I'm a rolling stone...

We are on the move again after 2 nights at Devils Tower. Our goal today was to make it to Bozeman, MT as we inch ever closer to Glacier National Park. We left Devils Tower around 7:45 with the kids still sleeping. Our first stop was the Little Bighorn National Battlefield Monument, 3 hours from Devils Tower. This commemorates Custer's last stand and the indian warriors who were trying to defend their way of life. We acquired another junior ranger badge and these cool vest to pin them on. This program is probably the best way for kids to learn about the parks and it is a free souvenir. After watching the film and viewing the exhibits, we walked up to Last Stand hill where Custer fell. It was quite an impressive view with the Bighorn Mountains as a back drop. Luke says that he is on the side of the indians. We didn't drive the battlefield because that was just too much time and we were getting hungry for lunch. After sandwiches in the camper, we stopped into a gift shop and then headed to Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.

All of these sites are on the Crow Reservation and it was a beautiful drive with tons of horses running free. We stopped into the Fort Smith visitor center and Yellowtail Dam and picked up another junior ranger badge. Then we headed for Bozeman.

Around Billings, MT the scenary changes from ranch lands to views of the Rockies and rolling hills. I-90 also picks up the Yellowstone River which parallels it. It was a beautiful drive and both the Bighorn and Rockies still have snow caps on them which is something we haven't ever seen on July 1st. Bozeman is the first town that Scott and I agreed would not be a bad place to live in. Only drawback is those single digit temps....

Tons of pics through today on FLICKR.