I've lived here for 20 years. Originally from Texas. Winters here can be rough, but now I'm used to it. If you visit here, go west on hwy 16 and when you get outside of town, on your left you will pass by the Veterans Home of Wyoming. It used to be an old army fort from the 1800's. Visitors are welcome.
Joe, gotta say that as someone who THOUGHT he knew his 'stuff' insofar as cities and towns throughout much of the US, your niche seems to be finding infrequently talked about (or even known) quaint towns that have that 'Americana' feel to them. And the history, architecture surrounding those towns makes your tour(s) relaxing and enjoyable. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for the very nice tour of Buffalo, where I attended fifth grade during the winter of 1949. We had horses to attend to every morning before I went to school when there was school. You didn't mention it, but Buffalo is at the eastern foot of the Bighorn Mountains, a not-well-known mountain range with a summit altitude (Cloud Peak) of more than 13,000 feet above sea level.
A great video as always ! A beautiful old town. The hotel and saloon is amazing, so much history and character ! I love the mural with the horses ! Thanks so much, Joe and Nic.😊💖
I live in Buffalo, it is an amazing town. Housing and food are expensive. Definitely recommend it for any travelers. The bighorn mountains (10 min west of town are very user friendly and beautiful. Great video.
Thank you Joe and Nicole. It makes me so happy when I see a new video ! Buffalo 🦬 is a beautiful town, love the houses 🏡 and statues. Love from B. C. Canada 🍁
What a lovely town! Amazing statues and art! Gorgeous housing with nice lots! Love the hotel and the restaurant is beautiful! I'm a sucker for tin roofs! Civilised!
As an expat who has lived in every western state except Utah, these videos do alot for my homesickness for the western landscapes. I've been to almost all of your spots. There's nothing like driving thru the countryside under that Big Sky.
I use to live in Buffalo, I went to High School with that girl working at the Occidental Hotel, Now I live in Alaska working for the U.S. Army, I miss home everyday
It is how non- Americans see the US to this day but this dear little town is a true exception to the reality of towns with endless empty downtowns and high unemployment and falling down, burned out homes! I like Joe's vids because he gives you a good dose of reality! The only other one I regularly watch is CharlieBos. Reality rules!
OZ// Thanks U2 ! Nice to see Buffalo- and that its historic aspect in preserved. Dont forget to take some time-out Joey, I know that you do a lot of extra work other than what we see, and travelling can take its toll. Take care. CY Sth Australia.
I spent the night at the OXY in 2010 or so. I stayed in the Herbert Hoover room. On Thursday evening they have local talent playing good REAL Country music. According to my nephew, that still lives there, they still do that. Great place to visit. Yup housing prices are high. You’re paying for the beauty.
We visited Buffalo this time last year. Love the people! Thursday night jam at the Occidental was great. Bison burger pretty good, too. Plan to go back!
Cool video. I was glad when you stopped and looked at the blue barn kinda looking house. I know the people that live there and they are the sweetest ❤️
I was in Buffalo, Wy. Twice in my life. First time in 1962 with the Boys Scouts. There was a public swimming pond with a diving platform. The next time was in 1974. My car needed a rest, so I went for a walk with this feeling that I had been there before and sure enough I found that same swimming pond with the diving platform. I’m google earthing it now and can’t find it. Oh well. Things change in 50 years.
Yes it is still there. It is no longer rock bottomed. They upgraded it to cement. But it is still filled from Clear Creek that flows through Buffalo. My daughter is the coach Gillette WY (70miles east). When they have swim meets there in the summer the water is still sooo cold that many of her swimmers decline to participate. Can ya blame them??😂
Joe, the car in the river (creek) was probably placed there purposely to protect that corner from erosion to keep the adjacent road stable. I have seen that done in the hills of Utah in my boyhood in the '60s which would be correct as that car was from the late 40's to early 50's. Another very good video. That hotel / bar was very interesting. The plaster work on the ceiling would be very difficult to duplicate today because it is a lost art. The houses in town were also interesting and quite eclectic. Living there however would be challenging as the big city is quite a drive in any direction. I live remote here at Canyon Lake, however the 7th largest city in America (SA) is a 1/2 hour drive away. For Buffalo, Wyoming that is not the case. The winters are also quite severe. After the 1st winter many people leave Wyoming because it is just too difficult. I'd rather deal with the Texas heat. You don't have to shovel heat but you do have to shovel snow. I don't see many people wanting to live there. A nice place to visit but not a place to winter at.
Love this! I live in Gillette-68 miles east of Buffalo and visit the area and mountains frequently. For your question about the salmon. About the only type of fish in the creeks there are going to be trout-brook trout, rainbow trout, maybe a cutthroat now and then but no salmon. Buffalo’s city pool is iconic and is filled by Clear creek. Used to be river rock bottom back in the day but has been remodeled to cement now. It’s in a beautiful city park just west of downtown. Buffalo is the town the Netflix series “Longmire” is based on and by author, Craig Johnson’s many novels. I could go on and on about Buffalo and the surrounding area!! ❤
The junk cars in the river were probably a quick and dirty way to control erosion. When my family moved to Nebraska in '71, I rode my bicycle down to the river and stripped parts out of erosion control cars on the river bank. They have since been cleaned up. Turns out the oil from the cars kills fish. Imagine that.
