Bighorn Mountains

Day 2 (June 28, 2006) About eight this morning we left Buffalo and quickly were in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. What a beautiful sight spread before us, almost 10,000 foot high and snow capped. After about an hour we were at 9,900 feet at the Powder River Pass. What a view!! A mountain blue bird became interested in his reflection in one of out windows, thought it was an enemy and tried to fight it off. He kept attacking the window for more than 5 minutes. One of the little towns we passed was called Ten Sleep. The Indians had given the town that name because it was, literally 10 sleeps from their starting point to the end of their journey. We passed through Cody about 1PM heading for our campsite in Wapiti. Parked here we are surrounded by the mountains and it is so quiet you can almost hear a pin drop. This home is sitting on a hill behind us. Curious structure, almost looks like an Oriental temple. We asked about it in the office. They told us that the owner, while building the home, fell and died as a result of the fall. The family has kept things as they are refusing to either complete the home or sell. We spent about 4 hours this afternoon in the fabulous Buffalo Bill Historical Museum. Actually, it is 5 museums in one. The ticket is good for 2 days as it cannot be seen in just one. Today we completed the Plains Indian Museum and the Buffalo Bill Museum. By 6:30 our feet were so tired we decided to call it a day. We ate at a Mexican restaurant in Cody. It has been months since we have had Mexican food. The recommended was a spinach and chicken enchilada done with blue corn tortillas. Excellent!