Adios South Dakota

6/13/15

Day 6

"We have to wake up really early, like 4 a.m. We have a long drive tomorrow and we need to get to Montana early tomorrow!" -Dad 6/12/15

"EVERYBODY GET YOUR BUTTS UP! WE ARE SO LATE!" -Dad 8:00 a.m. 6/13/15

Like I mentioned in my first post, we Voss' tend to not leave on time. We all bustled around trying to clean up our beds and get on the road as fast as possible. Thirty minutes, called it record time for a family of six to all get ready, I really helped with this- by not getting ready until we were on the road. Let's just say I am now a pro at getting ready in a moving vehicle. May I remind you we were driving through the mountains, so I was falling all over the place trying to get ready. We were driving for hours and hours with beautiful scenery, but with nothing to do but stare at each other, which after spending the previous five days doing everything together isn't as pleasant as one may think, especially in such a confined area. Wyoming was gorgeous; there were beautiful hills and the Rocky Mountains in the distance. When we crossed to boarder into Montana, my dad saw the sign for The Battle of Little Bighorn battlefield. We made a quick stop and got to see a bit of the battlefield, as well as the graves of many soldiers, wives, civilians, and children that died in there and in other wars. There were about 4,950 graves with 50 more reserved for still living veterans. It was a very touching memorial. We ended up making it to the Rocky Mountain RV Park on time and after setting up the RV, us kids went mini golfing while Mom and Dad got dinner ready (but mainly Mom). The people at this camp are very friendly, which has made this place enjoyable so far.

-Carmen

Day 6 Memorable Pitstop

Day 6
Departing Hill City, SD
Destination Gardiner, Montana (8hrs)

June 13, 2015

We departed from Hill City, SD at about 8:30am and anticipated arriving at Rocky Mountain RV Park in Gardiner, Montana around 6pm. The 525 mile drive was so beautiful. We drove through Wyoming and headed Northwest into Montana along 90. The view was so breathtaking, I took many pictures along the way. Josh decided to "take a bathroom break" and surprised us with an unplanned visit at mile marker 510 on 90 at Little Bighorn Battlefield, Cutser National Cemetery. We were all speechless. The little boys knew immediately in their hearts what they were seeing. The pictures speak for themselves. There were so many unnamed stones at that memorial. The memorial is the sight for more than 4,950 burial stones. The stones were lined farther that the eye could see. You will see stones of named and unnamed veterans, women and children from isolated frontier posts, Indians, scouts and Medal of Honor recipients. I am so blessed to have a husband that takes the time to research important stops during our trip but that he always takes the time to read the signs and be spontaneous as well. This was a very memorable pitstop for all of us.

We pulled into Gardiner Rocky Mountain RV Park right on schedule. The RV Park is situated on top of a hill overlooking downtown with a beautiful mountain view.  Josh was very pleased with his decision to stay here.