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We\u2019re deep in the heart of the mountain west now, with our faithful steed (the RV) tied up in Cody, Wyoming. This town of about 10,000 is remarkable in part because it seems mandatory for restaurants and highway motels to have \u201cBuffalo Bill\u201d in their names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started the day driving through Yellowstone NP one more time, mostly because that\u2019s where US 20 goes on its way east. Everything east of Fishing Bridge was new to us. The pass you go over leaving the park is breathtaking (and a little nervous. It includes a downhill run of 6% or so for better than 5 miles. The driver was not amused). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You then get to enjoy the Shoshone River valley, some really interesting rock formations, and then a dam that seems to have been built out of a pre-existing rock wall. All of this was great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got checked in at the Cody KOA, then went over to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, having discovered that our tickets would be good for two days. The Center has five museums in a single complex, and we toured two today; the first was a giant collection of firearms, the second a fine museum of the native Americans of the plains. We\u2019ll go back tomorrow to see the other three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After dinner we took a shuttle bus to see the Cody Night Rodeo. It\u2019s amazing that such a small town can put on a two hour rodeo every night from June 1 to August 31. It had a little of everything, roping, bull riding, barrel racing, pretty much anything you\u2019d expect in a rodeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stay in Cody will be brief; we leave on Friday morning. But we have an exciting day planned for tomorrow\u2026stay tuned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving Yellowstone we saw this hillside covered with what might have been a couple hundred bison. We couldn\u2019t pick\u2026they are all 2Luhns Bison of the Day recipients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The view as we headed DOWN the hill, as seen from the co-pilot\u2019s seat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m still not sure how they stay on those things<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The life of a rodeo clown is a lonely one\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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