On our first SOBO hike, we resupplied at Old Faithful, then sent a box to Togwottee Pass Lodge. Unfortunately, it never arrived (issue at home) so we hitched into Dubois. It’s a long hitch, but Dubois is a very good town for resupply. It’s easily walkable and had good motels, restaurants, grocery and laundry. The Lodge at Togwottee Pass was very expensive to stay at, though we got a good lunch there, and by the time we got there, we really needed a break, so going into town would probably have happened even without the problem with our maildrop. It was 118 miles to Big Sandy - so about 6 or 7 days. then it’s another 50 or so to Atlantic City/South Pass or Lander. On our NOBO hike we intended to go to Dubois.
Many hikers go to Pinedale. The trailhead at Elkhart is very busy, so getting a ride to town shouldn’t be too hard. Pinedale is more expensive than Dubois and more spread out, but it can be nice. When we hiked NOBO there was a lot of gas drilling in the area, so motel rooms were hard to get. This summer we passed through and were told that the drilling was not as big a deal right now.
Ginny