Audrey had to work at the food bank this day, so Rog and I decided to do a little sight-seeing. The weather was rather gray and chilly, but we headed out anyway and had an enjoyable and informative time!
This lovely, old, empty building used to be a bank; Roundup 
Wonderful, old, architectural detail; auto dealership, Roundup
There were several of these amusing little critters just outside the entrance to the Little Bighorn National Park
Entrance to the Park 
Visitor Center Museum; intro to General GA Custer
Custer's personal journal from 1868 
Diorama of the Battle at Little Bighorn
Diorama 2 
Sioux & Cheyenne Warrior (Rog in the background)
Artifacts from the Battlefield area
Portion of a painting depicting the battle
Little Bighorn Faces - the Warriors
Little Bighorn Faces - Soldiers & Scouts
The Marquis Collection; description of the following five drawings
Drawing by Big Beaver, 1930
Drawing by Wooden Leg, 1930
Drawing by Wooden Leg, 1930
Drawing by Wooden Leg, 1930
Drawing by Wooden Leg, 1930
Ledger Art; describes the following four drawings
Artist Unknown
Drawing by a Prisoner at Fort Keogh, 1877-78
Drawing by a Prisoner at Fort Keogh, 1877-78
Drawing by a Prisoner at Fort Keogh
Description of the Ledger Collection
Rog, gazing at one of the displays in the museum
Closeup of the "Sioux & Cheyenne Warrior" exhibit
Detail of Lakota Blanket Strip, 1876
Timeline of the events leading up, and following, the Battle at Little Bighorn
GA Custer's satchel and three of his uniforms
Sitting Bull & President Ulysses S Grant
Artillery used during the battle
Description of Last Stand Hill
Last Stand Hill, today
Signpost explaining the markers that are in the area
Not headstones, but markers of fallen soldiers and scouts
Explanation of the Burial Memorial
The Burial Memorial
Some of the names of those buried at this site
GA Custer's "fallen" marker
Very cool seed pods; you can see the Burial Memorial in the background
Another gorgeous seed pod/plant
Wooden Leg Hill, explanatory sign (Wooden Leg was one of the artists listed above)
Wooden Leg Hill, today
Marker for the 7th Calvary Horse Cemetery
Explanatory sign for the Horse Cemetery
Excellent Iron Art Work at one of the Memorial sites
Memorial Wall Display #1
Memorial Wall Display #2
Memorial Wall Display #3
Memorial Wall Display #4
Memorial Wall Display #5
Memorial Wall Display #6
Memorial Wall Display #7
Memorial Wall Display #8
Rog at the Memorial Wall Art Work
Me at the Memorial Wall
The Memorial Wall
Cheyenne Warrior Marker - Limber Bones
Cheyenne Warrior Marker - Closed Hand
Descriptive sign for Reno's Retreat
Reno's Retreat, today
Memorial Marker for Occupied Troops
Informational sign for the Reno-Benteen Defense
Lovely sky w/heavy clouds while driving through the park
Beautiful Winter Sky
Markers for fallen Indian Scouts
Cheyenne Warrior Marker - Little Whirlwind
Sharpshooter Ridge, today
Trio of privately owned horses in the park
Medicine Tail Ford, today
Lovely dried flower pods
Winter's Beauty
Winter's Beauty 2
Calhoun Hill, informational sign
Calhoun Hill, today
Little Bighorn National Cemetery
National Cemetery 2
Tombstone of Curly, one of Custer's Indian Scouts
Another of Custer's Indian Scouts, Two Whistles
Old Glory waves over the National Cemetery
Little Bighorn National Cemetery
Frosty informational sign and recording about the National Cemetery
One side of the dedcation monument at the cemetery
One half of a poem at the cemetery
Second half of the poem
Informational sign about the National Cemetery
Some of the beautiful bluffs on the way back to Billings
Windmill on US-87 on the way back to Roundup
Driving back to Roundup for the last time on this trip
Sunset in the rear view mirror; Roundup TFL ~ kimB
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