Friday, August 6, 2010

The drive from Yellowstone RV Park to Cody was a beautiful 20 mile drive. We toured the Buffalo Bill Dam, completed in 1910, only after two of the original contractors went out of business. At the time, it was the highest dam in the USA at 310 feet....taller than the Capital Building in Washington. It is a concrete dam that uses no re-enforcing steel. There is a layer of concrete then a layer of rock and so on. After checking into the campground, we did a walk about in town which is a tourist town , but a nice one. At night, we went to a rodeo...they hold one each night of the week during June, July and August. It was an excellent show. They had a kids portion as well, where kids as young as 6 were taking part...boy those kids can ride. Today ( Friday ) we took trolley tour of the area and tonight we are off to a gun fight, then out of town to a hot air balloon festival.

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