Cody, Wyoming

July 20 - 21/2014  Weather is 90 to 95 everyday. Dry - No humidity 15%.  Night 60
If you look at the map of potential roads from Ranchester/Sheridan/Buffalo Wyoming there are several "scenic" byways you can take to get to Cody........   Nope we only take the motorcycle on those.   So I know, even the Trucker's Atlas says you can safely take Hwy 14, Cloud Peak Skyway and hook up to some principal roads to come to Cody.  Nope.   We went back to Interstate 90 around and through Billings then dropped down on a principal road Hwy 310 to A14.  No elevations to worry about, no run offs, no drop offs the side of mountains.  A nice easy ride in the motorhome, with an extra hour or so that we are happy to take!
A great location to make base camp is at Cody Ponderosa Campground for a week of scenic riding and visiting nearby Yellowstone National Park.

Poster of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

Cody is all about Buffalo Bill Cody.   A young pony express rider then soldier, hunter and eventual showman.  He was made famous by a novelist who used him as the heroic wild west character...  which was turned into a live show that went on the road to Europe and North America and movies.   The town and everything around here is named for him.   

Firearms at BB Center of the West

Excellent museum of Buffalo Bill Center of the West, the Indians, the wild west wildlife and Firearms!!!!   GUNS - 10,000 of them.  It is an unbelievable collection second to only the Smithsonian in Washington. They have so many that only half are on display.   As Canadians we have little knowledge about firearms so it was an overwhelming display of the last 100 years.

South Fork Road

We were chased back to Cody by a Thunderstorm

Beautiful ride on hwy 291 the South Fork  around the Buffalo Bill Reservoir  into the Shoshone National Forest.  There are many Dude ranches, this area is also the wintering ground for one of the largest herds of bighorn sheep in America. 

entrance to Dude ranch