We left Hulett, SD and headed NE on Wyoming 112 to intersect Montana 212 at Alzada, MT – for the next 200 miles, we traveled WNW at 70 mph on a 2 lane highway that seemed to stretch out forever. A stream of towns sporting names like Hammond, Boyes, Broadus (where we got fixin’s for a fine picnic), Ashland, Lame Deer (where we ate said picnic and took the picture for this post), Busby and finally Garryowen. I decided to use the photo of the small flowers as being representative of this day’s travels. The landscape was beautiful but too vast for me to portray in a picture – so in my strange logic, the tiny flower is the opposite of the vastness of this country.

We visited the St. Labre Indian School Mission & Museum at Ashland.

Where 212 meets I90 is the Little Bighorn Battlefield Memorial where Custer met his end. The Ranger Talk about the politics, cultures and the men involved provided a new perspective on the battle (but didn’t change the outcome!)

This is our most westerly point – 1964 miles from home.

From the memorial, we took I90 North through Crow Agency, Dunmore and Hardin where we took Montana 47 north to pickup I94 East and make the turn toward home. Spent the night in Miles City, MT where the Toungue River meets the Yellowstone.