I accidentally discovered your vlogs yesterday and I really enjoyed them a lot. I spent a lot of hours watching the ghost towns and lonely roads. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the video. I am a brit, and one day, i would love to explore America, but with having a family and bills to pay, i would not get around to visiting America. These videos help me see the world. Thank you.
Thanks for another great video of a beautiful part of the country that I love very much. Long time since I’ve been through any part of it back in my trucking days after retirement from the marine corps. And again I’ll say I love it there but those folks are just way tougher than me anymore when it comes to winter. LoL 😂 beautiful town seemed quite and peaceful. I’m sure it has some busier times. Great scenery. Like those little houses that little green one would be plenty for me and my best little buddy. Would love to have a meal or a drink in that hotel bar. My kinda place. Love the old decor just beautiful. And I imagine that was a tin celling there. I’m not one to live in town but if I did I’d look for a neighborhood like you showed. I like the fact that they don’t look the same. I just don’t like those suburbs where all the houses look exactly alike only difference is the number on em. This has really been quite a trip. Hopefully I’ll get to do similar before long. It’s in the plan anyway. Thanks again great job guys. Safe travels my friend. Keep filming and I’ll keep watching
Well howdy pardner, thanks for taking me back to Buffalo! (I was there back in August) It's a great place to visit; nice folks, historic downtown and museum, cool murals, the once-largest public swimming pool in the west...what more can you ask? The town is proud of being the setting of the TV show "Longmire" -- they have a celebration every summer in the sheriff's honor. (This despite the majority of the series being filmed in and around Las Vegas NM 🙂) I'm sure you decided to dine at the Occidental because of of it's history, but if you ever make it back to Buffalo I'd recommend The Bozeman Trail Steakhouse. Happy trails!
One thing I am missing where is the cat Joe no cats, I always love when you guys post your meals , I love grilled salmon and make it often , for steak we buy New York strips , and me and the wife split one . Chelan , Washington has a bar so similar and bar food just seems to always be right.
The Occidental is haunted. I was there over 25 yrs ago when the lady who renovated it opened after decades of being shuttered. Fascinati g history. It was featured on one of those ghost hunting shows if you peruse the internet.
The westerns town are great. It seems nice and quiet out there. I figured the restaurant would be old fashioned. I never seen a restaurant with deer heads on the walls for decoration, it gives out the western vibes. This must be a hunting community.
Buffalo was featured on HGTV Home Town Kick Start either last year or the year before where they helped revitalize the town and helped get a few businesses back up and running.
@@wyomingadventures Nothing ever is the same and everyone always makes that out to be a bad thing when it is not always bad in most cases. Place are going to grow because of population, progress, etc. I was just in Buffalo last month for a couple nights and thought it was a cute town with VERY nice people. I even talked with my wife and kids about possibly putting it on our short places to move. You're talking about 41 years and I bet there were people in Buffalo saying the exact same words. My home town in Alaska is not the same, it has doubled in population in the last 15-years but its still an amazing and beautiful town. I look forward to going back to visit in a few years to see how much more it has grown and heck, I've even thought about moving us back to our small home town because people were much more of a community than what we have found in the lower-48 so far.
@27Zangle I'm glad you liked Buffalo. What I meant to say is, for years we knew everyone here in town. That's changed. But that's ok. I love Buffalo. It's a great town. You definitely will be used to winter coming from Alaska. So many people move here and hate our winter's. I can understand that. As you probably know living in Alaska summer is short. Good luck with everything. 😊
Yup. And there are still no opportunites there. Wyoming is like a place from the past, and staying that way. For every child born in Wyoming one has to move out.
House prices have doubled in the last 3 years in Buffalo. Rentals are about impossible to find. Our city government tries to act like Buffalo is a small Jackson Hole. Property taxes have also gone up. I live in the newer part of town, and house prices around me are ridiculous. Makes it hard for the locals. I live here because of the mountains.
Did you see any (live) buffalo? ...Looked cold and windy with threatening sky! ...I like the tiny homes - that would do me just fine! ...Just thinking - it would be fun to watch the 2 of you collaborate on a mural!
I have lived in Buffalo Wyoming for 41 years. Michael Thomas made those sculptures. Buffalo is kinda retirement town. Yep, housing is kinda crazy here. Crime is low in Wyoming because we like the 2nd amendment here. The Occidental had a Brothel upstairs. You should have checked out the main restaurant. For anyone who wants to move to Wyoming, my only advice is you better love winter. It can snow here starting in September through April. Summers are short. The Big Horn mountains are beautiful. If you love the outdoors, you will fit it. Otherwise, there's not much to do here. We fish, hunt, camp, ski, and snowmobile.
I like how they perched that courthouse on that little hill. Nice little town, driven by it many times but never stopped. Thanks for taking care of that for us!
