Fun day in Cody! We woke up around 8:00 and were on the road by 9:00. First stop Buffalo Bill Museum. I was a little hesitant about this choice, but it turned out to be awesome. I think I might have even enjoyed it more than “history lovin’” Nick. My dad will be proud!! Link to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.The museum has the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the world. I’ve never seen so many guns in my life. Nick’s dad and brothers would have loved this part of the museum. Next we went to the natural history section, which taught us all about the animals and land features of Yellowstone. After that we learned all about “Buffalo Bill” Cody. What an exciting life he led! Finally, we visited my favorite part, the Plains Indians Exhibit. I think I enjoyed this section so much because I teach a Plains Indians social studies unit, and it was so neat to see the real artifacts, artwork, and clothing first hand. I took so many pictures! Nick and I were both so surprised at the size of the historical center. There was so much to see!
After a quick lunch back at the camper and a trip to the grocery store for some additional supplies we decided to check out the town and do some geocaching. Our caches took us outside of the main tourist area, so we got to see some areas that we normally wouldn’t have found. We found both of the caches, but the second one was really tricky.
East Newton Lake Fishing Report
Written by: fishingnick
Cody, Wyoming 7/06/08
We finished out the day by packing a picnic dinner and venturing out to a local lake so that I could do some fishing. AJ enjoyed sitting out by the lake taking in the beautiful scenery and getting some fresh air. When it became too windy, she watched me fish from the truck while reading her US Weekly.This was the first time I had fished a lake for trout with success in a long time. I tried tossing
olive and black bunny leeches (suggested at the local fly shop) with no success. I saw one fish rise and switched to a Goddard Caddis. I caught a few decent rainbows (12-13 inches) and then I had an absolute monster take my fly. I got lucky and must have dropped that fly right on its nose because as soon as it hit the water its head came right out of the water and engulfed my fly. After about a 5 minute battle and a couple of nice runs I landed him. I didn’t get an accurate measure but it was well over the 20” mark on my rod.
10 comments:
Sounds like you guys are having fun! GA is not the same without you guys! Loved the pics!
Ha
figured it out
I am loving the excellent adventure...jealous
and I agree with Kellbell.....the photos tell the tale
I see another Bill Bryson persona developing
Geez, I can't imagine a better day - a history museum and trout fishing! A great combo.
I got up at 5:30 this morning and put in about 10 miles (with the mountains around here that equals about 20 miles anywhere else). It is so beautiful. There were deer all over the place. I can't believe I didn't make another trip out to the lake before Andrea got out of bed.
The picture of the lake from where I was fishing is my favorite so far, but any picture where a trout has its tail hanging out of the net is always close to the top.
I wish I was there!
Skoie
Megan accepted the position. She wants you to contact her so you can go visit while y'all are out there. Here's her number
678-777-3944
It sounds like you are having so much fun, besides AJ sitting in truck while Nick was fishing. I'm glad you guys made it there safe and sound. See ya,
Ray
The picture of the lake is gorgeous it makes me hate Flint that much more, can't wait to see you guys at the end of July
I would have LOVED that museum...used to read stories about the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show with Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull. Sounds like you guys are having a great time. Thanks for sharing this!
We're really enjoying reading about your trip, even your
Dad got on the computer! He messed up my desktop, still ain't figured out how. Hope things are still going great for you. Love Mom
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