Molly and I spent Wednesday and Thursday travelling around south central Montana and north central Wyoming with her aunt and uncle. We visited a wheat farm near Laurel which was also the site of the historic Battle of Canyon Creek where the Nez Perce Indians, led by Chief Joseph, narrowly missed being captured by the 7th Cavalry in the late summer of 1877. After visiting the farm, we journeyed south into the Pryor Mountains and the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area to try and find some of the wild Mustangs that roam the area. We happened upon a group of nine horses, including a foal. Next, we drove west into the Bighorn Mountains where we encountered Moose, Elk, Deer, Black Bears, and Sandhill Cranes. The Bighorn Mountains are now on my top list of sites to visit. And the geology isn't too shabby either (uplifted Precambrian rocks flanked by remnants of Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks). I would like to thank Aunt Mary and Uncle Mike for all of the weight I gained eating extremely good food this week. Thanks for everything! Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I salvaged two ten-speed bicycles from the farm to add to my collection, much to the dismay of my wife.
The expansive wheat fields north of Laurel, Montana. 
Molly and Aunt Mary.
A view looking to the northeast of the ranch.
Frannies Tack Shop: The best little horse house in the west.
Molly has made a new friend.
A view of Bighorn Canyon and the Bighorn River looking to the south.
Important stratigraphic information for all of you.
The white spec is a motor boat moving through the canyon.
Difficult to see in this picture, but there are a couple of wild horses and a foal.
Attentive Horse Watchers
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Wow- you take amazing pictures! And see amazing places!!
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