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This last weekend I was released from my normal daddy daycare duties and decided to go for a ride on my bike, which is a KLR 650 (enduro).




The short version is that I hopped on my bike and rode from central Idaho, through Yellowstone, to Cody Wyoming. I decided that since I had never been to the Buffalo Bill historic center/ Cody Firearms Museum, it was a great time to do so.

I was relieved to arrive in Cody in one piece after a phenomenally close call involving dumbassed tourists who stop in the middle of the road, on a blind curve to get out and look at buffalo. I came to a stop literally close enough to a bull to poke him in the eye.







The museum was awesome. In fact it is by far the coolest museum I have ever been to, by a long shot.





The ride back took me northwest along the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, which is both visually incredible and a super twisty road that bikers go nuts over.

Overall it was 887 miles of mental health break!

Pics to follow:

The handgun of choice for the weekend was one of my old Model 29s (.44 mag ) with warm loads since I was sleeping part of the weekend in a hammock in big bear country.





This particular .44 was one I used to finish off a double lunged buff a few years back with a brain pan shot. I knew the load had enough juice to go completely through a big buffalo's skull.






I came across some deer wading a river north east of the park.

TWISTYS!!

The smoke from various fires did not help the scenery any.

The museum is a mecca for gun guys:

Sounds like a great trip! Thanks for the report and pics.

Thanks for sharing. It looks like just the sort of thing to go out and do and enjoy yourself. Best wishes.

There is a reason that the museum is often referred to as the Smithsonian of the West. It is a tremendous facility with unrivaled collections of firearms and Native American relics.

Teddy Roosevelt's saddle and rifle:

great pics

Great trip and Grand pictures. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Mackay Sagebrush, I enjoyed your pictures and narrative. Is this chuck wagon cook, Ron Reed, still putting on Dutch oven cooking demonstrations just outside the Buffalo Bill Museum?



I've made Dutch oven biscuits just like he does and they come out great.

L.W.

It just so happens he was just out the front doors, on the lawn, on Sunday morning.

Mackay Sagebrush;
Thanks for sharing the trip photos with us, we've been down to Yellowstone and Cody twice since we've moved to BC and enjoyed it immensely.

The museum really needs a full day to absorb or that was our experience anyway. There is "something for everyone" there or so our family felt anyway.

Thanks again sir, all the best to you and your fine family and good luck on your hunts this fall.

Dwayne

Talk about taking the scenic route...

Beautiful country! Thanks for sharing.

Would love to have access to that display of automatic firearms.

Gorgeous country!

Mackay,

Nice Smith.

Your bike journeys have me stoked for getting a bike soon.

Lovin' it.

GFY.



Travis

Nice Ride and Pics.After Labor Day Im going to take off on my scoot headed West.

My favorite Museum, by far!