I'm curious if any fellow BCPers are located around Cody and Powell, WY. Anybody?

I plan to be in the area for a couple of weeks in June and a couple of weeks in July. But, I will be doing some truckin for a friends buddy out of Powell. I should have some time to meet up with anybody. I'd like to poke around Powell and maybe Cody airports, too. Any idea what the flying community is like at Powell and Cody? Hangars? Just curious

Well nobody responded before so I will try now. Anyone from Cody or Powell? Big horn basin? There is a chance my wife may be going to work there so that means I will tag along with my old spam can, my kiddo, and my dog. Anyone??

Well, don’t know about anyone living there, but while there, don’t miss the Buffalo Bill Museum of the West. Amazing place...five museums under one roof.

MTV

I don’t live around there but have stopped at Powell several times on trips to/from Idaho. Pretty quiet place but extremely friendly and nice FBO. I think it would be a pretty nice place to be based with lots of good flying close by.

Joe

Off and on over the years, I've spent a little time in Cody, only once that I can recall in Powell. I've flown in and driven into Cody and stayed there a few days at a time.

I really second Mike's recommendation to stop at the Museum--it's a multi-day experience for many, because it's so complete. It has something for anyone who has any interest at all in Western history.

The town and the area are really quite pleasant as well. I can't play Chamber of Commerce very well, but as visitors, we've had some good experiences in Cody--good food, things to do, places to see. It's the gateway to the east entrance to Yellowstone, although that's not exactly nearby--about 55 miles if I recall, so a couple of hours, because it's not the kind of highway that you speed along to get from A to B--too much to see along the way, one of the most beautiful drives anywhere in the US.

East of Cody is the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Park, dedicated to Wyoming military who died in the wars from WWI through the current Operation Enduring Freedom. Wife 2 and I visited it on a motorcycle trip that took us to Cody, through Yellowstone, and up north as far as Kalispell, MT. The part of it that is devoted to Viet Nam is a small replica of the Wall in Washington DC. When I saw so many names of those I knew in high school in college, I had a really hard time riding back to Cody--very moving.

Wyoming being the "small city with the suburbs spread out a bit", I have a number of friends and acquaintances in Cody. It's a nice place--one of many in Wyoming that I would consider living in, if I were to leave Colorado.

Cary

58Skylane wrote:I'm curious if any fellow BCPers are located around Cody and Powell, WY. Anybody?

I plan to be in the area for a couple of weeks in June and a couple of weeks in July. But, I will be doing some truckin for a friends buddy out of Powell. I should have some time to meet up with anybody. I'd like to poke around Powell and maybe Cody airports, too. Any idea what the flying community is like at Powell and Cody? Hangars? Just curious

Did you and your wife move to Cody, Wyoming? I’m in the process of relocating to Cody. I’m planning to be here (Cody) most of the time September through December and then a week here and there May through August.

roamak wrote:Well nobody responded before so I will try now. Anyone from Cody or Powell? Big horn basin? There is a chance my wife may be going to work there so that means I will tag along with my old spam can, my kiddo, and my dog. Anyone??

Did you and your wife move to Cody, Wyoming? I’m in the process of relocating to Cody. I’m planning to be here (Cody) most of the time September through December and then a week here and there May through August.

How is the wind in that area?

G44 wrote:How is the wind in that area?

Northwest Wyoming and around here in Cody I’d say is almost comparable to Boise Treasure Valley area but maybe more often. LOL

58Skylane wrote:

G44 wrote:How is the wind in that area?

Northwest Wyoming and around here in Cody I’d say is almost comparable to Boise Treasure Valley area but maybe more often. LOL

Not being from BOI, still wondering how the wind is in the Cody area. I do know it gets breezy in parts of WY.

Kurt

G44 wrote:

58Skylane wrote:

G44 wrote:How is the wind in that area?

Northwest Wyoming and around here in Cody I’d say is almost comparable to Boise Treasure Valley area but maybe more often. LOL

Not being from BOI, still wondering how the wind is in the Cody area. I do know it gets breezy in parts of WY.

Kurt

I’d say 5-15 most of the time. Not near as bad as Casper which seems to be more like 15-30 most of the time. LOL

The bighorn basin is fossil hunting central. Multiple epochs within a short drive, some so thick with bones, imprints, or trace that it takes hours to walk a quarter mile just to get a look at all the obvious ones. It is literally impossible to avoid Jurassic epoch fossils underfoot in some areas. Short walks from the roads into obvious geological areas will net large contiguous fossils about half the time, with entire remains being scattered and disappearing to erosion and replaced by new examples within a couple of years.

If you wanted to take in about a half billion years or more of the development of life on Earth, that's the place to do it. Longer if you look for stromatolites and plants. And much longer if you have a cheap microscope handy.

Just a Bump........

I think I’m getting closer to looking for a plane but I want to at least get on a waiting list for a hangar at Cody, Wyoming or I can consider Powell until a hangar comes available at Cody. Or, I may be interested in building a small hangar.

I’ve already contacted Choice Aviation and seem like there’s limited information available at this point. So I’m wondering if there’s any one here that may have some useful information.

Thanks

Sorry I did not see this a few months ago... no we never did move from AK. She wound up with a job offer we couldn't pass up so we stayed. Im still very interested in the area and the state in general, as her parents are from Powell and thats where she grew up. Please keep us updated what you find on hangers and flying weather and the aviation in the area, as one of these days we will move south and thats most likely where we will go.

roamak wrote:Sorry I did not see this a few months ago... no we never did move from AK. She wound up with a job offer we couldn't pass up so we stayed. Im still very interested in the area and the state in general, as her parents are from Powell and thats where she grew up. Please keep us updated what you find on hangers and flying weather and the aviation in the area, as one of these days we will move south and thats most likely where we will go.

Will do. I haven’t been social here in a while mainly because I’m planeless and only rent from Choice Aviation once in a while.

There is an airstrip (Baker Field on the chart) on 73 acres with a hangar for sale on the north side of Powell asking $175k. The only thing I see wrong with it (for me) is that it has sewer ponds adjacent to the property.

I think It’s a good time to buy property in Cody right now. Lots of inventory at reasonable prices, I believe.

mtv wrote:Well, don’t know about anyone living there, but while there, don’t miss the Buffalo Bill Museum of the West. Amazing place...five museums under one roof.

MTV

It’s a great museum and great town. The flight school stays pretty busy at Cody. Mostly students from the local collage. Choice Aviation is great to work with.

Just an FYI (Public Announcement)........

Lots of new hangars being built at the Cody, Wyoming airport (KCOD, Yellowstone Regional Airport)