Cody, Wyoming: The Wild West Town

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When I was stranded in the Northwest for 9 months in 2020 due to no work, little money & a broke down van, I slowly, drifted from town to town & state to state... I stopped in Cody, Wy and van camped at Walmart for a couple weeks, then at the KOA for 1 week, and everyone at the Cody KOA was so wonderful to me, so for 3 days, I spent 3 hours a day cleaning litter all around the property to help make the place look clean.... I really liked Cody and walked all over town, went on daily hikes along the trails near the cliffs leading down to the Yellowstone River.... I also visited 2 churches (Cody Bible Church & Cowboy Church), and everyone there was wonderful & helped me to get back home in Florida.... THANK YOU CODY, I LOVE YOU FOR SAVING ME!!!

If you want minimal crowds when visting Yellowstone , go in late spring when the meadows are blooming with wildflowers , the Bison are still near the hot Springs, pronghorns havent been spooked away yet , and the families with kids are still home finishing the school year. Later in the fall when the kids are back in school the crowds will be minimal again and you can see the elk coming down from the hills , the bulls duking it out, and the Bison migrating away from Lamar valley towards the hot Springs. Dress warm .

This brings back beautiful holiday memories, a beautiful country with great people. In 2018 I was in the Midwest from Montana to New Mexico, I was also in Cody, which I have very fond memories of. Greetings from Germany

I am a gold miner in Montana. At the end of the mining season In October, I head home to Texas for the winter. My first stop, is one of my favorite cities in America, Cody, Wyoming. I could write a book here about all the great things to see there. But, I will simply say, go to Cody and discover for yourself all it has to offer. You won't be disappointed.

Wyoming is beautiful, I lived in Big Piney for a little bit yrs ago it had a sign outside of town that said Ice Box of the Nation, it did get cold.

Thats something people never talk about... The wind in WYO NEVER stops... Its even worse in the winter. Beautiful shots here in this video.

The wind stopped blowing in Wyoming once and every one fell over

Fun fact: Sacajawea is buried here in Wyoming, on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Buried in a town called Fort Washakie. I hope to visit her gravesite some day to show my respects. God bless that woman! She’s everything I wish I could be.

I grew up in the area, residing in Billings, MT ... often visiting Cody, Sheridan, Yellostone and also living in Laramie, Rawlins, Cheyenne, and Rock Springs at different times through my life ... I know the history of many of the events. I remember the times and memories of the Cheyenne Frontier Days, from the 1950's to the present. How it used to smell of cigar and gun smoke and horse manure. The days of "Hell on Wheels" (my great grandma would cover my ears) .... The wild west actors, and even up to the times when the cast of Bonanza would ride in the parade and appear at the rodeo ... Great days in America .... I also remember the very old men, who were young boys in the 1880's and later, would tell us the stories of where we lived ... what they had seen and what had happened ... ..... But the ONE PERSON who I and many others never had much respect for, and always saw as a charlatan and actor ... was "Buffalo Bill" .... We could never quite understand, how someone who could brag about shooting more than 5,000 buffalo in his life, and just leave most of them to rot, would be so popular with tourists, that they would pay to watch him act out the same games we played as children ... "cowboys and indians" .... One of the stories was about how the buffalo "hunters" would be paid by the railroad, to just shoot as many buffalo as they could shoot, from the trains .... because of how they blocked the tracks.... This is where "Buffalo Bill" apparently gained his reputation, along with his .... "swaggertin self promotin and bloviatin bravado" ... as my great grampa, Cecil used to say ... I heard many tales from grampa, who's parents had brought him west, as a baby, on a wagon train. Settling first in Kansas, then moving on to Wyoming Territory...... Cecil ended up working for the Union Pacific railroad, at 13 years old, from 1895 through WW2, out of the Cheyenne and North Platte rail yards. Over 50 years ... and he witnessed many of these events .... He used to say "David, do you know why they called him Buffalo Bill? And I would say .. why grampa? He would say ... "because he had everyone buffaloed" ... 🤠

Ive lived here for 13 years. I like to welcome all tourists to check out our little town.

Cody is my favorite place in the lower 48. My late husband & I were fortunate enough to make the rodeo. A must see !! Ghost town was just amazing. The history in this town is something that must be seen. The Irma hotel is gorgeous & we sat at the bar & ate. I'd love to move there permanently & leave this fast paced world behind me. I often think I was born in the wrong century. 😢❤

What a WONDERFUL video. - in 1972, just graduated from college, got on my Honda 450 to head for Ark. to visit my brother. Rode thru Yellowstone, out the back way to Cody, Wy. Spent the night in a KOA, slept beside my Honda, and in the morning I was in Cody. My ticket stub for the Historical Center says $1. Watching your video makes me want to get back one more time, I am 78 and I better hurry.

I lived at Lakeview Ditch Camp from the Spring of 1982- Summer of 1983. Then moved into Cody. Lived there until Fall of 1984. Have sweet memories

I took my daughter there on our way to Idaho. We went to the motel. There was a lady there that was dressed in period clothes and hairdoo. But her face, I will never forget. She absolutely looked like the pictures of people back then!! It was almost haunting to look at her. She was so nice, and told us stories, and I'll never forget it😊

East Coaster here...... unfortunately. I want to move out there... but Family keeps me here. Been to Cody, and to Yellowstone several times. Love it out there. It's AWESOME - and Cody is one of my favorite towns in America. I've been all over America - multiple times. And Cody is phenomenal. I love it. On my list to have a place one day......

Spent 2wks in Cody 40 years ago. Had a great trip, went to Yellowstone, went rafting on the S. River, saw all sights, and fished in creek at our campsite. Trip I and my kids will never forget.

I've lived in Cody for 35 + years. Thank you for the fantastic representation and please come back. Great video 👍

I worked at the Irma in the Silver Saddle Lounge when I was 15, 1980.

I love this place. The people display great hospitality and the history is fascinating.