Sunday at Hardin

Drove east to Hardin today, that is about 15 km north of the Custer Battlefield site. There was a nice interpretive centre with a presentation and then the site itself. Pretty well done. There is a graveyard with markers where Custer & his 4o odd died and there are headstone type markers along sharpshooter ridge where the soldiers fell and some where known native figures died. According to history, the natives did pretty well, losing about 100 warriors, while about 200 + of the 7th cavalry were killed. There were over 2,000 indian warriors in the battle. There were elements of the 7th cavalry that got away, but the 42 odd with Custer did not. Pretty impressive view from the hill they fought from and the paintings depicting the indians were something else. So much for the advantage of the high ground.

There are walking paths around the last stand hill & driving paths along the ridge as well as memorials from both sides. Tough times in the old west.

It was a hot one, the highest temp I saw was 94F on the car read-out.