We began our journey on Memorial Day 2018. We are driving a 24 foot Forest River Forester motorhome, rented from RV Northwest, in a big loop that includes Mount Rushmore National Monument and Grand Teton National Park. This is the longest road trip we have ever taken and our first in an RV. The initial few days were spent driving through areas we had previously visited with overnight stops in Spokane, WA and Missoula, MT to visit with cherished friends and their families. The most noteworthy aspect of these travel days were the swollen rivers throughout Montana and Western Wyoming due to a quick spring thaw. I-90 westbound was even closed at one point, but we were headed east.
Our first "official" sightseeing stop was in Garryowen, MT where we paused to take in Little Bighorn National Monument, the sight of the Battle of the Little Bighorn aka Custer's Last Stand. The photo on the right was taken at the top of the hill where Custer's Last Stand occurred. The white tombstones indicate a soldier's final resting place. Despite an animated presentation by a park ranger on the covered porch of the visitor center, I had a hard time envisioning the action as the visitor center is surrounded by many green, rolling hills. We took an optional 4 mile drive out to the site of another related battle. It was hard to imagine that the troops at the various battle sites had no method of communicating and thus could not assist each other.
The sunset photo was taken from our campsite at 7th Ranch campground just down the road from Little Bighorn. This was a lovely campground located on the side of a hill overlooking the valley. Not for the last time, we wished we could stay for an extra night.
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