Someone called Buffalo Bill Cody founded the metropolis of Cody, but these days more than bison are to be found - the cake, coffee and sandwiches were all delicious.
Cody has a large expensive museum complex all about Buffalo-san. Instead we strolled around the Old Trail Town which is an elegant street of old historically significant buildings moved log-by-log from various places.
Then we took the scenic route. Labelled as pericoloso et dangereuse (Oh, wait, that's the Verdon gorge) Chief Josephs' Highway was actually a wide clear road. Smoke from the fires caused the views to become monochrome.
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Posted By Blogger to jules' pics at 10/13/2012 05:35:00 PM
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Actually, the horn you showcase in the penultimate photo is Pilot Peak, not the Beartooth. The Beartooth is distantly visible to the north once you get way up on top of the Beartooth Plateau - the road that leads over to Red Lodge, Montana.
Thanks - On further Googling I see that the mountains in that area are called the Beartooth mountains, and that the road is called Beartooth Highway, and that Cooke City seems o be just over Beartooth Pass..
Buffalo BIll almost surely did not found Cody. That's a urban myth.
Wilipedia says: "In 1895, Cody was instrumental in the founding of Cody, the seat of Park County in northwestern Wyoming."
I do not see any discussion of this on the talk page, so you had better update Wikipedia yourself with your superior sources.
Cooke city is about 1/2 hour or 45 minutes West of Beartooth Pass on Hwy 212. If you had turned right instead of left at 212 you would have gone to the top of the Beartooth, which is about 11,000ft up in the air.
It is an absolutely spectacular drive, so it gives you something to do next time you are in the area!
If Wikipedia says it is so it must be true. I'm under the impression he simply agreed to the name and maybe gave the actual founders US$50 or so.
That's how Three Forks became Pullman.
Rumsey’s father, Bronson Rumsey II was one of the founding fathers of Cody, Wyoming. from
http://www.uxufamilyduderanch.com/home-2/the-historic-uxu-ranch
Cody and several friends returned to develop the surrounding lands and build a community. By 1902, the town was incorporated and Cody opened his famous "Hotel in the Rockies", the Irma, named after his youngest daughter. from
http://www.beartoothhighway.com/wildRoad/wildCommunities.html
so, to my complete surprise, it does appear that bison killer Bill was indeed one of the founding fathers.
Hooray for wikipedia!
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