When I saw the sign for for Johnson County the first thing I thought of was the Johnson County War of 1889-1893, also called the Wyoming Range War. A mini-series was made about this about twenty years ago or so, and of course the 1980 movie "Heaven's Gate" also was somewhat based on the story.
I've been enjoying your videos very much. We started in about the same place (Dallas.. my home was in the WhiteRock area/my family's native area), but I moved here to Thailand. I will likely never visit the states again, and your trips have become a passive entertainment to see how all the states look. Anyway... thanks allot and continued good safe travels to you both.
Rock hounding in the mountains west of town is fantastic, but the huge Lake Trout in the reservoir east of town just stay under a dock and ignore anything you offer them.
Grew up in that area. You can follow clear creek trail quite aways, believe you can actually hike it up too mosier gulch. If you Take a right off main onto Fort it turns into 16 and goes right up over the mountain. The occidental busy bee cafe, my great aunt worked in the original, it was "big deal" when the original was torn down...there used to be an area near city hall where kids would have "fights".
I was living in Pierre, South Dakota in my mid 20s and I remember walking though the city and beginning to notice the - often common and humble - older houses and their interesting and creative form and details, more beautiful, more interesting and more creative than the modern architect-designed buildings I was trained to appreciate in architecture school; and I began to equally appreciate the pre-modern civic and commercial buildings in the city (I particularly remember the quiet classical serenity of the WW1 memorial building there). I share and appreciate your eye for older houses and buildings - they truly are a superior kind of architecture.
Those old cars are for erosion along river. They did that here in cherokee and bryson city NC in the smokies. Lots of old cars were placed there long ago. I know it sounds strange, but that’s what they did long ago.
Man for videos like this in places people don't usually visit like Wyoming,you ahould be driving around and showing all the geography in such a cool place. I am thinking about moving to Wyoming! Thanks for the video!
After working a few months of 80 hour weeks in Gillette, WY. I would rent a cabin at the Z Bar motel in Buffalo, WY. to unwind for a few days, before hitting it again.
Hey Joe, love traveling with you! Wondered if you’ve ever considered adding weather information? Certainly an important consideration in visiting or moving somewhere. Thanks for your excellent tours!
Thank you Joe. I have to say Buffalo, Wyoming has some of the most striking murals of all the places you have visited and as for the plaque under the bell 'blah, blah blah SIMPLER Times' not so sure abour that. Being a pioneer would be taxing and those of us with a 21st century mind set and lifestyle probably would not do well.😀...looking forward to your next post.
Hi Joe Thanks a lot for showing this tiny beautiful old wild west town of Buffalo, WY. I liked the town very much so there will be 2/3 more revisions of the video. Occidental Hotel n Saloon is phenomenal brimming with wild west history. The murals on walls in Town are attending catching. Montana, Wyoming, North n South Dakota are historically rich with old wild west culture abound and truly speaking one patch of land culturally same. However I just wonder you crossed imaginary geographical boundary between Montana and entered WY. I don't know whether the name 'WYOMING' itself has any magnetic attraction in it. Whatever I read, viewed and imagined about Wyoming I wrote 'Song of Wyoming' describing it's land, people and culture without paying a visit to the state. The song is copyrighted. Since you are entering North Dakota the excitement heightens. Waiting. Good Luck!
The old cars were placed on the creek bank for erosion abatement. They were not wrecks. And the cowboy statues was a rustler branding a calf and the sheriff pulling his rifle to stop him. The face used for the sheriff was long time resident, Tuff Gunderman and the face of the rustler was one of the Berg (Pat or Paul) twins. Both passed away in the past 25 years or so.
Joe you should check out the "driftless" area of Wisconsin! Honestly I don't think you'd regret it! Lots of large rolling hills, bluffs, hollows and some of the most scenic sights in Wisconsin. I grew up in Wisconsin, and as a kid my family didn't have much money so we never were able to travel much. So I just thought Wisconsin was just flat and boring since I grew up in the southeastern part of the state. Anyways there are so many little small hamlets and towns in the driftless area you'd probably find interesting along with the scenic county side. If you do go, try and check out some of the side roads off of hwy 33 west of Reedsburg especially towards Ontario. I don't think it'll disappoint!
Did you hit any "Bison Jams"? We did just last August in Yellowstone. We also stayed a few nights in Cody....a neat little town with great restaurants and a lot of history...PLUS we saw a rodeo one evening.
Those cars over the bank were probably put there for erosion control from the creek. It used to be very common to use cars for river/creek bank erosion control.
My grandmother left Wyoming after her first winter there as a bride, She went to TN and wrote my grandfather if he wanted to be married he had to sell the sheep and the ranch and move east. He did. She said the snow drifted over the roof top and she was stuck for months, This from a woman who had lived through some Michigan winters prior to Wyoming. Got the impression she thought Wypming was a notch above hell.
I worked in an around Buffalo for four years on the pipeline. Really good fishing in the mountains at Tie Hack and good motor cycle riding. Sheridan is also a cool place
Longmire Days is a blast to go to, held in July for ALL of the fans of Craig Johnson's wonderful books & the "Longmire" Series still on Netflix! Many of the actors still continue to return year after year since 2012 so meet & greet fans from all over the world! Many in the west, including me pronounce it CRICK!🤠
Another great video! I was in Eastern Wyoming in 2018, and I visited Devils Tower and did some hiking there. I was in Gillette, Wyoming, which is another nice town. And I don’t know if you’ll ever been to a town named Bill, but it was interesting. I drove through there at night. All our interstates are quite something, but I-90 is our longest at over 3,000 miles.
