Our first night in the USA was spent at Lewis & Clark campground in Shelby, MT. From there we traveled on Saturday to Three Forks, MT where we stayed until Monday. It’s named Three Forks because three rivers come together to form the headwaters of the Missouri River. Enjoyed their museum and their pizza - as good as Jake’s in Mankato, MN! On Monday we left and headed to Hardin, MT for one night and in the morning took highway 212 to Spearfish, SD. Highway 212 is a good reminder of what the old west looked like. Small towns quite far apart and wide open spaces in between! Better watch your fuel gauge going that route!
On Wednesday, August 28, we drove to the Vore Buffalo Jump about 20 miles into Wyoming. It is a natural sink hole that was used by various plains Indian tribes as a bison trap from about 1550-1800. The layers of well preserved bones and artifacts found in the buffalo jump give archaeologists a unique view into a time of rapid changes in Indian culture. So far they have gone down only 4 levels and have found 400 buffalo skeletons, a bear, dogs/wolves. They estimate that when they have finished the dig they will have found 1000 bison skeletons! The Buffalo Jump is only open during the summer, and I’d highly suggest you take the guided tour!
We camped one night in West Des Moines, and one night in Mitchell, SD before arriving in Amana for the Labor Day Weekend. More Amana pancakes and Amana Bakery pastries! There was a dog show going on at the campground all weekend, and so lots of dogs, and some of the preps were fascinating. Those dogs were brushed, combed, and pampered before their turns in the rings.
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