Day 10 - (07/28) Livingston, MT

The first thing we did on this tour and drive day is stop for breakfast. How do you like those priorities?

The twists and cinnamon rolls were fresh, warm and perfectly glazed at Sweeteats-N-More. The restaurant is tastefully furnished, kind of like an Amish dining room. The owner and staff were friendly and helpful. Stop at the corner of West Third St. and N. Central Ave. in Hardin if you’d like a real treat.

Our next stop was at the Little Big Horn National Battlefield. We enjoyed three excellent ranger talks. They presented a description of the battle, a battlefield tour and reflections by an Aricara (Native American) whose great-great grandfather was a scout for General Custer.

This is one of the battlefield views. A large Native American village was just beyond the cottonwood trees along the river in the distance.

The white headstones mark where US troops were found after the battle.

This is part of the new memorial to the Native Americans.

There's and ongoing effort to identify where the Native Americans fell during the battle and place markers there.

Cavalry horses were valued and valuable. They cost the US government $600 each. Many were killed by the soldiers and used as protective barriers toward the end of the battle.

From the base of the Memorial

The Memorial remembers all officers and soldiers by name

We passed through Crow Agency on the way to and from the battlefield. Crow Agency is the executive branch of the Apsaalooke Nation. It’s located in the Crow Indian Reservation in the heart of Crow Country.

We ended the day at Osen's RV Park & Campground. We're 55 miles north of the Gardiner entrance to Yellowstone National Park.

Map Tracks
Start: Hardin, Montana
South on Montana 47 to I-90
South on I-90E to Crow Agency, Montana
North from Crow Agency, Montana on I-90W to US-89
North on US-89 to Livingston, Montana
End: 204 miles @ Livingston, Montana