A scenic drive though the interestingly named Crazy Woman Canyon:
A timelapse video of the drive through the canyon:
After that, we had a picnic dinner at Tie Hack Reservoir:
Then walked to the dam:
Some interesting rocks on the return leg:
Author: David
Buffalo KOA Journey
We stayed at Buffalo KOA Journey in Buffalo, Wyoming. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Our second visit to this very nice KOA, again staying in the new Clear Creek Loop section.
Dates:
- Check in: 2023-08-13
- Check out: 2023-08-16
- 3 nights
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temps ranging between 72-90°F, lows around 49-59°F
- Some wind on arrival day, up to 20 MPH gusts, otherwise negligible
Noise:
- Some faint road noise
- No train noise
- Negligible neighbor noise
Site:
- #82, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
- A little unlevel, not too bad
- Gravel driveway about 60 feet long by about 12 feet wide
- Grass and rocks between sites about 15 feet wide
- Young trees
- Concrete patio with table and chairs
- Fire pit
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, very inconveniently located
- 60 PSI water, very inconveniently located
- Good sewer connection, somewhat conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe plus 1 3-foot pipe needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 30 Mbps down, 7 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
- Campground Wi-Fi: 6 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 15 ms ping
- Verizon: 22 Mbps down, 22 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
- AT&T: 105 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 90 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Swimming pool
- Package delivery to office
- Path by creek
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Newer section is lovely
This was our second stay here, and we enjoyed it just as much as the first time. Once again, our site was in the newer creekside portion, and it’s still very nice. There is minor road noise, but pretty faint. The sites are level, and hookups are all good. We’ll definitely stay here again on our next trip through the area and try one of the back-in sites along the creek itself. We camped at Buffalo KOA Journey in a Motorhome.
Tip for Other Campers: Crazy Woman Canyon is a fantastic drive. Tie Hack picnic area was a great spot to enjoy a bite to eat afterward.
The campground map:
Interactive map:
Our site:
Utilities:
Decoration:
Bridge:
Dog run:
Creek:
Video of the creek:
Group fire pit:
A path from the creek area, and other sites:
Four different Tiffin motorhome models; our Allegro Bus, a Phaeton, an Allegro Open Road, and an Allegro Red:
A nice KOA; our second stay here, and we’ll definitely stay here again in the future. If we were to stay here more than a few nights, one of the back-in sites in the Clear Creek loop would be delightful.
Video: Cody to Buffalo, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 179 miles from Cody, Wyoming to Buffalo, Wyoming.
Travel from Cody to Buffalo, Wyoming
We drove our coach 179 miles, about 3 hours of scenic driving, from Cody, Wyoming to Buffalo, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:
An interactive map, with potential stops:
But before we could leave, I had to ask the driver of this truck to move, as they where blocking the exit (sure, just park across the road and no-parking markings; your convenience is more important than anyone else):
Underway, with a flat and curvy highway:
Pump jack:
We stopped for lunch in the Washakie County Visitor’s Council parking lot, since it has some RV spots just barely big enough for us (and was pretty much empty, being closed). They have a mammoth sculpture out front:
Fun hills:
The cute town of Ten Sleep:
Heading through the Bighorn mountains:
Paladin chilling on the floor between us:
Snow fences:
Roadworks:
Rain:
One of several 8% downgrades:
Mandatory brake check turnout for trucks, RVs, and vehicles with trailers; Jenn hardly touched the brakes, though; she’s great at using gears and engine braking on downhills:
More curves and slopes:
The runaway truck ramp was closed for repairs or updates:
Our destination:
Our coach just before pulling into our site:
Replacing wiper blades
An easy and necessary maintenance item for our coach is to replace the windshield wiper blades on occasion.
Our 2017 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40SP motorhome takes a pair of 40-inch frame- or saddle-style blades. I previously ordered some from etrailer.com, but most recently got some from Amazon.
New and old blades:
They are each attached to their arm via a bolt; I have the bolt inserted from the top, so even if the nut comes off, the bolt won’t fall out:
Mounting nut:
The new blades installed (with one obscured by a Magne-Shade cover):
Easy!
Bighorn scenic drive
We did a scenic drive loop from Cody, Wyoming to the Bighorn mountains, with a detour into Montana:
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area:
45th parallel:
Shell Falls:
Butterfly:
A nice drive.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
We visited the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming — five museums in one, on western topics.
Map in the foyer:
Natural history museum:
Library:
Gallery of gunfighters:
Buffalo Bill museum:
AR:
Plains Indian museum:
Buffalo Bill’s house:
Bald eagle:
Art museum:
Gift store:
Some interesting exhibits.
Buffalo Bill Dam
We visited the Buffalo Bill Dam, west of Cody, Wyoming.
Three tunnels to get there:
The Buffalo Bill reservoir:
Exhibits in the parking lot:
Drift wood:
Visitor center:
Exhibits:
Scenic drive routes:
The dam:
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
We took a drive along the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway in northwest Wyoming.
Here’s an interactive map of our route:
Info sign:
Interesting rocks:
A screenshot of my map, showing lots of switchbacks:
Switchback gravel road:
A picnic spot by a river, which was rather flooded:
Flume trail:
Cooke City:
Video: Cody KOA Holiday flooding timelapse
A timelapse of some impressive rain, hail, lightning, and flooding during our stay at Cody KOA Holiday.