The reason crime is so low is because more (very many) people carry a gun. There is a direct correlation (in every city across America) between gun carriers and the crime rate. Citizens who carry are less likely to be victims of crime. Where guns are forbidden, crime runs rampant.
In most of your vids, I hardly see any people walking in the towns. I live in a small shoreline town, and on any day the town has its residents walking around, enjoying a coffee on the town green, waking their pets, shopping, ...
What a charming town. Loved the murals. Your travels always calm me. Thanks!!! 🙂Oh, those sculptures were great too. I wonder how cold it gets and how much snow. Hope you go to see Mt.Rushmore and Crazy Horse next. Safe travels!
350k for the little house on Wyoming. The cars in the creek were put there to stop erosion in the bend of the stream, TVA "Tennessee Valley Authority in Tn did it until the 80's using old vehicles in the bank then cover them with stones. To answer Nicole's question on the Salmon it is not a common species for Wyoming
Another superb travelogue. I wonder if you would consider digging a little more into the facilities and shops on what you call Main St (or is it downtown). What we in England call the High Street. A lot of the High Streets here in England are starting to look a bit gap toothed and tatty as supermarkets and internet mail order companies eat into High street viability. There's a real push back going on to save the High Street but it seems to be a loosing battle. All the best from across the pond.
We were there a couple of years ago. Not sure if you knew, but, it was the setting for the series “Longmire”, which we loved. We were surprised you didn’t mention that because it was everywhere. On another note, just wondering why Nicole hasn’t been imbibing lately?? Inquiring minds want to know. 😊
I live an hour east from Buffalo in a town called Gillette, a price like that can get you a 3 or 4 bedroom or more in this town weather you want to be in a neighborhood close to downtown or slightly rural.
I've lived here for 20 years. Originally from Texas. Winters here can be rough, but now I'm used to it. If you visit here, go west on hwy 16 and when you get outside of town, on your left you will pass by the Veterans Home of Wyoming. It used to be an old army fort from the 1800's. Visitors are welcome.
Buffalo looks like a nice little town. Winters would be pretty darn rough. Joe & Nic's Road trips are really wonderful. Cannot thank you enough.
Joe, gotta say that as someone who THOUGHT he knew his 'stuff' insofar as cities and towns throughout much of the US, your niche seems to be finding infrequently talked about (or even known) quaint towns that have that 'Americana' feel to them. And the history, architecture surrounding those towns makes your tour(s) relaxing and enjoyable. Thanks a lot!
Wow, thanks!
Beautiful town. Absolutely love the history.
Thank you for the very nice tour of Buffalo, where I attended fifth grade during the winter of 1949. We had horses to attend to every morning before I went to school when there was school. You didn't mention it, but Buffalo is at the eastern foot of the Bighorn Mountains, a not-well-known mountain range with a summit altitude (Cloud Peak) of more than 13,000 feet above sea level.
What a clean historic town ! Love the murals . My favorite channel never disappoints
Thank you!
A great video as always ! A beautiful old town. The hotel and saloon is amazing, so much history and character ! I love the mural with the horses ! Thanks so much, Joe and Nic.😊💖
Thank you, CL!!!
I live in Buffalo, it is an amazing town. Housing and food are expensive. Definitely recommend it for any travelers. The bighorn mountains (10 min west of town are very user friendly and beautiful. Great video.
Thank you! We loved the town.
Thank you Joe and Nicole. It makes me so happy when I see a new video ! Buffalo 🦬 is a beautiful town, love the houses 🏡 and statues. Love from B. C. Canada 🍁
What a lovely town! Amazing statues and art! Gorgeous housing with nice lots! Love the hotel and the restaurant is beautiful! I'm a sucker for tin roofs! Civilised!
As an expat who has lived in every western state except Utah, these videos do alot for my homesickness for the western landscapes. I've been to almost all of your spots. There's nothing like driving thru the countryside under that Big Sky.
I like the creaking floors, now THAT is my kind of saloon, awesome ceiling and decor, YEHAWW! Happy trails!
"Buffalo, Wyoming. It has a Creek and it has Creaks." 🚣💦➕🏚🍻🥃
Me too..love my creaky old floors ..
I use to live in Buffalo, I went to High School with that girl working at the Occidental Hotel, Now I live in Alaska working for the U.S. Army, I miss home everyday
You found real America! I love how these small towns stay tried and true. Food looked yummy. Especially the pie.😋
The food was great!
It is how non- Americans see the US to this day but this dear little town is a true exception to the reality of towns with endless empty downtowns and high unemployment and falling down, burned out homes! I like Joe's vids because he gives you a good dose of reality! The only other one I regularly watch is CharlieBos. Reality rules!
Keep doing what you’re doing. I really like your videos especially the visits to the restaurants you dine in. Stay safe and happy trails.
