Today we traveled from Three Forks, MT to Garryowen, MT. Garryowen is 3 miles from Last Stand Hill in the Little Bighorn Battlefield.
The visitors center is located right at the base of the hill and it has a trail leading up to the markers where Custer’s soldiers fell. As we were driving through it; it reminds me a lot of the rolling hill of the Eastern Oregon desert. I kept trying to imagine it in its original form without the present day white settlements/ranches. It didn’t look like a good place for a battle. This time of year it was really dry and all I could think of was the soldiers dying in the dry hot sun in the dry hot grass. It doesn't look like it was well thought out either.
The picture above is looking out towards the battlefield. Part is on private range land; lots of horses grazing.
Tomorrow we are going 297 miles to Hill City, SD. Hopefully we can get going early and make it a decent time. I originally wanted to go through Deadwood, but it looks like we’ll go on another day. The kids are having a hard time in the truck, but I am thankful we are traveling with our own private bathroom!!!
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