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Sheridan is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Wyoming about fifteen miles from the majestic Big Horn Mountains and Big Horn National Forest. Sheridan was founded by John D. Loucks in 1882 and named after one of Louck's civil war officers, General Philip Sheridan. The town was incorporated in 1884, and wth the coming of the railroad, the opening of many coal mines, and the settling of the ranch lands, Sheridan quickly grew.
The Historic Sheridan Inn opened in May of 1893 at what is now 5th Street and Broadway across from the train depot. After the Inn was built, Buffalo Bill Cody leased the building and is said to have hired his Wild West Show performers from the front porch.
Sheridan was one of my favorite western cities. I found the people to be extremely friendly and welcoming. I had dinner at the Historic Sheridan Inn at sunset. I jogged down Main Street the next morning, then ran along Goose Creek. Sheridan is where I saw my first Cottonwood tree.
I bought a set of Yakima straps to add to my Thule set for the remainder of the trip. The prairies of South Dakota had been pretty windy and I wanted to make sure my kayak would remain on the roof through the Beartooth Mountains. I stopped in at Big Horn Mountain Sports in Sheridan the day before July 4th and had a very nice conversation about kayaking places in the area. An entire group of people who work at the store and live in Sheridan were going on a kayaking trip to the Big Horn Recreation Area the next morning.
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