A lot of places use old car bodies to control erosion along river banks.
OZ// Thanks U2 ! Nice to see Buffalo- and that its historic aspect in preserved. Dont forget to take some time-out Joey, I know that you do a lot of extra work other than what we see, and travelling can take its toll. Take care. CY Sth Australia.
I spent the night at the OXY in 2010 or so. I stayed in the Herbert Hoover room.
On Thursday evening they have local talent playing good REAL Country music.
According to my nephew, that still lives there, they still do that.
Great place to visit. Yup housing prices are high. You’re paying for the beauty.
THANK YOU JOE AND NIC ❤FOR THE MILES AND SMILES YOU GIVE US 😊 😀
We visited Buffalo this time last year. Love the people! Thursday night jam at the Occidental was great. Bison burger pretty good, too. Plan to go back!
Cool video. I was glad when you stopped and looked at the blue barn kinda looking house. I know the people that live there and they are the sweetest ❤️
I was in Buffalo, Wy. Twice in my life. First time in 1962 with the Boys Scouts. There was a public swimming pond with a diving platform. The next time was in 1974. My car needed a rest, so I went for a walk with this feeling that I had been there before and sure enough I found that same swimming pond with the diving platform. I’m google earthing it now and can’t find it. Oh well. Things change in 50 years.
I think it is in the park over by the school. Saw it when I was last there, probably about 6 years ago
Yes it is still there. It is no longer rock bottomed. They upgraded it to cement. But it is still filled from Clear Creek that flows through Buffalo. My daughter is the coach Gillette WY (70miles east). When they have swim meets there in the summer the water is still sooo cold that many of her swimmers decline to participate. Can ya blame them??😂
Washington Park. It's one block off main street west. Now it's all cemented. Water used to straight from the creek back in those days.
@windbrook they have been using chlorine in the pool for over 20 years now.
I absolutely love Buffalo , I was there last week !!
Another great video you rock God bless
Maybe the best place you have visited on this trip. Thanks for the ride-along.
Joe, the car in the river (creek) was probably placed there purposely to protect that corner from erosion to keep the adjacent road stable. I have seen that done in the hills of Utah in my boyhood in the '60s which would be correct as that car was from the late 40's to early 50's. Another very good video. That hotel / bar was very interesting. The plaster work on the ceiling would be very difficult to duplicate today because it is a lost art. The houses in town were also interesting and quite eclectic. Living there however would be challenging as the big city is quite a drive in any direction. I live remote here at Canyon Lake, however the 7th largest city in America (SA) is a 1/2 hour drive away. For Buffalo, Wyoming that is not the case. The winters are also quite severe. After the 1st winter many people leave Wyoming because it is just too difficult. I'd rather deal with the Texas heat. You don't have to shovel heat but you do have to shovel snow. I don't see many people wanting to live there. A nice place to visit but not a place to winter at.
Interesting. I just assumed someone ran the car off the road and it was left there!
Love this! I live in Gillette-68 miles east of Buffalo and visit the area and mountains frequently. For your question about the salmon. About the only type of fish in the creeks there are going to be trout-brook trout, rainbow trout, maybe a cutthroat now and then but no salmon.
Buffalo’s city pool is iconic and is filled by Clear creek. Used to be river rock bottom back in the day but has been remodeled to cement now. It’s in a beautiful city park just west of downtown. Buffalo is the town the Netflix series “Longmire” is based on and by author, Craig Johnson’s many novels. I could go on and on about Buffalo and the surrounding area!! ❤
Fantastic Murals, good looking small town. Good to see folks keep things nice...
The junk cars in the river were probably a quick and dirty way to control erosion. When my family moved to Nebraska in '71, I rode my bicycle down to the river and stripped parts out of erosion control cars on the river bank. They have since been cleaned up. Turns out the oil from the cars kills fish. Imagine that.
Low crime, no litter, no homeless camps, no graffiti---America needs to learn from Buffalo!
Who in their right mind would want to be homeless in Wyoming?
Low crime? An't nobody there.
@@jthusany😂🤣
@@rtre870Certainty not me, but, I wouldn’t want to be homeless anywhere!
Any jobs in the area?
I accidentally discovered your vlogs yesterday and I really enjoyed them a lot. I spent a lot of hours watching the ghost towns and lonely roads. Keep up the good work!
Awesome!
Thanks for the video. I am a brit, and one day, i would love to explore America, but with having a family and bills to pay, i would not get around to visiting America. These videos help me see the world. Thank you.
Thanks!
Thanks for another great video of a beautiful part of the country that I love very much. Long time since I’ve been through any part of it back in my trucking days after retirement from the marine corps. And again I’ll say I love it there but those folks are just way tougher than me anymore when it comes to winter. LoL 😂 beautiful town seemed quite and peaceful. I’m sure it has some busier times. Great scenery. Like those little houses that little green one would be plenty for me and my best little buddy. Would love to have a meal or a drink in that hotel bar. My kinda place. Love the old decor just beautiful. And I imagine that was a tin celling there. I’m not one to live in town but if I did I’d look for a neighborhood like you showed. I like the fact that they don’t look the same. I just don’t like those suburbs where all the houses look exactly alike only difference is the number on em. This has really been quite a trip. Hopefully I’ll get to do similar before long. It’s in the plan anyway. Thanks again great job guys. Safe travels my friend. Keep filming and I’ll keep watching
Thank you for the kind words!
