Hi all......We're in Buffalo, Wyoming, land of cowboys and Indians. We're in a campground at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains.......and some are still snowcapped in the middle of July.....can you believe it? They are just beautiful.
The campground owners here keep mules, for packing into the mountains. They go on hunting trips up there, and he feels they're much tamer and easier to work with then horses. They sure are nice and friendly.......we enjoy feeding them some hay and just watching them.
There's lots of history here. The Bozeman trail runs thru here, and you can still see some
of the wagon ruts on the mountains. Fort Phil Kearney was built here......this fort was
attacked many times by the Indians. Chief Crazy Horse and Red Cloud fought their
battles here with the soldiers.
While we were here in Buffalo, a motor home burned up his brakes coming down the mountain, and crashed into a building at the bottom of the hill. Sad to say, but the driver was killed, and his wife, while she survived, incurred a broken neck and pelvis. She was airlifted to Casper Wyoming for further care. These mountains can be treacherous in so many ways.
We watched deer come into the campground many nights. At one time, we saw four bucks and two does. They were wary of us and kept their distance, but were neat to see.
We're considering going back to Custer State Park to do some work camping.....we heard from the HR manager there and he has jobs for us. Lots of people our age do this work camping for a couple mos. We'll let you know what we decide.....either that, or on to Yellowstone.
We'll see you down the road.Love.........Kathie
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