June 19 - Little Big Horn

Today we headed for the Little Big Horn battleground.  We started at the visitor's center.  They have a very nice exhibit from both the Indian viewpoint and the white man's viewpoint.  We purchased the cd tour for our car but we were not smart enough to figure it out.  We visited at the right time because June 25th and 26th is the anniversary of the battle and they were getting ready for the annual reenactment.  So as we were driving we saw some of the soldiers riding in the park.

The guy on the left is Custer's indian scout and the other fellow is Custer

These fellows are portraying the 7th Calvary

 

 

We proceeded to the south end of the battlefield where the battle began.  This is where Custer split up his troops.  The 2 Generals Reno and Benntine fought here and the only survivors came from this area.  This reenactor had studied one of the soldiers and he knew all about the battle.  He even had a copy of the man's memoirs.  It was really interesting.

 

This is some of the beauty of the area.

 

We headed back north toward Custer's last stand.  As you travel along you see white markers.  These are where soldiers were found after the 2 day battle.  The indians either put there dead in trees for burial or took the bodies with them.

During the battle the soldiers killed their horses and used them for cover

 

This is the Indian monument to their dead and to the Indian scouts that served Custer

This was an inscription on the memorial wall.


When I walked into the Indian monument I heard this pretty sound.  At first I didn't know where it was coming from.  Then I noticed this bird.  He was singing with all his heart.  He stayed there all the while I was there just singing. 

We left and stopped at the trading post for, you guessed it, fry bread.  Headed home.  Later in the evening the wind started blowing.  Bruce hooked ruby up to the rv so we didn't blow away.  We did some serious rocking and rolling!  Big Day!