Coast2Coast Day 23: Pahaska Teepee to Cody, WY; cruising down along the Shoshone River

We stopped at the lodge for Pahaska Teepee, where Buffalo Bill Cody would host hunts, the latest in 1913 when he hosted the Prince of Monaco!  Linda gave us a wonderful ‘tour,’ and shared that Buffalo Bill is almost certainly not buried in Colorado.  (His wife actually scammed $10,000 sending a cadaver to be buried at Lookout Mountain that was not the body of Buffalo Bill!)

The ride down the Shoshone River Valley might have been the prettiest of our journey so far, and was certainly the best smelling as many of the flowers along the way were in bloom and sharing their fragrances.  The Absaroka and Washakie Wildernesses on to the North and South, respectively, of the descending road were absolutely beautiful, and framed the valley so well in the morning light!  I was able to get a quick glimpse of an otter on the South bank of the Shoshone, but he scooted away too quickly for Melissa to get a peek.

Going through the tunnel along side of the Buffalo Bill Dam was a real treat, particularly as our timing was without motorized vehicles in the tunnel with us.

Cathy was able to get an early check-in to the Moose Creek Lodge, so that we were able to get quick showers before heading to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.  We were able to visit three of the five museums within the complex, Buffalo Bill, Guns and Art of the West.  Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) was a promoter extraordinaire, becoming one of the most well known of celebrities WORLDWIDE of his time.  (My grandfather was born while the Buffalo Bill Combination show was touring Europe, though the show did not include a stop in what is now Slovakia.)

After visiting the complex, we stopped at t nearby Dairy Queen for blizzard, which were great especially in context of the seventy-plus degree temperatures, which were the first of really warm days of our journey.  Dinner at the Millstone Pizza and Brewery, plus a few IPAs and Huckleberry Sangrias topped off the evening!  

We are excited that we will be re-connecting with Daniel (from Sweden) later, as he will be joining our RAGBRAI team to cross Iowa.  Stay tuned for when he and we will be riding together again.  We are also enjoying the last few days having Melissa with us, as on Friday she will be picked up by friends meeting us in Buffalo, WY.  She will be able to head back home to be with her husband and ‘puppies,’ plus completing a few things to make their new residences HOME.