Wounded Knee was a difficult trip for Vick and I. Late 19th century, the Native American wars were winding down but this final "battle" marked the revenge the 7th Cavalry had been seeking since the Custer battle at the Little Big Horn. I try to stay non-political but there are rarely circumstances where women and children need to be killed and here that ideal was ignored.
These first 3 pictures are of the "battleground."
The cemetery overlooks the battle site.
The town of Wounded Knee is in the distance. I took this from an overlook a couple of miles from the battle site which would be to the east (left) of town.
Leaving the area of Wounded Knee we had to make a 911 call to report horses near the main road. They were beautiful and we had walked up to a house to see if they belonged to the resident. She told us to call 911 because that is what she has to do all the time. The grass must be better on the other side of the fence.
The southern Badlands NP unit has almost no hiking. You have to drive back 5 miles on this road to get to the Sheep Mt. "walk."
Views in this area are amazing.
After 5 miles of very slow driving you come to a parking area. Unless you have a high clearance vehicle this is where your 2 mile (one way) walk begins.
The peak in the background is Black Elk. We calculate you are looking about 35 miles.
The deer provided endless entertainment on the walk.
Your trail back to Sheep Mountain. We did meet a ranger on his four wheeler coming back from checking out the area.
Tracks were everywhere.
These first 3 pictures are of the "battleground."
The town of Wounded Knee is in the distance. I took this from an overlook a couple of miles from the battle site which would be to the east (left) of town.
Leaving the area of Wounded Knee we had to make a 911 call to report horses near the main road. They were beautiful and we had walked up to a house to see if they belonged to the resident. She told us to call 911 because that is what she has to do all the time. The grass must be better on the other side of the fence.
The southern Badlands NP unit has almost no hiking. You have to drive back 5 miles on this road to get to the Sheep Mt. "walk."
Views in this area are amazing.
After 5 miles of very slow driving you come to a parking area. Unless you have a high clearance vehicle this is where your 2 mile (one way) walk begins.
The peak in the background is Black Elk. We calculate you are looking about 35 miles.
The deer provided endless entertainment on the walk.
Your trail back to Sheep Mountain. We did meet a ranger on his four wheeler coming back from checking out the area.
Tracks were everywhere.
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