| CRUISIN' WITH JAY & SHERRY YELLOWSTONE 2009 September 6 Day 4 |
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Here we are in good old Cody, Wyoming, the town that Buffalo Bill built. The town's grown, since I left, around a thousand more souls call it home. They even have a Wally World. Yesterday was a full day of travel, and we're both suffering from a bit of Impala lag. We had breakfast in downtown Miles has done something wonderful to support its people in the military: dozens, maybe hundreds, of yellow ribbon signs on lamp posts all over town, each with the name of a serving military man or woman. I'd love to see some of our cities in Moose Country do that. We saw some interesting sights along the way. Sorry to say that Bill's Spotted Ass Ranch was no longer there. He raised Appaloosa donkeys, hence the name. Also sad to note the radio station some us of worked so hard to create back in the 1980's is no more. One of the greatest things about living here in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming has always been seeing Heart Mountain, when you get within a couple hours of home. It's almost like a big "welcome" sign, letting you know you're near the end of your travels. We checked into our motel, rested a bit, then headed downtown to see the Cody Gunfighters stage their afternoon shootout. These are all local people who volunteer their time, six days a week, to portray such Wild West characters as Buffalo Bill, Wyatt Earp, and Doc Holiday, along with the villains Ike Clanton, the Daltons and others. It's an exciting and noisy time. We went out for supper last night, and Sherry and I had a grand time. Then back to the room to prepare this edition of our daily report to you back home. I'm gonna catch a little nap, while Sherry puts the pictures together, then I'll try to wake up enough to caption them. We're still not sure about today. We haven't decided whether to head up to Yellowstone or just hang around Cody. We'll let you know which tomorrow. Jay and Sherry |
| Miles City, Montana, pays tribute to its military men and women in a unique and beautiful way... Shouldn't more of us be doing this? |
| When they want you to stop in Montana, they try to speak your language, modern or not so modern. |
| Morning rush hour in Montana. |
| From Jay's favorite Montana rest stop, along the Yellow- stone River near Rosebud. He saw the "brands" sign and said, "I thought there were only two brands of cattle, dairy and beef." |
| And they ain't just whistlin' "Dixie." But do they really have those rattlesnakes trained to use the litterbox? |
| Lots of trains cross Montana, many carrying coal. Lots of rivers and lots of trestles. T-r-e-s-t-l-e-s...trestles sends the very best. |
| Heart Mountain, near the heart of Park County, Wyoming, means you're near Cody. The Cody Gunfighters mean, "Hang onto your hat and your Kevlar underwear. There's a shootout at the Irma Hotel!" |
