VISITING SEATTLE AREA

Ferrying across Puget Sound

Throwing the fish at Pike's Market, Seattle

One of the Great Falls Lewis & Clark had to portaged around

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

BIG HORN SHEEP

MOUTAIN GOAT

ST MARY'S LAKE

'GOING TO THE SUN' ROAD

POMPEY'S PILLAR NP

Only remaining evidence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is carved on the rock. Captain Clark carved his name on this rock he named Pompy's Pillar after the son of Sacagawea who was called Pompy. The date was July 25, 1906. All thirteen other times have since disappeared. Leaving their names and other evidence of their presence was an attempt to lay claim to the territory under the Doctrine of Discovery an international Law.

PLEASE MR. CUSTER....I DON'T WANT TO GO!

On this day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry
went marching on...............

June 25, 1876



Last stand hill
Little Big Horn Battlefield

Monument erected in 1881 over the remains
of 210 solders led by
George Armstrong Custer

Lt Harrington led Co C of the 7th Cav

Indian Memorial erected in 2003

LITTLE BIG HORN RE-ENACTMENT

This re enactment is held on Crow Indian Reservation land owned by Real Bird grandson of Medicine Tail whom the Medicine Tail Coulee is named. The re enactment is held on the site of Medicine Tail ford - the site of the Sans Arc lodges where Capt Yates batallion descended down Medicine Tail Coulee to the ford and was met by a small number of Indians. The Indians quickly rallied and chased Yates up the ravine and thus began the beginning of the end for Custer and his command of 210 men


Indians rallying to fight the soldiers

Custer

Indians sight Custer across the Little Big Horn

Indians cross the river to attack Custer

FORT KEARNY AND THE FETTERMAN MASSACRE SITES

Site of one of three forts along the Bozeman Trail that was
under constant attack by Red Cloud's band for two years



Burned by the Indians after the soldiers abandoned fort in 1868

Site of 81 soldiers massacred by 1500 Indians led by Crazy Horse

Snake Oil Salesman

Devil's Tower - Custer State Park - Mt Rushmore - Independence Rock

Devil's Tower and no close encounters!

1874 Custer Expedition in the Black Hills
to find gold and they did at this spot

Rushmore thru the tunnel from Custer St Park

Immigrants on the Oregon, Immigrant, Morman trails
left their names here as early as 1812

CODY, WY - MAMMOTH DIG - WOUNDED KNEE

Old Western Town in Cody

Jeremiah "Liver-eating" Johnston grave site

Digging for Mammoths in Hot Springs, SD

Site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre
on Pine Ridge Reservation, SD

WILD LIFE IN YELLOWSTONE

MORE WILD LIFE IN YELLOWSTONE

Traffic in the park

Coyote on the prowl

The girls with a camera hog

GRAND TETON NAT. PARK

Our first wild Grizzly sighting!

Snowing on top