Road Trip

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho a long descent from the mountains of Missoula with a beautiful lake: Lake Coeur d'Alene A satellite city of Spokane, Wa., Very pleasant in summer, cold in winter. I did run into a Supremicist Type, prison mentality so they are still around but they are around everywhere, extremist views, theirs and their opposites have always existed, very unprofitably. ___________ Irrigon, Oregon - Just south of Walla Walla Wa., across the Columbia River White Pelicans - Columbia River - Irrigon, Oregon My neighbors, the Goats. A very agricultural community.

I counted 49 soldier markers along the escape trail (Route) from Last Stand Hill and the sign at the Ravine indicated 28 soldiers died there which ended the fighting. I guess the trail 600 yards, high grass and very hilly There were about 40 or so soldier markers on the hill itself. The battle was strung out in several locations over several square miles, an hour in duration. The Rangers give good discussions, all say there is much that remains a mystery and many inaccuracies to the stories. This Ranger ended with "The Indians won the battle but lost the war." Deep Ravine Yellowstone River, Billings Montana

Spending a few days here. The links give the descriptions below. https:// www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2008/09/japanese-artist-creates-peace-sculpture-tribal-connections-interpretive-site-devils-tower-na The new Tribal Connections site at  Devils Tower National Monument  interprets Devils Tower as place that is sacred to many Native American tribes. The site’s central feature, the Wind Circle sculpture – also called the Sacred Circle of Smoke -- was created by internationally renowned Japanese artist  Junkyu Muto  as the third in a series of seven “peace sculptures” planned for significant sites around the world. Two other peace sculptures have already been erected – one at the Vatican in 2000, and the other at Buddha Gaya, India (where the Buddha attained enlightenment) in 2005. The sculpture erected at Devils Tower therefore extends the artist’s special recognition of sacred places... The artist designed it to evoke the image of a puff of smoke fr...

Leaving South Dakota so I took one last trip to the Mt. Rushmore Monument, Glad I did. Washington Profile From the CCC Viewpoint Least Chipmunks are everywhere - cute but their fleas may carry disease Turkey Vulture - The whole flock came by the creek in back of the RV Park, quite a sight, I didn't look dead so they left me alone