Well howdy pardner, thanks for taking me back to Buffalo! (I was there back in August) It's a great place to visit; nice folks, historic downtown and museum, cool murals, the once-largest public swimming pool in the west...what more can you ask?
The town is proud of being the setting of the TV show "Longmire" -- they have a celebration every summer in the sheriff's honor. (This despite the majority of the series being filmed in and around Las Vegas NM 🙂) I'm sure you decided to dine at the Occidental because of of it's history, but if you ever make it back to Buffalo I'd recommend The Bozeman Trail Steakhouse. Happy trails!
One thing I am missing where is the cat Joe no cats, I always love when you guys post your meals , I love grilled salmon and make it often , for steak we buy New York strips , and me and the wife split one . Chelan , Washington has a bar so similar and bar food just seems to always be right.
The Occidental is haunted. I was there over 25 yrs ago when the lady who renovated it opened after decades of being shuttered. Fascinati g history. It was featured on one of those ghost hunting shows if you peruse the internet.
Dawn Waxos did the renovations.
I stayed at the Occidental hotel for a night & it was an excellent experience 👌.
The westerns town are great. It seems nice and quiet out there. I figured the restaurant would be old fashioned. I never seen a restaurant with deer heads on the walls for decoration, it gives out the western vibes. This must be a hunting community.
It must be fun and rewarding to see firsthand Americana, that shows how spacious and beautiful are country truly is. Love your show
How beautiful our country truly is 🇱🇷
You should stop by the mountain meadows wool mill while you’re there! Very neat place
Your style of exploring is the best in the whole world !!
Wow, thanks!
Absolutely beautiful statues love watching your videos. You give a lot of knowledge to the world.❤ wow that hotel is so cool back in the day wow
Thank you so much 🤗
Buffalo was featured on HGTV Home Town Kick Start either last year or the year before where they helped revitalize the town and helped get a few businesses back up and running.
Yeah one of the local lawyers businesses. Chris Wages. 😂
What a cool town Thankyou for all the work y’all Put in on your videos 🤠
I graduated from that town in 2000. I have since moved to PA and regret ever leaving that beautiful town.
Buffalo isn't the same anymore. I've lived in Buffalo for 41 years.
@@wyomingadventures Nothing ever is the same and everyone always makes that out to be a bad thing when it is not always bad in most cases. Place are going to grow because of population, progress, etc. I was just in Buffalo last month for a couple nights and thought it was a cute town with VERY nice people. I even talked with my wife and kids about possibly putting it on our short places to move. You're talking about 41 years and I bet there were people in Buffalo saying the exact same words.
My home town in Alaska is not the same, it has doubled in population in the last 15-years but its still an amazing and beautiful town. I look forward to going back to visit in a few years to see how much more it has grown and heck, I've even thought about moving us back to our small home town because people were much more of a community than what we have found in the lower-48 so far.
@27Zangle I'm glad you liked Buffalo. What I meant to say is, for years we knew everyone here in town. That's changed. But that's ok. I love Buffalo. It's a great town. You definitely will be used to winter coming from Alaska. So many people move here and hate our winter's. I can understand that. As you probably know living in Alaska summer is short. Good luck with everything. 😊
Like I know Kennedys from Buffalo. Knew her parents.
Yup. And there are still no opportunites there. Wyoming is like a place from the past, and staying that way. For every child born in Wyoming one has to move out.
House on market for $350k. 3 beds, 1 bath. Pretty high priced.
Also says built in 1900, when Queen Victoria was still on the throne and Teddy Roosevelt was a 41 year old Vice President. 😂
House prices have doubled in the last 3 years in Buffalo. Rentals are about impossible to find. Our city government tries to act like Buffalo is a small Jackson Hole. Property taxes have also gone up. I live in the newer part of town, and house prices around me are ridiculous. Makes it hard for the locals. I live here because of the mountains.
Sold for 313k
Did you see any (live) buffalo? ...Looked cold and windy with threatening sky! ...I like the tiny homes - that would do me just fine! ...Just thinking - it would be fun to watch the 2 of you collaborate on a mural!
Whoooo that cherry pie and vanilla ice cream would order seconds!
I have lived in Buffalo Wyoming for 41 years. Michael Thomas made those sculptures. Buffalo is kinda retirement town. Yep, housing is kinda crazy here. Crime is low in Wyoming because we like the 2nd amendment here. The Occidental had a Brothel upstairs. You should have checked out the main restaurant. For anyone who wants to move to Wyoming, my only advice is you better love winter. It can snow here starting in September through April. Summers are short. The Big Horn mountains are beautiful. If you love the outdoors, you will fit it. Otherwise, there's not much to do here. We fish, hunt, camp, ski, and snowmobile.
