Wyoming · Hiking · Near Jackson

Preserving a Legacy

Preserving a LegacyPhoto: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Jun–Sep
best months

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Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Teton National Park. It doesn't name Preserving a Legacy, so check the source for the area it covers.

  • Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure

    Park closure covering Grand Teton National Park · NPS · Grand Teton National Park

  • Construction in the South End of the Park

    Park alert covering Grand Teton National Park · NPS · Grand Teton National Park

  • Construction on HWY 26/89/191

    Park alert covering Grand Teton National Park · NPS · Grand Teton National Park

As of · Source: NPS · Grand Teton National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

The Burt family lived in this cabin for many summers on the ranch. Their son, Nathaniel, was even born on the kitchen table one winter. Several other people and families cared for the Bar BC over the decades, including Horace Carncross, Struthers Burt's original partner; Irving Corse and his family, who took the ranch over from the Burts; Peggy Conderman of the neighboring 4 Lazy F Ranch; and Margaretta Sharpless, Irving Corse's widow. The Western Center for Historic Preservation and Grand Teton National Park, in partnership with the Grand Teton National Park Foundation, are working on a multi-year project to stabilize and preserve this cabin and other buildings here, so that visitors can continue to enjoy them and learn about the Bar BC. Though the families who lived here and the guests who came to stay are gone, their legacy remains in these buildings, the beginnings of tourism in Jackson Hole, and the formation of Grand Teton National Park. Visitors to the valley today experience the same wonder and joy at the high peaks, the cool swimming holes, and the novelty of Western life. Though the dudes and wranglers have left, and these cabins are now empty, you can still explore the Bar BC and imagine the experiences they had here.

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Preserving a Legacy

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      24° / 2°

      17 wet

    2. Feb

      28° / 7°

      16 wet

    3. Mar

      38° / 15°

      15 wet

    4. Apr

      47° / 24°

      14 wet

    5. May

      60° / 32°

      14 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 37°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 43°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 41°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      68° / 35°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 25°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      36° / 15°

      13 wet

    12. Dec

      25° / 3°

      17 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moose 1 Nne, WY, 2.5 mi away at 6,466 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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The Dance Cabin

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The dance cabin was the social center of the ranch, where parties entertained dudes and locals alike. Struthers Burt felt it was his duty, as a host, to provide activities and amusement for his guests, from costume parties to dances to card games. In such a remote location-a…

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Cottonwood Creek Overlook

~3 min drive

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~4 min drive

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Millionaires and Poets

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The BarBC regularly hosted celebrity visitors, including the Rockefeller family, William Faulkner, and Ernest Hemingway, who supposedly stayed in this cabin. Struthers Burt's friendship with Horace Albright, the superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, gradually brought…

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Taggart Lake Trailhead

~3 min drive

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~5 min drive

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Saddle Up

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~5 min drive

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Taggart Lake Trail

~3 min drive

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A Slower Pace of Life

Next door

Many Bar BC guests of the 1920s and 30s came on vacation to Jackson Hole seeking some of the same things that visitors hope to find today-the peace of being in nature, the splendor of the mountain scenery, and the appreciation of a slower pace of life. Struthers Burt and…