We spent all morning and afternoon yesterday, Sunday,travelling across Montana.

The roads were empty and travelling smooth and easy up to the motorway. Then once on the freeway we sailed up to Billings. It was along way but we were not too tired. Montana is a huge state! I can see why their logo is “land of big skies”

Today we decided not to go far and rest as much as we could. We went to see a rocky outcrop on the Yellowstone River called Pompey’s Pillar. It was visited by Lewis and Clark as they found the way west across America. It has Indian petroglyphs on its sides (and  Clark has signed his name and date on it but that was boring to me)

Pomp was an 18 month old Indian child who travelled with them, with his Indian mother who acted as their guide over the Yellowstone area. They called the rock after him.

These are replicas of the wooden canoes they used to explore the rivers

Over hundreds of years buffaloes used the banks in this location for crossing the Yellowstone River. The river sides used to be full of elk in the 1800’s.

Either side of the swollen river are cliffs 200 feet high locally called The Rimstones.

The Little Big Horn Battlefield is nearby in Hardin.  The Crow and Cheyenne Tribes had a stand off and defeated General Custer and his troopers.

In the exhibition were skins of the wild animals to feel and also dinosaur bones. Ions ago the sea covered this area.

So now are chilling out at the hotel.

Hope you all had great weekends. Blandine and Matthew Louis and Alice with family down.

Alex and Trevor with Lily Otis and Xavi  at Common people Oxford

Anona at Oxon Jam.

love from me

Travelling to see Mount Rushmore tomorrow so early start again! Wyoming and South Dakota here we come!