Cody Wyoming - Buffalo Bill's Town

We had a beautiful drive into Cody.  We went out the East side of Yellowstone and entered the Shoshone National Forest.  It was an almost immediate change in terrain with huge rock formations on both sides of the road.  There were dozens of arches, there is something about bright blue sky coming through solid rock.

The highway followed a winding river in the bottom of the canyon.  Terri enjoyed driving the curves and twists for miles.  Every turn provided a stunning new view.

It was a sunny, 80 degree day in downtown Cody.  It is only a mile high there which is better for breathing than the mile and a half (7,800) where we are camped on Yellowstone Lake.  The air really thins out when we go visit places at 8,800 feet.

Downtown Cody

We had lunch at the Silver Dollar Bar.  It was nice sitting out in the sun and having a good burger.  Their menu is printed right on the wall.  I didn't have to worry about small print.

After we finished visiting town, we made a stop at Walmart and stocked up on groceries for the next week.

The 80 mile drive back to our campground was in a whole different lighting so it seemed like an all new road.

Last night we had a big lightening and thunder storm roll through.  It is continuing today as I write.  We decided to have a down day of sitting around, laundry and house cleaning.  Not very exciting, but this isn't vacation, it's real life which includes laundry and other chores.

More excitement to come following our chores