A $35 million Wyoming cattle ranch where the Grateful Dead's founding member Bob Weir wrote dozens of songs just hit the market — check it out

Hannah ToweyJul 19, 2022, 22:50 IST

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A Wyoming cattle ranch with links to the Grateful Dead and JFK Jr. just hit the market for $35 million.
The Grateful Dead's founding member Bob Weir wrote music there with the ranch's former owner.

A 30,000-acre cattle ranch with links to the Grateful Dead and John F. Kennedy Jr. can now be yours — for $35 million.

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The Grateful Dead's founding member Bob Weir wrote music on the ranch with the property's former owner John Perry Barlow. The pair co-wrote 30 songs including "Cassidy," "Mexicali Blues," and "Black-Throated Wind."

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The Grateful Dead's founding member Bob Weir wrote music on the ranch with the property's former owner John Perry Barlow. The pair co-wrote 30 songs including "Cassidy," "Mexicali Blues," and "Black-Throated Wind."

When Weir was 15, he "ran away" to work on the ranch for the summer, which was owned by Barlow's parents at the time.

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That summer on the ranch later served as the inspiration for his 2016 solo album "Blue Mountain," Weir told NPR.

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"I lived that lifestyle for a little bit, not just that summer, but I'd go back out there and work with Barlow," Weir said during a 2016 interview with the outlet. "We'd live on the ranch ... and if I helped out, we'd have more time to write."

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"I lived that lifestyle for a little bit, not just that summer, but I'd go back out there and work with Barlow," Weir said during a 2016 interview with the outlet. "We'd live on the ranch ... and if I helped out, we'd have more time to write."

When John Barlow sold the ranch in 1988, there were multiple mortgages to members of the Grateful Dead, Jim Taylor, one of the ranch's real estate agents, said.

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But Weir isn't the only big name linked to the property. In 1977, a teenage John F. Kennedy Jr. spent a summer working at the cattle ranch.

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Considered a "sanctuary for local wildlife," the ranch is located in Cora, Wyoming — a tiny town 13 miles north of Pinedale and 60 miles south of Jackson Hole.

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The current owners manage a cattle operation that ran 2,300 yearlings in 2021, according to the listing.

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But ranch life isn't just all work, no play.

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On-site recreational activities include hunting ...

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... horseback riding ...

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... fly fishing ...

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... and even includes access to Willow Lake.

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Approximately 5,000 acres of the ranch is under conservation easement with the Jackson Hole Land Trust, the listing says.

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There are several buildings divided between the ranch's two main sections.

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The Willow Creek site includes a ranch manager's home and additional bunkhouse, a foreman's house, two barns, large and small shops, and numerous outbuildings.

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The main house is a four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath that was fully renovated in 2019.

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Set by the New Fork river, a huge wrap-around porch offers plenty of outdoor space.

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Here's the view from the porch, overlooking the Bridger Teton National Forest and Bridger Wilderness.

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Step inside to take a look inside the owner's home, which is "almost more like a museum now than it is a house," Taylor said.

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Pictured below is the living room complete with Western-themed decor.

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Similar design inspiration is visible throughout the house.

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Large windows and french doors let in plenty of natural light.

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The kitchen's green wooden island is a centerpiece of the home.

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Check out the stove's gold accents and detailed tiling.

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Not a bad place to wash the dishes.

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Adjacent to the kitchen is the dining room, with windows on all three sides.

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Next up is one of the main house's four bedrooms.

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Here's a closer look at what you'd wake up to every morning.

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The main house has three and half baths — each with their own character and charm.

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Here's another look at the first full bath.

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This is the second full bath ...

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... and here's the half-bath.

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The ranch also has a "bunkhouse," buildings that were historically used to house cowboys.

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"When I was a kid living there in the bunkhouse ... in the evening, the old boys would pop a cork, and they'd tell stories and sing songs," Weir told NPR. "But it's not so much the songs that stuck with me as the delivery ... particularly the storytelling aspect."

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"When I was a kid living there in the bunkhouse ... in the evening, the old boys would pop a cork, and they'd tell stories and sing songs," Weir told NPR. "But it's not so much the songs that stuck with me as the delivery ... particularly the storytelling aspect."

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A $35 million Wyoming cattle ranch where the Grateful Dead's founding member Bob Weir wrote dozens of songs just hit the market &mdash; check it out

A 30,000-acre cattle ranch with links to the Grateful Dead and John F. Kennedy Jr. can now be yours — for $35 million.

The Grateful Dead's founding member Bob Weir wrote music on the ranch with the property's former owner John Perry Barlow. The pair co-wrote 30 songs including "Cassidy," "Mexicali Blues," and "Black-Throated Wind."

When Weir was 15, he "ran away" to work on the ranch for the summer, which was owned by Barlow's parents at the time.

That summer on the ranch later served as the inspiration for his 2016 solo album "Blue Mountain," Weir told NPR.

"I lived that lifestyle for a little bit, not just that summer, but I'd go back out there and work with Barlow," Weir said during a 2016 interview with the outlet. "We'd live on the ranch ... and if I helped out, we'd have more time to write."

When John Barlow sold the ranch in 1988, there were multiple mortgages to members of the Grateful Dead, Jim Taylor, one of the ranch's real estate agents, said.

But Weir isn't the only big name linked to the property. In 1977, a teenage John F. Kennedy Jr. spent a summer working at the cattle ranch.

Considered a "sanctuary for local wildlife," the ranch is located in Cora, Wyoming — a tiny town 13 miles north of Pinedale and 60 miles south of Jackson Hole.

The current owners manage a cattle operation that ran 2,300 yearlings in 2021, according to the listing.

But ranch life isn't just all work, no play.

On-site recreational activities include hunting ...

... horseback riding ...

... fly fishing ...

... and even includes access to Willow Lake.

Approximately 5,000 acres of the ranch is under conservation easement with the Jackson Hole Land Trust, the listing says.

There are several buildings divided between the ranch's two main sections.

The Willow Creek site includes a ranch manager's home and additional bunkhouse, a foreman's house, two barns, large and small shops, and numerous outbuildings.

The main house is a four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath that was fully renovated in 2019.

Set by the New Fork river, a huge wrap-around porch offers plenty of outdoor space.

Here's the view from the porch, overlooking the Bridger Teton National Forest and Bridger Wilderness.

Step inside to take a look inside the owner's home, which is "almost more like a museum now than it is a house," Taylor said.

Pictured below is the living room complete with Western-themed decor.

Similar design inspiration is visible throughout the house.

Large windows and french doors let in plenty of natural light.

The kitchen's green wooden island is a centerpiece of the home.

Check out the stove's gold accents and detailed tiling.

Not a bad place to wash the dishes.

Adjacent to the kitchen is the dining room, with windows on all three sides.

Next up is one of the main house's four bedrooms.

Here's a closer look at what you'd wake up to every morning.

The main house has three and half baths — each with their own character and charm.

Here's another look at the first full bath.

This is the second full bath ...

... and here's the half-bath.

The ranch also has a "bunkhouse," buildings that were historically used to house cowboys.

"When I was a kid living there in the bunkhouse ... in the evening, the old boys would pop a cork, and they'd tell stories and sing songs," Weir told NPR. "But it's not so much the songs that stuck with me as the delivery ... particularly the storytelling aspect."

A $35 million Wyoming cattle ranch where the Grateful Dead's founding member Bob Weir wrote dozens of songs just hit the market — check it out