A gunfight and a rodeo

We left West Yellowstone, drove through the park, and arrived in Cody, Wyoming.  This was a fun stop!  We took a break from visiting any parks or anything scenic, but we had a great time experiencing cowboy and traditional western life.

First, we went to a gunfight show that is performed every evening in Cody.  It was fun.  Not the best acting ever, maybe, but the kids just enjoyed watching and hearing all the gun shots.

After this, continuing on our theme, we crossed the street and went to a free old gun museum.  The boys and Char enjoyed looking at guns, and we girls enjoyed playing with the museum's dog.

The next night was very fun.  Our main reason for stopping in Cody was to attend a good rodeo.  Cody's rodeo was so entertaining, and now Y is looking forward to becoming a cowboy when he grows up.  He was very impressed that there was a cowboy in the rodeo, as well as a cowboy in the gunfight that shared his first name.

The boys participated in the rodeo by running out to try to grab a flag off of a running calf's tail.  They loved that!

After exploring the town, we went to the area that had been the Japanese confinement camp in World War II.  The kids were completely unimpressed, but fortunately there were cute baby birds bouncing around the trail that they got to attempt to photograph.

the hospital at the confinement center.  the barracks are no longer there.

the baby bird is barely visible here, but the kids really wanted it in the blog

Char and I enjoyed seeing the confinement camp.  For some reason, I've really been enjoying seeing historical places and really understanding how they impacted people.  This place was rather depressing to think about having relocated all those people, but it was interesting to see.

With that, our time in Cody ended, as we travel quickly to get back across the U.S.  August is coming soon, and we will see you shortly!