Super 8 Motel - Hardin

We left sheridan and headed north, we wanted to go to the Battle of little Big horn, where Custer meet his demise. The national parks guide  gave a great talk about the battle and small monuments or head stones are  place on the field of battle where the participants died. 

We left Sundance with 50degree rain. We kept waiting for it to pass but it never happened. Poor Terry had to get out in the rain and hook up the car by himself (I can't get my boot wet, isn't that a good excuse).

We arrived at our new spot just south of Little Big Horn. What a beautiful view and breeze. We even had the air off and windows open. One thing I have to say about Wyoming and Montana...the flys love ...

... Apparently KOA started in Billings, Montana.

The campground is sandwiched in beetween wheat and sugar beet fields. It is a picture of American country life. It almost feels as if Superman would descend here onto a farm, like in the movie.

Tomorrow we will continue East to Custer National Park.

Until then see ya!!!!

... the devostation all over the mountains from the wild fires (from the Sierras all the way to here)
Had lunch in Billings and hit the road again. Then, we discovered this absolute treasure - Big Horn County Historical Museum - this is a MUST! www.museumonthebighorn.org
It is a historic town to put it simple - all the buildings are original historic buildings with a story. The farm house and the barn are on the original site, other buildings were moved there - school ...

Leaving the coach in the RV park in ***********tana, off we went to Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. We only had time to visit the north area where the Yellowtail Dam is a site to see. We were very surprised at the size of the dam. We didn't expect it to be near so large. It is a thin arch dam, like Hoover Dam, just a little bit shorter and not quite as thick. ♦ Because of the arched shape, the water pressure pushes against the shore ...

From Williston to Hardin was a long enough trip that by the time we checked in at the RV park and hooked up, it was mid-afternoon even with gaining an hour entering Mountain Time Zone. We spent the rest of the afternoon in the coach with desk and computer work -- like getting this blog ready to send.

... with us. We did stop at the Great Falls Visitor Center where they have a statue to those who found the portage for the Great Falls on the Missouri River. The drive was uneventful but long. Now that we are heading home the urge to get this is getting stronger. We arrived in ***********tana to a nice sunset.

... froid, très froid ! Nous marchons d'abord pendant un bon quart d'heure avant d'entendre les cloches attachées au cous des chevaux, nous prenons donc une allure plus rapide et nous lançons à leur recherche. Galop sur les grandes plaines, trot à travers les arbres morts, traversées de rivières avec horizon orangé... Cette matinée fut pour moi la meilleure de tout notre séjour au ranch. Ces 6 jours furent pour moi jusqu'à présent les meilleurs de tout le s ...

... hour before. Certainly a clash of cultures and as the Ranger stated "American fighting American" each fighting to preserve their life style or culture. It is easy to become a judge in this day with hindsight but who can judge the valiant fighters from both sides? We walked up to the memorial where the bodies of the slain Solders where buried in a mass grave, having been found 3 days after the event and the Indians had left the area, The body of Custer where he fell along with those ...

... looking over the same terrain the soldiers and Indian tribes (mostly Lakota and Cheyenne) fought over. To the East there is a mountain range, some 14 miles away. This is where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry saw the Indian camp down in the Little Bighorn Valley. Approaching, Custer divided his men to advance on the encampment from different flanks. There is a detailed account of the fighting if you go to: http://en ...