I like how they perched that courthouse on that little hill. Nice little town, driven by it many times but never stopped. Thanks for taking care of that for us!
When I saw the sign for for Johnson County the first thing I thought of was the Johnson County War of 1889-1893, also called the Wyoming Range War. A mini-series was made about this about twenty years ago or so, and of course the 1980 movie "Heaven's Gate" also was somewhat based on the story.
I've been enjoying your videos very much. We started in about the same place (Dallas.. my home was in the WhiteRock area/my family's native area), but I moved here to Thailand. I will likely never visit the states again, and your trips have become a passive entertainment to see how all the states look. Anyway... thanks allot and continued good safe travels to you both.
Thank you!
Rock hounding in the mountains west of town is fantastic, but the huge Lake Trout in the reservoir east of town just stay under a dock and ignore anything you offer them.
Rib-eye with Mashed potatoes is a WINNER ...
Beautiful town. I love your videos. So very interesting. cI enjoy when Nikki is ten them. She is so lovely. I like seeing what the two of you eat. i
Thank you!
Grew up in that area. You can follow clear creek trail quite aways, believe you can actually hike it up too mosier gulch.
If you Take a right off main onto Fort it turns into 16 and goes right up over the mountain.
The occidental busy bee cafe, my great aunt worked in the original, it was "big deal" when the original was torn down...there used to be an area near city hall where kids would have "fights".
I was living in Pierre, South Dakota in my mid 20s and I remember walking though the city and beginning to notice the - often common and humble - older houses and their interesting and creative form and details, more beautiful, more interesting and more creative than the modern architect-designed buildings I was trained to appreciate in architecture school; and I began to equally appreciate the pre-modern civic and commercial buildings in the city (I particularly remember the quiet classical serenity of the WW1 memorial building there). I share and appreciate your eye for older houses and buildings - they truly are a superior kind of architecture.
Absolutely. There's nothing more boring than modern suburbia.
Love these videos, the modern day Lewis and Clark for us 😂
Those old cars are for erosion along river. They did that here in cherokee and bryson city NC in the smokies. Lots of old cars were placed there long ago. I know it sounds strange, but that’s what they did long ago.
Man for videos like this in places people don't usually visit like Wyoming,you ahould be driving around and showing all the geography in such a cool place. I am thinking about moving to Wyoming! Thanks for the video!
After working a few months of 80 hour weeks in Gillette, WY.
I would rent a cabin at the Z Bar motel in Buffalo, WY. to unwind for a few days, before hitting it again.
"No smoking, cussing, spitting or carousing" oh dear, I would be evicted within seconds. 😁 Good video friends. Greg and Jenny New Zealand
Right! :)
Hey Joe, love traveling with you! Wondered if you’ve ever considered adding weather information? Certainly an important consideration in visiting or moving somewhere. Thanks for your excellent tours!
I try to, I just always don’t remember. 😬
What a neat town! If only Wyoming winters were not so cold I would move there in a heartbeat.
Buffalos not to bad.
Love your video's Joe and Nic must say i liked your hair with your natural colour
Longmire was filmed here also.
I like this town. I could live here.
Thank you Joe. I have to say Buffalo, Wyoming has some of the most striking murals of all the places you have visited and as for the plaque under the bell 'blah, blah blah SIMPLER Times' not so sure abour that. Being a pioneer would be taxing and those of us with a 21st century mind set and lifestyle probably would not do well.😀...looking forward to your next post.
ワイオミング州に行ったのですね！ 落ち着いた静かな街並みがとても良かったです。
Most likely, those cars were put along the creek bank to keep it from eroding way. I’ve seen this in a few places
Called "rip rap"
Can't believe you are here! We live in Sheridan and have been watching you for a year or two. Welcome to Wyoming from a fellow TH-camr!
Nice! We have done several Wyoming (Cheyenne, Casper, Cody) videos, btw. We will be visiting Sheridan on another trip, hopefully within a year.
Wow, you've got a big channel! I just subscribed. :)
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Thanks so much!
Hi Joe
Thanks a lot for showing this tiny beautiful old wild west town of Buffalo, WY.
I liked the town very much so there will be 2/3 more revisions of the video. Occidental Hotel n Saloon is phenomenal brimming with wild west history. The murals on walls in Town are attending catching. Montana, Wyoming, North n South Dakota are historically rich with old wild west culture abound and truly speaking one patch of land culturally same.
However I just wonder you crossed imaginary geographical boundary between Montana and entered WY. I don't know whether the name 'WYOMING' itself has any magnetic attraction in it. Whatever I read, viewed and imagined about Wyoming I wrote 'Song of Wyoming' describing it's land, people and culture without paying a visit to the state. The song is copyrighted. Since you are entering North Dakota the excitement heightens. Waiting. Good Luck!
Thanks, Rajeev!
I’m a Londoner and it’s fantastic to see areas like this.Thank you for showing a great video.
Thank you!
The old cars were placed on the creek bank for erosion abatement. They were not wrecks. And the cowboy statues was a rustler branding a calf and the sheriff pulling his rifle to stop him. The face used for the sheriff was long time resident, Tuff Gunderman and the face of the rustler was one of the Berg (Pat or Paul) twins. Both passed away in the past 25 years or so.
