Day 11, June 29, 2017 Cold and Wet in Buffalo



Took an early morning hike to Tie Hack Reservoir with Russ and Ceilidh – did I mention that our dog loves it when both Mom and Dad go with her!  She chased quite a few chipmunks and even one deer, got drinks out of the creek and just generally enjoyed herself.  The hike was beautiful as you can see in the photos I took. 

The plan was to visit more of the great outdoors but alas, mother nature would not cooperate.  It rained pretty much all day.  We went to town and had lunch at the Occidental Saloon (associated with the Hotel and The Virginian Restaurant).  Established in 1880, this place has seen many a cowboy and western historical figure including Theodore Rooselvelt , before he was president.  After enjoying a relaxing lunch including having Russ drench me with an entire glass of coke, we explored the hotel a bit.  Since it was raining and we could see that only an indoor activity would do, we settled on checking out the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum in Buffalo.  For the price of $7 we were treated to a couple of hours of local history dating all the way back to dinosaur times. 

Apparently Mr. Gatchell owned a pharmacy in town and as a second interest, he collected artifacts.  When he died, he willed all  the artifacts to the town with the provision that they be housed in a museum.  They did it and it was well worth the money and time spent.

Rain forced us to return to our water tight travel trailer early to await cocktail time . . . .  Onto Cody tomorrow morning – back to civilization.  Pooh 

PS,  Since I wrote this, we discovered a slow leak in one of the tires on our truck this evening so we had to venture down to Buffalo to get air and figure out how to get the tire fixed.  I hope that Russ will be able to fill you in on the incredible story of the "tire change."  AAA reacts a lot differently out here in the Wyoming area.  Suffice it to say, it was a fun and a "slice of life."


 The picture below will serve as a fun photo.  Kind of a "Where is Waldo" piece.  There is a dog and a person on this rock, can you find them?








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