Monthly Archives: June 2004

A Game of Chicken

I had been taking pictures of a group of cowboys. Everyone left but this fellow and he decided he would play a game of chicken with the ‘old lady’.. He ran the horses straight at me. I think he expected … Continue reading

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Laramie, WY

Why is it the ‘clank’ of a door closing behind you never sounds quite as ominous as when you are visiting a jail? I can’t even begin to know what it must sound like when you know you are about … Continue reading

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John Real Bird

A few days ago while we were driving through the Crow Reservation we happened across a young cowboy sauntering along on his horse and we stopped and asked if he minded if I took a couple of pictures. It turned … Continue reading

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The Crow Reservation

Half naked braves appeared suddenly through the swirling dust, clinging bareback with effortless ease to the racing ponies and the air rang with the screams of their war cries. In the background the pounding of the war drum beat in … Continue reading

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The Actor

We had the honor of sitting with ‘Mrs. General Custer’ today! At least the wife of the actor that plays the role. Joy Austin said that her husband Tony has long had a fascination with General Custer and the chance … Continue reading

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Hardin, Montana Re-enactment of Custer’s Last Stand

There were probably close to 3,000 of us watching the reenactment of Custer’ Last Stand six miles outside the little town of Hardin. As we were told the story…it unfolded before our very eyes. The plains Indians were a nomad … Continue reading

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The Battlefield

  The spirit warriors ride forever across the grasslands where they fought Custer and his men…

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Little Bighorn Battelfield National Monument

In a few days it will be the 128th anniversary of the ‘Battle of Little Bighorn.’ Today I stood at the top of ‘Last Stand Hill” where in 1876, on another hot June afternoon, more than 260 soldiers under the … Continue reading

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Beartooth Highway Red Lodge, Montana

‘On the Road’ correspondent, Charles Kuralt, dubbed the Beartooth Highway “the most beautiful roadway in America.” Well, thought, I…I’ve seen some beauty in my time…I’ll be the judge of that! Okay, I’m not done checking it out…but there is every … Continue reading

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A Dream Come True

“If you will give it a home, and promise no one will ever take it apart, I will build a carousel for Missoula”…were the words of Chuck Kaparich. He was a man that had spent many childhood hours on a … Continue reading

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