CODY, WYOMING - THE DESOLATE TOWN
Once prosperous and a niche tourist attraction for pioneer-loving Americans, it now only holds a fraction of its former population of nearly 10K. Though it maintains its quaint, Wild West look and boasts incredible mountain scenery, Cody no longer functions as a bustling town but has rather come to be known as Outpost 82414, named for the town’s zip code. Here, residents can still find non-perishable necessities and access the radio broadcasting stations.
FAIRVIEW CREST - THE ABANDONED SUBDIVISION
Otherwise known as the abandoned subdivision, Fairview Crest is a tract housing development that features block after block of similar looking, if not identical, homes. Built sometime before the Lehman Brother’s bankruptcy, it’s value crashed along with the US housing market and it was left mostly empty and forgotten until the Blast happened. Now, it is where most of the citizens of Cody are living, having managed to get the power and water turned on for the subdivision. It’s eerie, with derelict vehicles and empty houses here and there that have been repeatedly vandalized by rowdy local teens. Most denizens travel via bicycle or on foot, with some even using horses.
A weekly free market hosted by the leaders of the community. Here, local farmers, tradespeople, mechanics, carpenters and medical professionals gather to offer their services to the rest of the town. As money is worthless, transactions are based on a barter system of produce, favors, and valuable possessions.
CASPER, WYOMING - THE RUINED CITY
A three day walk from Cody and a larger city, or at least it used to be, Casper is home to a now defunct oil refinery that maintains large, ominous tanks of petroleum converted from the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field. The city itself remains mostly deserted, and citizens of Outpost 82414 also come here in order to ransack the hospitals for medical supplies whenever they run out.