On the way back to South Dakota from the aborted trip to the Canadian Boarder we stopped at the place where Custer had his last stand. Here is the link to the story for anyone who wants to research more, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn.
This Monument has the names of all the people in Custer's Army who died that day.
I think Custer was a bit of an idiot...
When the soldiers died they were buried where they fell and their graves were marked. A few years later they were all dug up and buried together in this cemetery. The place where they fell still has a marker.
The Indians took there dead and wounded with them so most of the ones who died do not have the place where they fell marked. A few had family members who came back and marked the spots.
This is the monument that was built to mark the Indian side of the battle. I really wish I had thought to bob down and make the picture look like the horses were running along the horizon. Hopefully one day I'll get back and be able to take that picture.
Some of the view, they did describe what happened in the battle at each part of the landscape but I am afraid it went over my head - swooosh...
Some horses that live on the battle field now.
This plant is called Salsify and it is like a dandelion on steroids!! (The flower is different to the dandelion - but still yellow) Took this pic simply because I liked it!
A 360 degree view of some of the battlefield - was quite a sprawling fight with bits going on all over the place behind the hills etc.
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