Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Buffalo Bill Dam, WY













This was on the way into Cody. We stopped and checked it out. Not as large as the Hoover but still on the same idea. It isn't as wide but it is 325 feet tall. It has created a huge lake for irrigation purposes and recreational use. We saw only a couple of boats on the lake when we drove by it. The area is tans and browns interspersed with vivid green (irrigated) fields. The mountains are very different from all of the others we have seen. Typical "cowboy" mountains, the ones seen on western movies. There are three tunnels right in a row. The first is quite a bit longer than the next two.


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