The Medicine Bows: Wyoming’s Mountain Country. Thybony, Rosenberg and Rosenberg, Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho (1985). Very informative, easy reading in surprising depth, well organized and chronologically accurate. Guide to the Geology, Mining Districts, and Ghost Towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway. Hausel, D., Public Information Circular No. 32, The Geological Survey of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3008, University Station, Laramie, WY 82071 (1993). Great piece of work and well researched. Detailed and well documented – good old photographs. Worth it for the historical buff. Laramie, Rock River, Centennial Wyoming. Albany County Visitor’s Guide, Albany County Tourism Board, 800 S. Third Street, Laramie, WY 82070 (2000, 2001). www.laramie-tourism.org Current information and guides to things going on…. A Climber’s Guide to the Snowy Range of Wyoming. Jaquot, R. G. and Hoff, R. O. Self Published, Laramie, WY (1970). Interesting and well done from a geological/historical standpoint, climber’s view on the evolution of microhistory. A must read for the climbing history of the area. Guide to the Wyoming Mountains and Wilderness Areas. Bonney, O. H. and Bonney, L. Sage Books, Denver, CO (1962). Early accounting of the Medicine Bow Range mountains including the Snowy Range and several climbing routes. Also describes major mountain ranges throughout the state. Roadside Geology of Wyoming. Lageson, D. R., and Spearing, D. R., Mountain Press Publishing Company, Misssoula, MT (1988). This gets right to it, down to the nitty gritty, various locations throughout the state including SE Wyoming. Not boring and academically detailed, but definitely primes one for further inquiry if necessary. Hiking Wyoming’s Medicine Bow National Forest. Smith, Marc., Open Space Publications, Casper, WY (2003). A trail guide to Pole Mountain, the Snowy Range, the Medicine Bow Mountains, the Sierra Madres and the Laramie Mountains. More an overview in black and white, not detailed and thorough. Also go to www.medicinebowtrails.com.