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[JCZ]

A step back in time....old American west history...Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid along with the Hole In The Wall Gang and Jermiah Johnson, etc.  Come on along everybody....

[JCZ]

We've all seen the movie with Robert Redford about Jermiah Johnson.  He is buried here at Old Trail Town.  He was a very big man for back in those days at 6'6" and 250 lbs.  Here is his grave and his interesting story...

[JCZ]

The livery stable built in the 1880s was pretty small.  The door way for the horses to enter was only about 6' at most.  I had to duck down when I walked up to it to look inside.....the horses back in the day would certainly would of had to duck down....

[JCZ]

I rode on in to town for a quick visit and the standard stop at the Harley t-shirt shop.  Got out of there....again....without buying another shirt.

Here is the Irma Hotel, built in 1902 and frequented by Buffalo Bill...

[JCZ]

We then rode out to Buffalo Bill State Park and the Buffalo Bill Dam.  Another great ride....

[JCZ]

And it's nice to know that Bob, from Bob's Home Of The Big Boy is alive and well out there in Yellowstone Valley.....















With all the rain they got a couple of weeks ago coupled with all the snow melting up on top, the lake is full (approx. 8' from going over the top of the spillway and so the water releases are open and roaring full blast....

[JCZ]

This pic shows how close the lake is from going over the top.  Notice all the drift wood that has washed down with the high lake level.  The guy in the visitors center said they remove all this driftwood with a crane once a year...





And a view of the down hill side of the dam.....









In the upper portion of this photo, centered left to right you'll see the tunnel where the highway back to Cody goes in to the mountain...







And a view of the visitor's center...

[JCZ]

Time to roll on back to Cody and our home.....








We brought our RV all the way across Yellowstone National Park early this morning and are currently set up at an RV park here in West Yellowstone (right outside the west entrance).  We have a couple of long days planned and I will have my Nikon with me so there will be another ride report....come on along.

[Yellow09SERG]

Great pic JC. Have made a couple trips to Yellowstone but have never been through Cody. Are all the cabins there in town or is the a separate area where they have all been moved to?

[Joel]

Great pictures.
We are leaving Deadwood in the am and in Cody by afternoon. Might get to see some of what your post had.

[JCZ]

Great pic JC. Have made a couple trips to Yellowstone but have never been through Cody. Are all the cabins there in town or is the a separate area where they have all been moved to?

The Old Trail Town is actually on the site of Cody original town site, there in Cody.  All of those buildings are not original to Cody but from the surrounding area.  They are original, authentic buildings but have had new roofs put on and glass put in the windows to help preserve them.

[bbrown]

Thanks so much for sharing the wonderful photos.  Where you heading next and for how long?

 Best regards

[backroad Mike]

Awesome picks and history.  Thanks

[JCZ]

Thanks so much for sharing the wonderful photos.  Where you heading next and for how long?

 Best regards

Well, we're in Yellowstone for a few days.  When we leave here we'll be headed to Flaming Gorge, Utah.  From there......who knows.  Like it says under my username.....just a couple of rolling stones.   

[ultrafxr]

Great photos JC.  Thanks so much for taking the time to post.