Sep 30, 2012 - Custer National Cemetery

We were up early this morning and on the road by 9 A.M. We drove just a bit over 300 miles before deciding to boondock in a tiny town called Crow Agency, Montana. I am glad we don't make reservations, our plans seem to change daily. :-) Neither of us had ever heard of Crow Agency before, but it was too interesting to just pass by. We saw all the signs about the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and decided it was worth taking an extra day to visit. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument preserves the site of the June 25...

Sep 4, 2011 - On to Montana!

On to Montana Sunday (8/28) morning came much too early and it was time to saddle up. We called ahead and made reservations at the 7th Ranch RV Camp in Garryowen, MT (close to the Little Bighorn Battlefield). We took Route 212 to the WY line, a short distance to the MT line and into Crow Agency, MT. We traveled a total of about 216 miles through some scenic high plains. We passed close to an active forest fire. The road was fine for an RV. We landed at 7th Ranch around mid-afternoon and got set up. This is a nice “camp”. It is actually a...

Aug 28, 2011 - Little Big Horn Battleground

Visited the Little Big Horn Battleground today. Quite a battle. 265 soldiers and civilians were killed approx. 60 - 100 Indians. Anne and I rooted for the Indians. Now spending the night at another rest stop in the little town of Broadus, MT. Tomorrow we head for Rapid City, SD where we will spend three nights. Take care, Rick and Anne

Aug 15, 2011 - Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Today we visited the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. It memorializes a major battle fought on June 25, 1876 between Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, against the US Army. These tribes were fighting to preserve their traditional way of life as nomadic buffalo hunters. The US Army was carrying out the Grant Administrations instructions to remove the Indian peoples to the great Sioux Reservation in Dakota Territory. It is the only place where you can see grave markers where they actually found bodies. They identified Custer’s...

Aug 11, 2010 - Cody, Wyoming and Crow Agency, Montana

Update Cody, Wyoming and Garyowen (Crow Agency Reservation), Montana After leaving Yellowstone National Park on August 8th I headed to Greybull, WY to meet up with Mary who caught a ride in Salt Lake City with our friends Jenny and Dave who were passing through Salt Lake City on their way to meet up with us in Greybull. On my drive August 8th I stopped in Cody, Wyoming at the world class “Buffalo Bill Historical Center. This is an incredible museum; I spent 5 hours going through the different wings and exhibits chronicling the life of the...

Jun 26, 2010 - Little Big Horn, Montana

We had some heavy rain and thunderstorm activity last night so we decided to cut Yellowstone a night short and get a head start towards Mt. Rushmore. We made an unintended stop at the Battle of Little Big Horn site also known as Custer's last stand. It was well worth it, we happened to be there for the anniversary weekend of the battle which happened on June 25th, 1876. We were lucky enough to get the perfect park ranger to set the stage and fill us in on all the details of the battle (he was a retired high school football coach who could...

May 20, 2010 - Little Big Horn

This area memorializes the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry and the Sioux and Cheyenne in one of the Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the U.S. Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota, and Cheyenne warriors.

Jul 14, 2009 - Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Little Bighorn is one of the places everyone should put on their "have to do" list. This National Monument near Crow Agency, Montana, commemorates one of America's most significant and famous battles, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, also commonly known as "Custer's Last Stand". On June 25 and 26, 1876, the Lakota and Cheyenne warriors battled with 260 US Army soldiers under the command of Custer. As everyone know, Custer lost his life as well as all of then men under his command. We listened intently to the Park Ranger's talk about what...

Jul 12, 2009 - Custer's Last Stand

We had two choices when leaving South Dakota's Black Hills and heading toward Yellowstone National Park. We could drive directly through the Bighorn Mountains into Cody, Wyoming, or we could drive around them, following the interstate up into Billings, Montana, and then taking a scenic, two-lane highway into Cody. We chose the second option. Though it added a bit to the mileage of the trip, we avoided the hairpin turns and steep grades... The nice thing about our chosen route was that we were able to stop at the Crow Reservation in Montana...

Jul 21, 2008 - Little Bighorn Battlefield, MT

After we left Cody, we took the scenic route through Shell Canyon in the Bighorn National Forest. This ride was pretty cool because along the ride there were signs identifying the rocks and their age. For instance, we saw pink granite that dated back to the Precambrian age or 2.5 billion years ago. Today we spent the day at the Little Bighorn Battlefield in Crow Agency, MT. This is where Custer fought his “Last Stand”. The Battlefield is a National Monument, which is dedicated to both the Euro-Americans and the Native Americans that fought...

Jun 23, 2008 - Little Big Horn Battlefield

Hi Everyone: Before I get to the next Entry Update, I must apologize for all of the misspells in previous entries. No, my dear Diana, it is not a result of being “Overserved” as we have not seen the inside of a pub since leaving Florida. Not that I wouln't like a glass or two, or three (of anything) after our nightly experiences with Juneau and the storms. It is however a result of this program not having a Spell Check; my fingers being too large; me never having taken a typing course; typing these late at night after riding out T-Storms...

Jun 6, 2007 - Litttle Bighorn Battlefield, Crow Agency, MT

Toured Little Bighorn Battlefield. We were here 10 years ago, but Freddy wanted to see it again (so he could forget it again!). It is amazing that they know where people were killed during the battle. A few days after the battle, for the people that were recognizable, they wrote their name on a piece of paper, rolled it up, placed it in an empty shell casing and drove it into a piece of tepee pole that was placed where the man was killed. Custer's widow, Libby, pushed the Federal government to make this a National Park. She lived to be 92....