After a day of traveling through Montana, we arrived at Hardin a few miles from the historic site of this famous battle. That night we were treated to an electrical storm of in the distance. It was very entertaining until we found out it was headed our way when the local TV station interrupted its normal broadcast to warn of a severe thunderstorm headed toward Hardin with 60 mph + winds and quarter size hail. We pulled in the slides and waited. Fortunately, no hail just wind, rain and a spectacular lightening display by mother nature. When we figure out how to put video clips on this site we will show you a sample of the lightening.
The next day was beautiful and we visited the site of "Custer's Last Stand". Being able to walk and travel (by car) the battle ground, along with roadside displays with illustrations you really got a feel for the battle and how it played out. The bottom line--Custer was a fool, or didn't know better--he had 200 + men against an estimated 8,000 Indians; and he attacked them.
On the day we visited the site, with puffy clouds and a brilliant blue sky you know why Montana is known as "Big Sky Country".
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