We arrived in Cody yesterday afternoon. We went through Yellowstone Park on our way. It was quite different from Grand Teton--and we saw only a fraction of it. There was traffic part of the way, but it wasn't too bad. I was petrified and had to hug the seat part of the way because the view from the passenger seat was a deep gorge and I was afraid I was going to fall off the edge. I'm going to have to go through it again when we return in a couple of days.
Cody is kind of a neat little place. I think the population is about 8,000--smaller than I expected. Our campground is really a parking lot with a couple of trees on it. It's not a very big place and the campers are wedged in here like a jigsaw puzzle. There are 40' campers next to little pup tents. Our TD practically gets lost in here. The flip side is that they have Wi-Fi, cable TV, a laundry and a hot shower. May I emphasize HOT SHOWER? And also note that the shower and bathroom is immaculately clean--that can make up for a lot!
The weather is really nice. They're having a Jazz Festival in town this weekend and that is the reason why we chose to come here this particular weekend. They have a pretty little park downtown with a shell for performers. It was less than 5 minutes from our campground. The park has a beautiful grassy, treed area with lots of flowers and a number of picnic tables. Next to it is a play area for kids with miniature golf and swings/slides, etc. People started setting up little picnic areas with chairs and blankets and the musicians began to play at about 6 p.m. It was very pleasant. I could not believe the number of dogs in attendance. I had no idea that dogs liked jazz music so much. For the most part, they were well-behaved.
We walked downtown afterwards and had dinner at The Irma, a hotel/restaurant that Buffalo Bill Cody built for his girlfriend Irma. It could use a little work, but does have an attractive bar that is original. After dinner we went to the ice cream shop--isn't that required? A really cute girl from Moldova was working there. She sounded like she was from the Czech Republic--another girl who worked at The Irma had the same accent, but I didn't ask her where she was from. The girl at the ice cream shop is working there for the summer as an exchange student. It makes you wonder how she ended up in Cody, Wyoming, of all places.
The people in this campground are really nice. It's a little too close for my comfort level, but it's OK for a couple of days. Most of the people around us are from WY and are just off for the weekend.
We're going to the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum today. It's supposed to be a fine museum and is associated with the Smithsonian. The Jazz Festival is continuing today and different groups will play on the museum's grounds.
Gotta get my laundry done while I can!
Cody is kind of a neat little place. I think the population is about 8,000--smaller than I expected. Our campground is really a parking lot with a couple of trees on it. It's not a very big place and the campers are wedged in here like a jigsaw puzzle. There are 40' campers next to little pup tents. Our TD practically gets lost in here. The flip side is that they have Wi-Fi, cable TV, a laundry and a hot shower. May I emphasize HOT SHOWER? And also note that the shower and bathroom is immaculately clean--that can make up for a lot!
The weather is really nice. They're having a Jazz Festival in town this weekend and that is the reason why we chose to come here this particular weekend. They have a pretty little park downtown with a shell for performers. It was less than 5 minutes from our campground. The park has a beautiful grassy, treed area with lots of flowers and a number of picnic tables. Next to it is a play area for kids with miniature golf and swings/slides, etc. People started setting up little picnic areas with chairs and blankets and the musicians began to play at about 6 p.m. It was very pleasant. I could not believe the number of dogs in attendance. I had no idea that dogs liked jazz music so much. For the most part, they were well-behaved.
We walked downtown afterwards and had dinner at The Irma, a hotel/restaurant that Buffalo Bill Cody built for his girlfriend Irma. It could use a little work, but does have an attractive bar that is original. After dinner we went to the ice cream shop--isn't that required? A really cute girl from Moldova was working there. She sounded like she was from the Czech Republic--another girl who worked at The Irma had the same accent, but I didn't ask her where she was from. The girl at the ice cream shop is working there for the summer as an exchange student. It makes you wonder how she ended up in Cody, Wyoming, of all places.
The people in this campground are really nice. It's a little too close for my comfort level, but it's OK for a couple of days. Most of the people around us are from WY and are just off for the weekend.
We're going to the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum today. It's supposed to be a fine museum and is associated with the Smithsonian. The Jazz Festival is continuing today and different groups will play on the museum's grounds.
Gotta get my laundry done while I can!
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