The west wasn’t really settled until the late 1800s, so anything having to do with US history from Wyoming usually isn’t more than a hundred and 50 years ago. Wyoming was one of the typical western states where Indians and cowboys lived together and the remote lawless towns created the wild wild west environment. The upper left picture of real historic buildings from this time period. The buildings are all original, but where moved together outside of the city Cody. On the upper right is a grave found outside of the old west town from a real cowboy known as Blind Bill.
Inside the old town are many authentic carriages, beds, and other real items used when Cody was first founded. On the upper left you can see a collection of deer heads with an enormous pile of antlers below. On the upper right are many items that were used by early settlers and cowboys in the old west.
I didn’t make it to a Rodeo show this time around, and that’s a shame since Cody claims to be the Rodeo capital of the world, so what better place to see one? The city even boasts having a rodeo show every summer night, from June 1st through August 31st!
The city was actually founded by one of America’s most famous cowboys, Buffalo Bill. Above is the Buffalo Bill historic center located in the middle of the city. I didn’t realize how popular of a destination Cody was until I came here myself. I kind of expected to be one of the few visitors but instead found lots of people in the Buffalo Bill Center and below in the western style shops. I’d also like to make it to the capital Cheyenne sometime where they also have lots of western history and places I want to visit. Like most of America’s wild west though, places such as the Historic Plains Hotel in Cheyenne are only barely a century old, but still I find the events that took place in the wild west interesting.
The rodeo shows and western stores are topped off by lots of beer and country music. For those who love western American culture, I’d imagine Cody would be their dream destination.
With most of Wyoming being dry desert, it was necessary to construct this giant dam along a river. I’ve never even heard of this dam before, so when I peered over the edge and saw its enormous size I was extremely impressed. On the right is the river trickling out of the dam.
