On Saturday Aug 4 2007, I went for a bike ride around the Billings KOA park.
As I rode, I came upon Mark and Steve relaxing in the hot tub.
We had breakfast and headed out for Billings. They had a HUGE farmers market! Several roads were lined with tents and tables filled with fruits, vegetables, pastries and other goodies to eat as you walk.
There were some that were hoping to get some cash by demostrating their talents. This group below were banging on their drums creating some sort of new age music. There was also a clown making balloon animals, an accordian player and a fellow from Michigan strumming on a banjo that I noticed along the walk.
Carol couldn't resist some yummy carmel apples!
We then spent time in a very nice antique shop there in Billings. Mark found an old crank ice cream maker and a bottle that had Billings on it. I told him that he would be the one doing the cranking to make the ice cream. It looked just like the one that my grand parents in Arkansas used when I was a child.
The sun was beating down on our heads as we walked the National Cemetery at the Little Bighorn Battlefield area.
Below is a painting of Custer's last stand displayed in the park museum.
These white marble markers shown below were placed at the spots that the soldiers fell at Custer's last stand. The markers were all white here because they were all US soldiers. Scattered throughout the park were red markers for the few indians and numerous white markers for the US soldiers that died in the battles that were fought across this vast area of land.
The marker there in the center, that has the black markings on it, was where the famous General George A. Custer fell. The remains of many of the soldiers that fell here were gathered and placed into a mass grave at the head of this spot where they fell. The horses were placed into a mass grave just a few steps from where the soldiers were laid to rest.
It was a time of awe and reflection for us of all that happened in this historical area.
Here is a picture of the Indian memorial.
We had the most wonderful meal at a trading post near to the battlefield. We brought Indian fried bread home with us to enjoy with honey later. Mark found a dream catcher there that he brought home to the Cedar Creek. He's been looking for years for just the right one and finally found it.
As I rode, I came upon Mark and Steve relaxing in the hot tub.We had breakfast and headed out for Billings. They had a HUGE farmers market! Several roads were lined with tents and tables filled with fruits, vegetables, pastries and other goodies to eat as you walk. There were some that were hoping to get some cash by demostrating their talents. This group below were banging on their drums creating some sort of new age music. There was also a clown making balloon animals, an accordian player and a fellow from Michigan strumming on a banjo that I noticed along the walk. Carol couldn't resist some yummy carmel apples! We then spent time in a very nice antique shop there in Billings. Mark found an old crank ice cream maker and a bottle that had Billings on it. I told him that he would be the one doing the cranking to make the ice cream. It looked just like the one that my grand parents in Arkansas used when I was a child.This below is a Billings bluff that I took out the truck window on our way to the Little Big Horn Battlefield.
The sun was beating down on our heads as we walked the National Cemetery at the Little Bighorn Battlefield area. Below is a painting of Custer's last stand displayed in the park museum.These white marble markers shown below were placed at the spots that the soldiers fell at Custer's last stand. The markers were all white here because they were all US soldiers. Scattered throughout the park were red markers for the few indians and numerous white markers for the US soldiers that died in the battles that were fought across this vast area of land. The marker there in the center, that has the black markings on it, was where the famous General George A. Custer fell. The remains of many of the soldiers that fell here were gathered and placed into a mass grave at the head of this spot where they fell. The horses were placed into a mass grave just a few steps from where the soldiers were laid to rest. It was a time of awe and reflection for us of all that happened in this historical area. Here is a picture of the Indian memorial. We had the most wonderful meal at a trading post near to the battlefield. We brought Indian fried bread home with us to enjoy with honey later. Mark found a dream catcher there that he brought home to the Cedar Creek. He's been looking for years for just the right one and finally found it.Steve, Carol, Mark and I all sat outside the Creeks and enjoyed the evening until the bugs started bugging us. Carol is planning to make sour dough waffles for our breakfast in the morning. YUMMMMM.....
Thanks for the wonderful day Steve and Carol! We couldn't ask for better tour guides of the area.
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