Day 17 - Wild West Saga

Well after an enjoyable evening and night at Hardin MT., we moved on.  We didn't get very far as we turned into the site of the Custer's Last Stand.
 

They have a very nice museum there with lots of outdoor displays.  The people that have put this together have done an excellent job of depicting history favorably for all those involved.  Once again, man's greed prevailed when it came to the Indians and the treaties.  There are markers (they resemble headstones) all over the countryside showing where different men were killed.  Some markers have names but many of them just note that the person was part of the 7th Calvary.  There are a lot fewer Indian Markers but they all had names... at least the ones we saw.  After spending a couple of great hours looking and soaking up the history we decided to move on.

We drove all the way to Spearfish SD and are staying in the City Campground tonight.  It is a nice campground and we had 5 visitors tonight... Whitetail Deer.
 

It was a nice drive as we went from the mountains to the flat lands (rolling might be more appropriate) and drove through Montana, Wyomming and South Dakota.  We will spend a day or so in the Dakotas.  Along the way we stopped on the side of the road for a picnic lunch.  The temp was about 82 and windy with lots of sun.  A beautiful day.
 

We are going to Deadwood SD tomorrow so Arda can spend part of the day doing one of her favorite activities...
 

Keep the loops open.