Cody, Wy

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We arrived in Cody around 2pm, and after registering and getting settled we immediately set about washing the RV and car. Both were dirtier than at any time we have owned them. Mud was caked on the lower part of the RV and the car completely covered as you may have seen in the last blog. It took several hours to get the vehicles clean and once done we were pleased to see our old RV nice and shiny. We ate a quick supper and then went to one of Americas oldest rodeos. This was Judy's first rodeo and we were glad we went. It satisfied her curiosity and she was surprised at how many little kids were involved in things like barrel racing, calf roping, and calf riding. Several took pretty good tumbles and probably walked away with bruises. They even had children under five barrel racing. How about that? The next day we went to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center here in Cody. It houses 5 museums in one area and is the best museum I have ever witnessed. It was amazing! We spent several hours there and could have spent several more hours if we had wanted to study things even more. They had the largest collection of firearms I have ever heard of. There were 2700 different arms and many that I had never seen. For someone who is into arms this is a MUST SEE. I would suggest that if you are ever in Cody, Wy. or nearby you have to make a point of going to this outstanding historical center. While you are at it you can go to the rodeo that we saw yesterday. The town is laid out in an easy pattern so it is easy to find your way around. (We even got to shop at Wal-Mart and stock up on groceries for our next run) Next run is to Custer, Wy.

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Photos

Changing scenery
Scenery changed dramatically on our way from Yellowstone to Cody.

Check out the sky
Clouds were amazing & scenery always catching our attention.

Opening the show
Believe it or not they opened with prayer and then the national anthem. Don't see/hear that often!

Now this is a bull
One that was a mean sucker and the rider didn't last 3 seconds.

Ride em Cowboy
A lot of different events but this is just one of them

Roping
I was surprised that I got this shot on my little digital.

Buffalo Bill Historical Cntr
This may look small but it houses 5 different museums- Nature of Yellowstone, Buffalo Bill & the American West, Plains Indians, Western Art, & Firearms.

Wolverine
They had more real animal displays than we have seen in many museums, visitor centers, etc.

Grizzly
Just a sample of some of the things they had.

Mountain Lion Cub
Believe that is correct but forgot to check it as there were several on display in different areas.

Short Eared Own
This is one small but cute owl.

Redick Saddle
Has over 100 oz of sterling silver and weighs 105 lbs. I'd hate to saddle up the horse that carries this. He rode in many parades with this saddle. Must be strong!

Dick Cheney Pistol
Engraved pistol given to Cheney. Quite nice!

Old type of rifle
I am not familiar with these but there were so many varieties of this type I couldn't count them all.

More Rifles
Every company that has ever made a weapon of some sort must be represented in the museum.

Pneumatic Air Rifle
Weird but it works and had a sign to describe how.

Two Bronze Birds
These were amazing and so well done that I wanted to include it in the blog pics.