We took a small detour on our way to Yellowstone and stopped at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. It was way cool! The kids and Janelle got a kick out of hearing all the stories about the Native Americans and their way of life, and I got to study the battlefield itself. After being in Custer State Park and hearing all about the buffalo it was refreshing to see the Native american side of the story told so vividly. Most of the rangers at Little Bighorn are even of native decent and have lived in the area for generations! If you are ever travelling on I-90 you should definitely make time to stop. It is actually one of the most visited parks in the NPS since it is literally a stone’s throw from the freeway. Cate got to do a very cool Junior Ranger program that involved some pretty impressive detective work at various locations around the battlefield. It was a lot of fun to dispel some of the more common myths about Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull.
Here are some quick photos of the battlefield.
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