Unfortunately by the time we arrived in Cody 3 of us were very sick. Fever, chills, stuffy heads and stomach flu symptoms. We pretty much checked into our hotel in Cody and crawled into bed. We had food delivered for people who were well enough to eat and we stayed in bed for about 24 hours. Towards the end of the 2nd day in Cody we felt well enough for a trip to Albertsons to get some drug store items and food for the kids to snack on. Then back to the hotel to recover for one more night. Because of all the sickness we were not able to do all of the things we had planned to do in Cody. We managed to do 2 things before we had to head back to pick up our van in Missoula.
Wyoming just seemed like the kind of place where you have to do a horse ride. Stephanie, Kylie, Clara and Anna were the last ride of the season. They actually did one extra ride for us and the kids had the trail guides all to themselves.
It was a good thing mom didn't know about the cliffs, heights and rocky terrain ahead of time. They probably never would have been allowed to go. But they had a great time and they all returned in one piece. Notice no helmets!? They didn't even have any there! In Washington trail ride businesses have to put helmets on everyone under 18.
The View from the top.
We also made a short trip to the Buffalo Bill Museum which takes at least two days to see. I (mom) was so sick that I spent most of the visit in the cafe drinking water. The museum is made up of 6 parts, Buffalo Bill, Western Art, Greater Yellowstone History, Plains Indians, Firearms (the most comprehensive in the world) and a research library. We only got to see the Buffalo Bill section and the Greater Yellowstone historical section. A few of us took a quick look at the firearms but we are hoping to go back someday and see the rest of the museum.
Clara got the best score in our family and I don't know what is considered "good" but people walking by were saying things like "that girl got better than dad" and "look at that girls score!"
NRA membership for her next birthday maybe?
The horse riding looked like a lot of fun. I went trail riding in Eastern WA in the 70's without a helmet. The helmet law must be something recent (within the last 30+ years:)
ReplyDeleteI would love to have seen how they made the felt hats. Ralph and I want to get some nice felt hats for when we get the farm.
Enjoying reliving your vacation with you.