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Cody
307 / POP 9000 / ELEV 5095FT
Arrive in Cody at sundown and you'll find costumed gunslingers midbrawl, flanked by
Jezebels toiling under a career in false eyelashes. It's not a town to take too seriously. The
spirit of showman Buffalo Bill still thrives in the town that he himself promoted with real-
estate speculator George Beck in 1901. Beck and his backers milked Cody's fame to pro-
mote settlement, attract the railroad and lobby for a massive dam on the Shoshone River.
But it's more than farce. Despite the corny cowboy themes, Cody feels like the real West,
where graduation photos adorn shop counters, folks chat in doorways and real cowpokes
sip silty cups of joe.
Cody is second only to Jackson as Wyoming's premier summer tourist town. Access to
the great outdoors is excellent, as are winter sports such as ice climbing and cross-country
skiing. But the town's ultimate blessing is its proximity to Yellowstone National Park, 51
miles to the west and connected by the scenic Wapiti Valley.
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