Saturday, June 17 to Sunday June 25, 2017 Stampede to Cody
Wind River Canyon Wind River Canyon is a scenic Wyoming canyon carved out by the Wind River. It is located between the cities of Shoshoni and Thermopolis and is a popular stop for visitors to Yellowstone National Park. It is accessible by U.S. Highway 20 and Wyoming Highway 789.
The Irma and Buffalo Bill Museum THE IRMA'S PLACE IN HISTORY Step back into the old West at The Irma Hotel a place that Buffalo Bill Cody called a "gem". You'll experience the romance of an era when Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show try-outs were held on the lots west of the hotel, when buffalo ran amok in downtown Cody, and when European nobility headquartered at The Irma while on hunting treks in the area. "Buffalo Bill", William F. Cody, was arguably the best known American in the world during his lifetime. Having been involved in many events that shaped the American West, he formed an arena show of the western experience called Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883. It toured the United States and Europe for 30 years. Buffalo Bill helped found Cody, Wyoming, in 1895. He also established his TE Ranch in the area. In 1902, he built an establishment which he called "just the sweetest hotel that ever was" and named it for his youngest daughter, Irma. It was built to appeal to visitors from around the world -- as a staging point for sightseers headed for Yellowstone, big game hunters, summers tourists, and businessmen investigating the ranching, mining, and other business opportunities. Buffalo Bill maintained two suites and an office at the hotel for his personal use. When the Burlington Railroad completed a spur line into Cody, Buffalo Bill's plan was to have travelers stay at his hotels in the Rockies on their way to the east gate of Yellowstone National Park. They included The Irma Hotel in Cody, near the railroad; Wapiti Inn (a day's wagon ride west); and Pahaska Teepee near the East gate of the Park.
Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park is a nearly 3,500- sq.-mile wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic hot spot. Mostly in Wyoming, the park spreads into parts of Montana and Idaho too. Yellowstone features dramatic canyons, alpine rivers, lush forests, hot springs and gushing geysers, including its most famous, Old Faithful. It's also home to hundreds of animal species, including bears, wolves, bison, elk and antelope.
Old Faithful & Mammoth Hot Springs Old Faithful is a cone geyser located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name. Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District.
Chief Joseph Highway - Dead Indian Summit Overlook Wyoming Highway 296 also known as the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is in the U.S. state of Wyoming and follows the route taken by Chief Joseph as he led the Nez Perce Indians out of Yellowstone National Park and into Montana in 1877 during their attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry and escape into Canada.
Beartooth Pass The Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road on a section of U.S. Route 212 in Montana between Red Lodge and the Wyoming state line at Beartooth Pass, located 10,947 feet above sea level near Yellowstone National Park. It has been called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt. Because of heavy snowfall at the top, the pass is usually open each year only from mid May through mid October, weather conditions permitting.
Red Lodge MT Red Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,125 at the United States Census, 2010. Elevation: 5,568ʹ Area: 2.799 mi² Weather: 47 F (8 C), Wind SE at 13 mph (21 km/h), 40% Humidity
Bighorn Mountains- Devils Tower The Bighorn Mountains are a mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States, forming a northwesttrending spur from the Rocky Mountains extending approximately 200 miles northward on the Great Plains. Elevation: 13,166ʹ Devils Tower is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Mountains near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. Elevation: 5,112ʹ
Mount Rushmore- Deadwood Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. Completed in 1941 under the direction of Gutzon Borglum and his son Lincoln, the sculpture's roughly 60-ft.-high granite faces depict U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The site also features a museum with interactive exhibits. Deadwood is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is named after the dead trees found in its gulch. The population was 1,270 according to the 2010 census.
Custer State Park and Needles Highway South Dakota Highway 87 is a highway running through the Black Hills of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The road's northern terminus is U.S. Route 16 and U.S. Route 385 about 3 miles south of Hill City. The road's southern terminus is U.S. Route 385 about 6 miles east of Pringle, South Dakota, or 14 miles north of Hot Springs.
The Badlands Badlands National Park is a national park in southwestern South Dakota that protects 242,756 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. The park is managed by the National Park Service.
NATIONAL PARKS PASS If you haven't visited one of the U.S. National Parks in a few years, you may be surprised to learn about some of changes when it comes to getting a National Park Pass. In 2004, the Interagency Pass Program was created to not only make it easier to visit national parks and forests, but to also assist the elderly and disabled. Participating agencies include the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. The pass series is collectively known as the America the Beautiful: National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, and has something to offer everyone. DOES NOT INCLUDE MT RUSHMORE https://store.usgs.gov/pass/passissuancelist.pdf Annual Pass Cost: $80 Available to the general public and lasts for one year, beginning from the date of sale Provides access to, and use of, all national parks and Federal recreation sites that charge an entrance/standard amenity Where can I get an Annual Pass? PLEASE be sure to call a site and verify they are still issuing the passes BEFORE you make a special trip to obtain a pass. Passes may be obtained at hundreds of locations throughout the country, including many Federal recreation sites where they are accepted. See Site Locations that issue the Annual Pass. Annual Passes may also be obtained through USGS (888-275-8747, option 3), or http://store.usgs.gov/pass Passes ordered from USGS ship within 1-3 business days. Transit time varies, and is dependent upon the service