Misty Ridge July 2022

Chief Joseph battleground near here.
The trail of the Nez Perce people as they fought for their homeland and way of life is laid out in this over 1, 000 mile trail which ends near here at the site where Chief Joseph surrendered to the U S Army after holding them off for five days.
His people were old, young and women and he could not watch any more of their suffering so in spite of the fact they were only two days and forty miles from Canada where they were headed, he surrendered.
An excerpt from The Chief’s speech is posted on one of the photos here and it heart breaking .Okumaya devam et

Fort Peck,Montana was built by the US corps of engineers in the 1930’s as a home for the thousands of people who came to construct the huge dam and reservoirs on the Missouri River in northern Montana .
Today the population is just over 200 permanent residents and all of the buildings remain as well as the dam and reservoirs. We enjoyed our stay at the Fort Peck Hotel .
And I went swimming in the beautiful clean Missouri River …Okumaya devam et