Stick up your hands!
Trip Start
Jul 17, 2012
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Trip End
Jul 29, 2012
Where I stayed
Today was an "old west" day. After leaving the Yellowstone NP area, we headed NE towards Cody, Wyoming. It is a small town named after Buffalo Bill Cody! We spent about 3 hours visiting the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, a great museum exhibiting subjects on the history of Yellowstone, the people of the early west, firearms, and Buffalo Bill, himself. The firearms exhibit was a collection of almost 3000 firearms and their history.
From Cody, we traveled still further NE to Billings, Montana. Billings is the largest city in Montana with a population of only about 100,000 people. After arriving and getting set in our room, we were to be treated to an old fashioned chuck wagon cookout. On the way there, a small band of masked horsemen "held up" the bus. One of the masked men entered the bus and ordered everyone to stick their hands up. Then he remembered to ask the question of who wanted to have the best steak dinner chuck-wagon cookout in Montana to stick their hands up. We had a great time. We were entertained with some singing, some story telling, and a visit by a neighboring Indian Chief on horseback.
I've also included some pictures of recent fire damage, Compare these pictures with those of 24 years of new growth in Yellowstone.
Tomorrow, we are to head south again for some more adventures.
From Cody, we traveled still further NE to Billings, Montana. Billings is the largest city in Montana with a population of only about 100,000 people. After arriving and getting set in our room, we were to be treated to an old fashioned chuck wagon cookout. On the way there, a small band of masked horsemen "held up" the bus. One of the masked men entered the bus and ordered everyone to stick their hands up. Then he remembered to ask the question of who wanted to have the best steak dinner chuck-wagon cookout in Montana to stick their hands up. We had a great time. We were entertained with some singing, some story telling, and a visit by a neighboring Indian Chief on horseback.
I've also included some pictures of recent fire damage, Compare these pictures with those of 24 years of new growth in Yellowstone.
Tomorrow, we are to head south again for some more adventures.


Comments
Very cool! The pictures are just beautiful! Glad you guys are having fun! Look forward to the next batch of pictures!
Love all theses pictures. Joe sat down with me at the computer last night and I went through all the pictures your have posted.He doesn't do much with the computer himself. But he was very happy to see your pictures and read your blogs.
Never been to Cody or Billings The real "old wes"t way of life.. But we have been to the beautiful Flathead Valley and Flathead Lake on the way to Glacier NP in West Glacier, Montana. I am so taken with the history of the west.
Enjoying following you guys on your trip. Wow have you covered miles!! Love ALL your photos and summary of the days event. Safe travels & keep on having the time of your life