This ruggedly beautiful area is a haven for hikers, horsepackers, rock climbers, and Western history enthusiasts. Outdoor sports for every season are found here, from snow skiing to river running, fishing to ice climbing. With this book as your guide, explore the legends and lives of the Hole's most illustrious and notorious characters. Stroll the historic streets fo the old town. Stop by the famous Million Dollar Cowboy Bar and the Viginian Saloon. Tour the Grizzly Discovery Center and the Nationals Wildlife Art Museum. First-time visitors and old-timers alike will be entertained and elightened as they discover and rediscover this unique part of America.

Historical black and white photographs chronicle the development of Jackson Hole from the early 1870s to the 1930s.

Inaccessibility and brutal winters delayed the European settlement of Jackson Hole. Uncompromisingly raw frontier into the 19th century, the first adult known to be buried in Jackson Hole wasn't until 1905; if you don't count the two 1892 Cunningham Cabin outlaws buried in one shallow grave. All the cemeteries in Jackson Hole can qualify as "pioneer cemeteries." Many of the earliest settlers were still around well into the 20th century. Over sixteen cemeteries and grave sites, which the author identifies and describes, are populated with those pioneers, along with a share of colorful frontier rabble, and notable folks from more recent times--artists, authors, biologists, conservationists, cowboys, dude ranchers, entrepreneurs, Olympian athletes, mountaineers, and more. The cemeteries and lone graves bear witness to the winds of change that have swept through Jackson Hole. In any case, an element of the local populace has always been proud to be as unruly and unconventional as its final resting places.