Ride the Little Big Horn

[joewiggs]

Great shots Melani and, may I say, you are the finest soldier in the group shot!

[tbw]

Melani, as I study that group picture, I'd have to totally agree with Joe. Yours is the most authentic looking of the uniforms there, and you look outstanding!

[Cutter]

That must have been a real hoot. Must have put you back to 1876.

[tbw]

Cutter,

I didn't go very far on the highway east of the LBH towards Busby, but it didn't look like the highway took such a course. And for some reason that cemetery shot looks backwards to me. Is that Last Stand Hill off to the right of it? After all it is still the highest peak there! And if it is shouldn't it be off to the left of the cemtery. Like I said before, there's something about that photo that looks all out of whack to me. Maybe you could clear this up.... Thanks

[Cutter]

I was fuzzy on what pic, then thought oh yeah, Melani's. Yea, that's right, not reversed. Again, I highly recommend custerapollos' video. According to him, you need a pass to go up top of Weir's point. It's been many moons since I've been there, alot more "mother may I's" then back in the day. Given the dust and smoke of battle, with the sun to the left, it would have been hard to see anything without a glass.

[Cutter]

that's lsh on the right of the clump of trees,(cemetery)

[tbw]

cutter, that's what I mean, from the angle it was taken, why should it be there? It appears to be reversed? But, I guess we'd have to know more about the location it was shot from.

The only one that I've been sure about is the one labeled "Sam Taylor & Tom". Off to the left of that photo is the Weir Peak area, one can see the road leading up to it. The trees in the foreground to the right is Medicine Tail Ford. This photo was shot very near to Calhoun's firing positions.

[Cutter]

The shot was taken with Weir point, out of frame, to the the camera's immediate right. I'm still fuzzy as to what your saying I guess. Looking north, with Weir point to the right, that would be as it should.

[Cutter]

www.mohicanpress.com/battles/ba04002.html has pretty much the same shot. I tested the link, didn't work, will work shortly I'm sure.

[tbw]

Yup, now it makes sense! And to think, I was there and saw this same thing! I was thinking, and don't know why that this shot was taken from the highway going towards Busby. Had my mind wrapped or warped around that one the wrong way.... thanks

[Cutter]

The terrain is very deceving, things look close when there not, and the other way around. Lots of hiding places to snipe with rifles, and stay hidden and lob arrows.

[tbw]

Decieveing is the word. When we were there in 05 it was very difficult to tell where anything except sharpshooter was on those bluffs... I couldn't even discern Wier from Garry Owen let alone Reno Hill. And directions heck the interstate to me was going west, the bluffs where Weir should have been was North, talk about being decieved. And i'm usually not easily turned that way.

[melani]

Guys, your eyes are deceiving you--we never were anywhere near the cemetery, and the "Sam Taylor and Tom" picture was shot somewhere south of Reno Hill--I think. As I said, I was never quite sure where we were, but we started from the Real Birds' place on Reno Creek Road, and sort of went around behind the battlefield area, on the side of the battlefield away from the river. We rode past Calhoun's position on that side, but didn't stop for any pictures at that point--there had been some difference of opinion as to whether the ride would end at MTC or at the highway between the battlefield and the Trading Post, so when we finally went on from MTC after a longish stop, we didn't stop anywhere else.

In the "Sam Taylor" shot I know what you think you are looking at, but we were never anywhere near that position. We did pass behind Weir Point, but didn't stop for pictures.

[Cutter]

There's a misunderstanding, not close to the cemetery is understood.

Stumblingbear, that's an example how easy it is to have a bit of contravercy.

Custer would have a chuckle.

[joewiggs]

You are 100% "extamento!" That's exactly how misinformation becomes a part of the "lore" and why this topic is so darn interesting!
when one thinks of all the information that has been handed down through the decades, Custer must really have chuckled or,perhaps, regurgitated!