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| The Ranger who gave the talk (actually a
Professor at a Texas University) gave a
well...entertaining description of the Battle of Little
Big Horn. Let's just say he "got into it". |
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| A REAL teepee and relics from the time
period. |
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| The hill above is "Last Stand
Hill" where Custer and the remaining men died. |
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| These markers are not graves. They mark
the spot where each died. The black one in the middle is
where General George Armstrong Custer was found dead.
These markers are scattered all over the hills. They all
read "7th Cavalry US Soldier Fell Here, June 25,
1876" |
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| This is the monument where the soldiers
were buried in a mass grave. Except for the officers.
They were later moved. Custer is buried at Arlington. |
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| What a view from the top of the hill! |
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| This picture is at the end of the five
mile drive out to the end of the battlefield. The tree
grove below is where the Indian village was that Custer
attempted to attack. |
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| This monument shows where the the 7th
cavalry was massed before the attack. |
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| This monument was for the fallen Indians
during the attack. Let me tell you there weren't many! |
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| Back at the campground now...Lady worked
hard to dig up this rock. If you've never seen the movie
"The Long Long Trailer" with Lucille Ball and
Desi Arnez, you won't get this but we wrote the city and
date on this rock and put it in the basement of the
trailer. Mom will get the joke! |
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Total Miles
driven today: 54
Today's Avg MPG 16.7
Total Trip Miles: 2450 |
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Notes: We stopped at the Little Big Horn Trading Post.
Debbie's still looking for an "authentic" Indian
blanket. They had them alright. Made in India. Needless to say,
we still don't have one to bring back. |
| Tomorrow's Plans: We're headed
for the Missoula, MT area for an overnight stop and then on to
Washington State through the top of Idaho. |
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