This was not just a re-enactment of what happened, but this was a history of what lead up to the battle. But before they started anything - they started with a flag ceremony on horses. All there were respectful. My granddaughter got her first lesson in flag etiquette. She is only 3, but also stood at attention with her hand over her heart until the flag was passed. (I also had to remind my 22 year old son to remove his hat, a mother's work is never done.) This history starts with Lewis and Clark coming out to this area and [View Full Entry]

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Die 2. Nacht in Great Falls war wesentlich ruhiger und der Schlaf dadurch auch besser. Also nach dem Aufstehen alles zusammengepackt und ins Auto. Unser Hotel bot ja kein Frühstück an und so sind wir ohne losgefahren. Leider war auf dem Weg bis zum Highway keine Gaststätte geöffnet, also mussten wir erst noch ein Stück fahren und den laut knurrenden Magen von U. ertragen. Im 3. Ort gab es dann endlich etwas zum Frühstücken. Es war Mittlerweile schon fast 1/2 elf, dafür war es ein sehr gutes und preiswertes Frühstück. In Great Falls beim Losfahren schien noch die Sonne, die aber [View Full Entry]

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We did not have internet service in Glacier National Park the past two days so unfortunately I couldn't post anything. We are currently in Gardiner, Montana, just outside Yellowstone National Park. We spent Monday driving about 500 miles from Billings to Glacier. Monday we explored Glacier and drove the Highway to the Sun. Today we drove about 500 miles from Glacier down to Yellowstone National Park and we spent a few hours this evening driving around the park. Tomorrow we are spending the day in Yellowstone. I'm going to keep this short because it is late and I still have to [View Full Entry]

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Nach etwas unruhiger Nacht, abends bis in die Nacht und sehr früh am Morgen (ab 5:30) war Lärm auf dem Parkplatz. In diesem Hotel sind viele Bauarbeiter untergebracht und die machen meistens nicht sehr leise, haben wir auf Empfehlung der Rezeption eine Gaststätte für das Frühstück gefunden und von dort ging es dann weiter zum Fahrradverleih. Dort gab es dann 3 Räder. Wo ist hier die Klingel oder das Schutzblech? Solcher Luxus war nicht inbegriffen für 8$ die 1. STunde und jede weitere 2$. Aber wir konnten bei fast zuviel Sonnenschein einen schönen Ausfug entlang des Missuri zu den Wasserfäll [View Full Entry]

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Am Morgen des Canaday Day nach gutem Frühstück in der Gaststätte nebenan ging es dann los Richtung USA mit dem Ziel Great Falls. Das Navi kannte ja die Strecke und hat uns auch sicher ans Ziel geführt, aber Unterwegs bekamen wir dann etwas Zeifel und haben uns beim Tanken noch eine Karte von Montana gekauft. Nach dem Tanken in Raymond wollten wir wieder weiterfahren aber hinter der Tankstelle war auf einmal der Highway gesperrt, ohne Polizei. Die Leute sassen einfach auf der Straße und haben den Umzug angeschaut und niemanden durch gelassen. Es gab eine "Canada Day Parade" und für uns [View Full Entry]

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Firstly, yesterday's blog has been updated with photos. That being said, we made it today into Billings, Montana. It was about a 715 mile drive from Alexandria, Minnesota this morning. Most of the drive was flat farmland throgh North Dakota, much like we had seen for the past two days. Once we near the last 30 miles of North Dakota and into Montana the landscape started to look a little nicer. There were rolling hills, some interesting looking rock formations, and still a whole lot of nothing. We still haven't turned the radio on and we gained another hour today so [View Full Entry]

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When I spend a day somewhere like Yellowstone, I have to wonder how ANYONE can question that there is a god. That place is amazing! I never imagined what it would be like. There aren't enough pictures in the world to make anyone really grasp the beauty that it Yellowstone, but I sure tried!! We left Idaho Falls yesterday morning, as early as we could, but not insanely early, and headed to Yellowstone. We stopped in the town of West Yellowstone and rented the neatest thing!It was a GPS tour guide! For a one day trip in the park, it [View Full Entry]

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Fredrick Billings - founder of Billings, MT The picture is taken in front of the Western Heritage Center. I went on a ghost tour this past week and found out it is supposed to be one of the most haunted places in Billings. Billings was founded by Fredrick Billings in the 19th century. Billings was a railroad stop that grew. The yard is not as big as it once was and other industries have grown up here. We are the largest city in Montana with about 100,000 people here. The area is still growing, despite the economic downturn in the rest [View Full Entry]

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Billings - Ghost Cave Ghost Cave This was taken looking from one cave to the next. I was standing near the cave with most of the pictures and looking towards the Ghost Cave. Costs List of costs to get in. I took a picture of the sign in order to make sure I got it right. Picnic area There is a picnic area with a tepee in the center that kids can go in. Ghost Cave Here is another shot of the Ghost Cave. They have excavated quite a bit from this cave in the order of artifacts. They will be [View Full Entry]

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Chief Plenty Coups lead the Crow tribe into the 20th century. He had a trading post in his two story home. The home has been well preserved and lovingly cared for. I can't imagine how hard that must have been. All change is difficult! And this was no small change for him to lead his people into. The town of Pryor is small. As I drove through it I was amazed at how much fun it would have been to grow up there. There were boys out riding their horses or bikes. The freedoms they have are far greater than what [View Full Entry]

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