{"id":128,"date":"2014-06-02T13:39:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T13:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/?p=128"},"modified":"2014-06-10T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T00:00:15","slug":"little-bighorn-battlefield-national-monument-crow-tribe-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/?p=128","title":{"rendered":"Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Tribe Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Entrance to Little Bighorn Battlefield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Near Garryowen*, Montana, June 1, 2014<\/p>\n

(*Garry Owen was an Irish tune that the 7th Cavalry used a s a marching song and now the name of the “town” consisting of a memorial, a museum, general store, post office and gas station)<\/em><\/div>\n
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The day began with low clouds, chilly temperatures, and gray skies.\u00a0 The weather seemed appropriate for a visit to a sad, lonely hilltop, the scene of the 7th Cavalry’s doomed efforts to follow orders to force several tribes on to a reservation. The Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho were steadfast in their resistance to\u00a0 being ejected from their sacred lands and any attempts to end to their nomadic way of life. Although they won the battle, they lost everything a year later.<\/p>\n

\"Monument<\/a>
Monument to the 7th Cavalry–Mass Burial Site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s not my intention to try to provide a history lesson about what happened at Little Bighorn on June 25-26,\u00a0 1876, the year of the United States’ Centennial. The two leaders of note were George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull. Anyone interested in the details of the battle and the reasons why it happened can find a wealth of information on the internet. One web site that provides the Native American perspective is:\u00a0 www.warpath2peacepipes.com\/the-indian-wars\/battle-of-bighorn.htm<\/p>\n

\"Custer\"<\/a>
Custer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sitting<\/a>
Sitting Bull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since this was a very brief motorcycles ride (19 miles round trip on laser straight roads from the RV park to the battlefield)\u00a0 there’s nothing to relate of interest about the ride to the site.<\/p>\n

Below, I’ve inserted some pictures from our visit to give you an idea of what we found at “Last Stand Hill.”<\/p>\n

\""Peace<\/a>
“Peace Through Unity,” American Indian Memorial Honoring Tribes that Fought in the Battle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Military<\/a>
Military Cemetery at LBBNM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Native<\/a>
Native American Warrior Marker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Black<\/a>
Black Elk’s Message<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The above saying is on the side of the visitor’s center.<\/p>\n

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\"Warrior<\/a>
Warrior Chiefs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Because we had extra time today, we shopped for gifts and indulged in a real lunch at the Custer Battlefield Trading Post & Cafe near the entrance to the Battlefield.<\/p>\n

\"Beemer<\/a><\/p>\n

Above: My Beemer outside the Custer Battlefield Trading Post & Cafe<\/em><\/p>\n

The food was excellent and our server, Danielle, was efficient and friendly and encouraged us to try the homemade pies. It was a tough decision but we rose to the challenge. Her creation of cherry pie with ice cream and whipped cream was a masterpiece and Paco ate every crumb.<\/p>\n

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\"Paco"s<\/a>
Paco”s Dessert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Danielle,<\/a>
Danielle, our server<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a relaxing lunch, we took a different route back to the RV park so we could detour to Garryowen where there is a tomb of an unknown soldier killed in the first engagement between U.S. troops and the Sioux prior to the battle at the Little Big Horn. This is the only other tomb of an unknown solider in the country, the other, of course, is the one at Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n

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\"Unknown<\/a>
Unknown Soldier Memorial in Garryowen, MT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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With the sun finally breaking through and cheering us up, we started back to the RV park but first Paco wanted a photo opportunity in front of the “Floating Jesus” sign on the corner of Reno Creek Rd.<\/p>\n

\"Paco<\/a>
Paco & Floating Jesus Sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We then carefully rode along the gravel road up to our spot in the park and landed safely\u00a0 at the Badger Den to plan our next destination: The Black Hills of South Dakota, Mt. Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse memorial.<\/p>\n

\"Badger<\/a>
Badger Den & Big Sky Country<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Near Garryowen*, Montana, June 1, 2014 (*Garry Owen was an Irish tune that the 7th Cavalry used a s a marching song and now the name of the “town” consisting of a memorial, a museum, general store, post office and gas station)   The day began with low clouds, chilly temperatures, and gray skies.\u00a0 The … Continue reading Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Tribe Territory<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256,"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honeybadgerbikerblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}