Joe you should check out the "driftless" area of Wisconsin! Honestly I don't think you'd regret it! Lots of large rolling hills, bluffs, hollows and some of the most scenic sights in Wisconsin. I grew up in Wisconsin, and as a kid my family didn't have much money so we never were able to travel much. So I just thought Wisconsin was just flat and boring since I grew up in the southeastern part of the state. Anyways there are so many little small hamlets and towns in the driftless area you'd probably find interesting along with the scenic county side. If you do go, try and check out some of the side roads off of hwy 33 west of Reedsburg especially towards Ontario. I don't think it'll disappoint!
Did you hit any "Bison Jams"? We did just last August in Yellowstone. We also stayed a few nights in Cody....a neat little town with great restaurants and a lot of history...PLUS we saw a rodeo one evening.
nice town great tour food potatoes are smashed to get mashed use both they are good thanks
Those cars over the bank were probably put there for erosion control from the creek. It used to be very common to use cars for river/creek bank erosion control.
That's exactly what they're for
My grandmother left Wyoming after her first winter there as a bride, She went to TN and wrote my grandfather if he wanted to be married he had to sell the sheep and the ranch and move east. He did. She said the snow drifted over the roof top and she was stuck for months, This from a woman who had lived through some Michigan winters prior to Wyoming. Got the impression she thought Wypming was a notch above hell.
I worked in an around Buffalo for four years on the pipeline. Really good fishing in the mountains at Tie Hack and good motor cycle riding. Sheridan is also a cool place
Stayed at the Occidental in 2019...very cool and a great old timey bar
Nice!
Longmire Days is a blast to go to, held in July for ALL of the fans of Craig Johnson's wonderful books & the "Longmire" Series still on Netflix! Many of the actors still continue to return year after year since 2012 so meet & greet fans from all over the world! Many in the west, including me pronounce it CRICK!🤠
Another great video! I was in Eastern Wyoming in 2018, and I visited Devils Tower and did some hiking there. I was in Gillette, Wyoming, which is another nice town. And I don’t know if you’ll ever been to a town named Bill, but it was interesting. I drove through there at night. All our interstates are quite something, but I-90 is our longest at over 3,000 miles.
Yay! Love Buffalo, WY.
Those cars in the creek were no doubt put there for riverbank stabilization right there on the bend. A common practice.
The reason crime is so low is because more (very many) people carry a gun. There is a direct correlation (in every city across America) between gun carriers and the crime rate. Citizens who carry are less likely to be victims of crime. Where guns are forbidden, crime runs rampant.
Except for the fact that the number one cause of death for children and teenagers in the U.S. is guns.
In most of your vids, I hardly see any people walking in the towns. I live in a small shoreline town, and on any day the town has its residents walking around, enjoying a coffee on the town green, waking their pets, shopping, ...
i noticed that in this video, eerie looking
What a charming town. Loved the murals. Your travels always calm me. Thanks!!! 🙂Oh, those sculptures were great too. I wonder how cold it gets and how much snow. Hope you go to see Mt.Rushmore and Crazy Horse next. Safe travels!
We have visited Mt Rushmore. It's in our Rapid City, SD video. :)
350k for the little house on Wyoming. The cars in the creek were put there to stop erosion in the bend of the stream, TVA "Tennessee Valley Authority in Tn did it until the 80's using old vehicles in the bank then cover them with stones. To answer Nicole's question on the Salmon it is not a common species for Wyoming
Always great, all that you show. Look forward to it each time❤
Another superb travelogue. I wonder if you would consider digging a little more into the facilities and shops on what you call Main St (or is it downtown). What we in England call the High Street.
A lot of the High Streets here in England are starting to look a bit gap toothed and tatty as supermarkets and internet mail order companies eat into High street viability. There's a real push back going on to save the High Street but it seems to be a loosing battle. All the best from across the pond.
We were there a couple of years ago. Not sure if you knew, but, it was the setting for the series “Longmire”, which we loved. We were surprised you didn’t mention that because it was everywhere. On another note, just wondering why Nicole hasn’t been imbibing lately?? Inquiring minds want to know. 😊
She's cut back. :)
96 S Wyoming, $350k, 1300 sq ft, built in 1900. Cute little house, finished attic.
That price is outrageous!
Imagine paying $350k to live in the middle of nowhere, and not even have enough property to farm or ranch.
Whoa horsey
I live an hour east from Buffalo in a town called Gillette, a price like that can get you a 3 or 4 bedroom or more in this town weather you want to be in a neighborhood close to downtown or slightly rural.
@@reanimator6217 I would love to find a fixer upper or a couple of acres near Gillette.
This is where the Western series movie of Longmire took place.. Tgey still have Longmire festivals every year
Cool! LOVE that series!
Brilliant Program BIG THANKS 👍👍
Thank you!
Beautiful little town.
Interesting town. Nice to see Nicole.
Cars used to be scrapped along river banks to keep the river bank from washing out.
Amazing views Mountains only a few miles to west.
I passed though Buffalo and it looked amazing!