Wild Bill Cody

     

Sunday, August 7, Cody, WY

Cody is the halfway point between Custer and Yellowstone, so a good stopping over point. We found a nice little RV park, a spot right beside the laundry, and went into town to explore.

The William Cody Wild West Museum is a well designed, well landscaped facility of 7 buildings containing Russell western art, a rifle and firearms exhibit, and Native Culture exhibit. Many wonderful sculptures surround the buildings.

After a Chinese Buffet dinner (an oddity in a Western town!), I returned to the RV to relax in a lawn chair watching the bunny nibble on the garden while doing laundry and phoning my friends (except I forgot about the time zones…oops!). And Grandpa went back into town for more photos of local color and shopping for motorhomes.

Monday, Aug 8, East Entrance

The route from Cody to the eastern entrance to Yellowstone is the Wild Bill Cody Scenic Bypass. Teddy Roosevelt called it “the most beautiful 50 miles of roadway in America.” It runs through a deep, narrow canyon and provides some breathtaking scenery.

We found our spot in Fishing Bridge village RV park, inside Yellowstone,

 and after lunch and a rest, we started out on our days’ exploration. First we had to wait for a bison to walk across the main road of the campground! 

Our goal was to see the Tetons, so we took the southern route out of Yellowstone.

A familiar name in New York, eh?

The Tetons are the youngest of the Rocky Mountains, rising sharply from the valley floor, with no foothills. Named les Grand Tetons (the Big Breasts) by French trappers, they have been chiseled by glaciers which also dug out what are now Jenny and Jackson Lakes. The dramatic peaks of Grand Teton National Park are amongst the most photographed and painted in America.