Yuki (and Brody's) RV Adventures: Ride 'Em Cowboy!

Greetings from the Wild West!

We enjoyed our time in Cody, Wyoming and had a nice campsite. Mom and Dad left me in the RV while they visited the world class Buffalo Bill Historical Center, a collection of five museums under one roof. The museum focusing on Buffalo Bill was very interesting, but they really enjoyed the Western Art museum. The Firearms museum had the largest collection of firearms that you could ever imagine, mom got bored after the first few sections and left to enjoy other parts of the Center.

I also wasn't able to go to the Cody Rodeo with them, but I enjoyed looking at the pictures, sure wish I could have been there!

Mom was not to happy to see the "12 and Under" riding, even though this little guy had a helmet,

the rider before him did not, and after he was bucked off he had to be carried away for medical attention.

The bull riding was the last event. Not one cowboy was able to stay on for the requred time, not a great way to make a living.

From there we moved on to Billings, Mt. I was so excited to find out that I was going to be able to go with mom and dad to the Little Bighorn Battlefield. What timing, we were there on the 135th anniversary of the June 25, 1876 battle between the US Army and the tribes of the North Plains Indians. We went to the site of Custer's Last Stand - I had to stay in the car, but I could see just fine. Below is the sculpture we saw at the Indian Memorial.

Then we found out that there was going to be a re-enactment of the battle at a nearby Crow Indian farm, so off we went. I even got to sit in the grandstand and look who was sitting next to me, I was really intimidated. I wasn't sure if it was a dog or a horse, but dad told me that it was a "real dog" - so what does that make me?

The story behind the battle was told from the Indian perspective, which included their version of Custer's Last Stand. According to their history, Custer never made it to the battlefield, but instead they killed him, cut his heat out and paraded it around to the tribes in retribution for the free life and lands that had been taken from them. (Although this part was not re-enacted.)