Saturday, September 25, 2010
Little Big Horn Battlefield - Custer's Last Stand
This afternoon we visited the Little Big Horn Battlefield where Lt.Col. George Custer’s soldiers were wiped out by Indians who were not interested in living on a reservation. It is a beautiful place for so many to die. There are markers where each of the soldiers fell and they are currently putting up markers where each of the Indians who died fell.
I’m glad we came although I can’t really explain why. There don’t appear to be many really good or really bad players in the story. The Indians may have won the day but they definitely lost the war. Custer’s actions don’t seem to make a lot of sense but since he died there no one will ever know what he was thinking. And the soldiers who died were, like all soldiers, following the orders of those in command.
Park mammal count: 4 – deer, chipmunk, big horn sheep, mountain goat
Trip mammal count: 8 - deer, moose, chipmunk, big horn sheep, mountain goat, antelope, rabbit, mule deer
Dollars saved on this trip with Park Pass: $42.00
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As you go through central Wyoming look for Hell's Half Acre in Powder River. I spent summers there for years. My grandparents owned it. There were cabins, a store, and a rattlesnake pit. Also a crystal bed where, I am sure, there are still some impressive rocks. We spent hours looking and finding arrowheads there and in the area. They are in the collections at Fort Caspar Museum. We showered in Casper and swam in the pool at Washington Park in Casper. If you can, check it out. Hell"s half Acre is about 30 miles west of Casper on Highway 20. I still have cousins and an aunt in Casper and more relatives in Cheyenne, where I was born.
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