2007/06/12
Rodeo Nite
The main attraction in Cody is the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. This makes sence as not only is the town name for William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) but it was founded by him. The Buffalo Bill Historical Center consists of five museums ---Buffalo Bill Museum, Plains Indian Museum, Draper Museum of Natural History, Whitney Gallery of Western Art and Cody Firearms Museum. Your entrance fee is good for two days so we took advantage of that --- figured two or three museums is enough for one day!
Day One we visited The Buffalo Bill Museum which of course is all about Buffalo Bill, the Draper Museum of Natural History which is all about the Yellowstone area and the Whitney Gallery of Western Art which of course is art work about the west.
The day ended with a trip to the Cody Nite Rodeo. The rodeo is on every evening all summer except when the stampede is on. The rodeo was a lot of fun .... maybe we'll have to plan a trip to the Calgary Stampede.
A bronze of Buffalo Bill is at the front entrance.
A big part of the Buffalo Bill Museum revolved around "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show". There was even a video of one of the performances.
One of Buffalo Bill's coats along with a rifle and a couple of pistols.
Ed wasn't interested in trading our 5th wheel for one of the original trailers. This is a sheep ranch wagon complete with bed and kitchen.
Iris's in one of the gardens.
Ride em cowboy! --- bareback riding.
It doesn't look any easier with a sadlle --- Sadlle bronc riding
I think the steer won --- this cowboy just wasn't big enough to bring him down. Steer Wrestling.
That horse has really good brakes --- Girl's barrel racing.
Even the little ones got in on the show --- Novice Barrel Racing. Unfortunately this little one lost control and fell off her horse but dad was there to rescue her.
Yup, that's a cowboy under a bull --- the clowns got in the fast and moved the bull off.
Oops.... he did hang on --- Bull Riding.
This is more like it --- but I don't know why anyone would want to do it.
Some people's driveways must be a bit rough around this part of the country, interesting solution.
Day One we visited The Buffalo Bill Museum which of course is all about Buffalo Bill, the Draper Museum of Natural History which is all about the Yellowstone area and the Whitney Gallery of Western Art which of course is art work about the west.
The day ended with a trip to the Cody Nite Rodeo. The rodeo is on every evening all summer except when the stampede is on. The rodeo was a lot of fun .... maybe we'll have to plan a trip to the Calgary Stampede.
A bronze of Buffalo Bill is at the front entrance.
A big part of the Buffalo Bill Museum revolved around "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show". There was even a video of one of the performances.
Ed wasn't interested in trading our 5th wheel for one of the original trailers. This is a sheep ranch wagon complete with bed and kitchen.
Iris's in one of the gardens.
Ride em cowboy! --- bareback riding.
It doesn't look any easier with a sadlle --- Sadlle bronc riding
I think the steer won --- this cowboy just wasn't big enough to bring him down. Steer Wrestling.
That horse has really good brakes --- Girl's barrel racing.
Even the little ones got in on the show --- Novice Barrel Racing. Unfortunately this little one lost control and fell off her horse but dad was there to rescue her.
Yup, that's a cowboy under a bull --- the clowns got in the fast and moved the bull off.
Oops.... he did hang on --- Bull Riding.
This is more like it --- but I don't know why anyone would want to do it.
Some people's driveways must be a bit rough around this part of the country, interesting solution.
