All Field Notes

The Cowboy festival, the only all-women's country music festival in the country, will be taking place at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson, Wyoming. From October 22 to 24, 2026, there are three nights of programming curated by Jenny Tolman from Nashville. Jackson sells out and has high demand during festival weekend. Dubois, located about 85 miles (one hour and 35 minutes) east of Jackson via Togwotee Pass, is the closest place offering a genuinely affordable rate. The

Named in homage to the Amoretti family, The Amoretti Hotel is shaped by the same frontier heritage that built Dubois, Wyoming. This story traces the high desert history, character, and quiet resilience of this corner of Wyoming, and how that spirit still lives in the hotel today.

Set just beyond the usual park gateway circuit, The Amoretti Hotel offers a rooted alternative to the predictable stopover, a true basecamp for exploring Yellowstone and Grand Teton. This guide covers routes, timing, and the best ways to experience both parks without losing the sense of place that makes a stay in Dubois, Wyoming worth the detour.

Just beyond The Amoretti Hotel lies Dubois, Wyoming, a storied high desert town shaped by frontier history and wide open terrain. This guide covers where to eat, wander, and spend a slow afternoon in town, the kind of local detail that turns a stop on the way to Yellowstone into a destination worth its own day.

Just beyond The Amoretti Hotel, the Wind River carves through high desert terrain shaped by fishing holes, quiet riverbank trails, and wide open sky. This guide covers the best times to visit, where to cast a line, and how to spend a slow afternoon wandering the water's edge, the kind of adventure that feels rooted in place, not just a stop along the way to Yellowstone or Grand Teton.