Week 4, a week of recovery
At the beginning of week 4, I did this:
Besides the accident, Kirwin, an abandoned mining town, was a great trip.
Thanks to the great hospitality of the Van Deusens, I was able to recover quickly and comfortably in Cody, Wyoming, and I really felt like part of their family. A few days later I was back on an ATV on Sheep Mountain.
I highly recommend the Five Museums of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody. For a town of less than 9,000 people, it’s extremely impressive.
Cody claims, and I’m not saying they’re wrong, to be the rodeo capital of the world so of course we had to go to the rodeo, which was a ton of fun. They do it every night during the summer so if you’re in the area, definitely check it out. I love the look on this horse’s face.
Nearing the end of the week, I was ready to finally try out fly fishing (’the thinking man’s fishing’). What a great sport, especially with the number of trout and the beauty of Wyoming.
On my last day with the Van Deusens, we went to Yellowstone National Park, America’s first national park (first for any country?). It’s not as beautiful as some of the other parks I’ve seen since, but there’s an endless amount of interesting things to do and see. The bison and other wildlife, as well as about half of the world’s geothermal activity, are everywhere in the more than 2.2 million acres.
From Yellowstone I went through Grand Teton National Park to start week five.
August 9th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
This blog rocks! I really enjoy reading it. Thanks for posting all of these good updates to your trip.