Hartville and Northward
Spanish Diggings        
Lusk
Newcastle
BLACK HILLS, Region III
Sundance
Devils Tower
THUNDER BASIN, Region IV
Gillette
Routes Through the Plains
Thunder Basin
Douglas
The Oil Road to Casper
OREGON TRAIL ROUTE, Region V
Founding Fathers
Oil
Modern Casper
Central Plains
Independence Rock
Devil's Gate
Beyond Muddy Gap
Wind River Basin
Shoshoni Shortcut
BIGHORN BASIN, Region VI
Bighorn Basin Overview
Wind River Canyon
Thermopolis
Thermopolis to Worland
Meeteetse Detour
Sheep vs. Cattle
Medicine Lodge State Park
Ten Sleep
The Big Horn Mountains
HISTORICAL INTERLUDE: THE POWDER RIVER MYSTIQUE
Indians
The Bozeman Trail
1865
1866
1867-1868
Aftermath
Cattle
Johnson County War
Bad Men
Intruders
POWDER RIVER BASIN, Region VII
Buffalo Stories
Contemporary Buffalo
Johnson County Circle Tour
North ofBuffalo
Sheridan
Return Routes Over the Big Horns
The Medicine Wheel
West to Cody
ABSAROKAS, Region VIII
The Absarokas
Cody
The Road to Yellowstone
YELLOWSTONE, Region IX
Yellowstone History
The East Entrance
Yellowstone Lake to Tower Junction
Tower Junction to Mammoth
Mammoth to Norris
Norris to Old Faithful
Old Faithful to West Thumb
West Thumb to Jackson Hole
JACKSON HOLE, Region X
History
Along Jackson Lake
The Lakes at the Foot of the Tetons
Moose
The Back Road from Moose to Teton Village
Teton Pass
Jackson
Jackson to Moose
Moose to the East Gate
Postscript
INDIAN LAND, Region XI
Togwotee Pass to Dubois
Wind River Reservation: Historical Overview
Lander
St. Stephen's
Ethete to Fort Washakie
Lander to South Pass
South Pass
TRAPPER LAND, Region XII
Wind River Vista
Green River Rendezvous
Pinedale
Wind River Excursions
Pinedale to Jackson Hole
STAR VALLEY, Region XIII
Star Valley
Afton
The Periodic Spring
Greys River Road Detour
FOSSIL COUNTRY, Region XIV
South from Star Valley
Fossil Butte
Kemmerer
Evanston
Fort Bridger
Flaming Gorge
GREAT BASIN, Region XV
Rock Springs
Great Divide Basin
COPPER COUNTRY, Region XVI
Rawlins
East of Rawlins
Over the Sierra Madre
Encampment
Finale
WILD WYOMING
Outdoor Sports
Wyoming Wildlife
Grizzly Bears
Bison
Wolves
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Area Code
Getting There
By Air
By Land
What to Wear
About Wyoming Lodging and Food
Lodging and Restaurants by Town
Historic Wyoming Hotels
Dude and Guest Ranches
Nightlife
Festivals and Rodeos
Museums
Information Resources
RECOMMENDED READING
INDEX