LIFE IS A HIGHWAY

14 days out and loving it!

One of our groups goals was to stay off the interstates as much as we could and use the back roads to witness first hand this beautiful country we live in. For instance when we drove from Colorado to Wyoming,we passed through the magnificent Wind River Canyon. This was another hidden gem you won’t see from the interstate, heavy on the “wow” scale!

Continuing our drive we passed many swollen rivers, cattle and what we thought were antelope. Later we found out these were actually Pronghorn. 

In our past travels Cody was a place to drive through,the lure of Yellowstone told you to keep driving a bit further. We had planned a short visit but because of all the rich history to explore we ended up staying three days.
This town loves the summer tourist! They get 500K visitors a year, thats the total population of Wyoming. One of the highlights in town is the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. This museum is equal if not better then we have seen in larger cities.  We all enjoyed visiting the exhibits, Thanks Bill and Kathie!  A few of the highlights were learning the life of Buffalo Bill, the Plains Indians and the “Draper” Natural History Museum. For the firearm enthusiasts the museum holds the largest historically significant collection of firearms in the world. A midday Raptor show was welcomed by all in a beautiful garden setting.

Buffalo Bills presence is felt throughout the town, several buildings and attractions have his name. In addition to his wild west accomplishments, Buffalo Bill was a shrewd businessman. When building Cody he is credited with the east entrance to Yellowstone Park, forcing tourists to pass through his town. We took a city tour of Cody,one of the many interesting things shared with us is the mystery of Buffalo Bills’ burial. Was it in Denver or in his beloved town Cody?
During our walks through town we enjoyed the 80 degree temperatures, mountain views,and beautiful lilacs growing everywhere.
On to Yellowstone,our countries first national park.