Well, they have just about seen everything in the Cody Visitors Guidebook so there wasn't much left to do today. First, here's a picture of the Shoshone River that passes behind our site. The water has been muddy the whole time we've been here due to the flooding and run off from Yellowstone. We saw pictures of the river before the flood, and it was clear and blue. The water flows past us into a large reservoir then on to the Buffalo Bill Dam.
Next, are a couple of pictures of the dam. It is 295 high and provides power and water to Cody and the Big Horn Basin. At one time it was the tallest dam in the world irrigating 93,000 acres of farmland. The visitors center had a film that explained how the original dam was constructed and the improvements made in 1993 which increased the amount of water stored in the reservoir to 650,000-acre feet. That's a lot of dam water!
Speaking of water, it rained last night, and we have a threat of thunder storms this evening. All because Jim washed the motor home. Will he ever learn?
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