Phil Konstantin's 2003 Vacation Through Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana



From May 17th to the 31st, I took a trip through the northern Rocky Mountain and plains states. I wanted to visit some of the places I have read (and written) about for years. I also gave a presentation at the "Confluences of Culture" symposium (Lewis & Clark and the Indians)at the University of Montana at Missoula.

There are approximately 600 picutres. Each page will have approximately 25 pictures. The pictures are a bit large, so they may take a while to load. Please be patient. I have added some narrative to the pictures.

Here is a list of places I visited (in order):
Spokane Plains Battlefield..........Steptoe Battlefield..........Snake River
Lewiston-Clarkston..........Nez Perce Reservation..........Cottonwood Battlefield
Whitebird Battlefield..........Clearwater Battlefield..........Kamiah
"Heart of the Monster"..........Weippe..........Lolo Trail..........Lolo Pass
Big Hole Battlefield..........Lemhi Pass..........Camas Meadows Battlefield
Yellowstone National Park..........Grand Tetons..........Wind River Indian Reservation
Sinks Canyon..........Legend Rock..........Medicine Lodge Archaeological site
Conners Battlefield..........Wagon Box Battlefield..........Rosebud Battlefield
Two Moons monument..........Little Bighorn Battlefield..........Fetterman Battlefield
Fort Phil Keany..........Crazy Woman Creek Battlefield..........Fort Reno
Dull Knife Battlefield..........Ayers Natural Bridge..........Fort Fetterman
Fort Laramie..........Grattan Battlefield..........Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed
Warbonnet Monument..........Crazy Horse Monument..........Devil's Tower..........Rapid City
Wounded Knee..........Badlands National Park..........Cheyenne River Reservation
Standing Rock Reservation..........Fort Berthold Reservation..........Fort Peck Reservation
Fort Belknap Reservation..........Fort Assiniboine..........Blackfeet Reservation
30 meters into Canada..........Glacier National Park..........Flathead Reservation
Missoula..........and a few others..........

Page 2003: Spokane, Washington to Grangeville, Idaho
Page 2003a: Grangeville, Idaho to Kamiah, Idaho
Page 2003b: Kamiah to Lolo Pass
Page 2003c: Lolo, Montana to Salmon, Idaho
Page 2003d: Salmon, Idaho to Gilmore Summit, Idaho
Page 2003e: Kilgore, Idaho to Yellowstone National Park
Page 2003f: More Yellowstone
Page 2003g: Grand Tetons to Lander, Wyoming
Page 2003h: Wind River Canyon to Legend Rock, Wyoming
Page 2003i: Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site to Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite, Wyoming
Page 2003j: Shell Creek Falls to Wagon Box Battlefield, Wyoming
Page 2003k: Rosebud Battlefield to Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Page 2003l: Little Bighorn Battlefield to Crow Agency, Montana
Page 2003m: Fetterman Battlfield to Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming
Page 2003n: Crazy Woman Creek to Fort Fetterman, Wyoming
Page 2003o: Oregon Trail to Fort Laramie, Wyoming
Page 2003p: Grattan Battlefield, Wyoming to Fort Robinson, Nebraska
Page 2003q: Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed, Nebraska to Crazy Horse Monument, South Dakota
Page 2003r: Devil's Tower, Wyoming
Page 2003s: Rapid City to Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Page 2003t: Eagle Butte Powwow to the Blessing Ceremony
Page 2003u: Sakakawea Monument to Fort Buford
Page 2003v: Fort Union to Old Fort Peck
Page 2003w: Cree Crossing to Fort Assiniboine
Page 2003x: Glacier Park
Page 2003y: Glacier #2 to Missoula, Montana
Page 2003z: blank (so far)


Page 2003

From Spokane, Washington to Grangeville, Idaho


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This is the plaque on the battlefield just west of Spokane, Washington.

This is the entry from my book for this incident: "Colonel George Wright, commanding the local army, fought with Coeur d’Alene, Columbia River, Colville, Kalispel, and Spokane Indians on the Spokane Plains. The army defeated the Indians."




There were no signs on the road, but the marker was pretty big. It was raining when I took this picture.




The Steptoe battlefield is south of Spokane in the little town of Rosalie.




Details of the sign.

This is the entry from my book: "The battle against E. J. Steptoe and his troops began and ended disastrously for Steptoe. The battlefield became known afterward as Steptoe Butte. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Steptoe had organized an expedition from Fort Walla Walla in southeastern Washington into the Coleville country to seek out hostiles. With 158 soldiers and thirty civilian volunteers, Steptoe encountered hundreds of Spokane and Coeur d’Alene Indians. Steptoe retreated and fought a running battle. Many lives were lost on both sides. The battle was fought about thirty miles south of present-day Spokane."




This is the Steptoe battlefield marker.




Details from the marker.




More details..........




..........even more..........




Another marker at the Steptoe battfield




A final view with that interesting old bridge in the background.




This is the Snake River Canyon southwest of Pullman, Washington.




More of the Snake River, just before Clarkston.




Some metal sculptures in Lewiston, Idaho, just before you enter the Nez Perce reservation.




As the sign says..........




There is a museum here in Spalding, Idaho.




There are lots of descriptive signs in Idaho.




Since the mission was only "near here," I didn't take a picture of the countryside.

The entry from my book: "Five years earlier, several Nez Perce traveled to St. Louis to ask for someone to come to their land to teach them about religion. In response to that request, missionary Henry Harmon Spalding traveled to Idaho. He set up a mission today on some land (twelve miles south of modern Lewiston) given to him by the Nez Perce."




The sign speaks for itself. This is very lush and beautiful country.




..........another sign..........




Another great railroad bridge not far from Lapwai.




This sign is for the Cottonwood battlefield. It was after sunset. With all of the snow clouds, I could not get a good picture of the area.

This is the entry from my book: "For the next two days, the Nez Perce engaged in several skirmishes with the local settlers and the army in the Camas Prairie area of Idaho north of Tolo Lake and Grangeville. Almost two dozen whites were killed in the fighting."




There are Lewis & Clark signs all over this part of Idaho.

This is the start of the bicentennial of their expedition. All of the quotes from their journal are from "The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition," edited by Elliott Coues.



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Page 2003: Spokane, Washington to Grangeville, Idaho
Page 2003a: Grangeville, Idaho to Kamiah, Idaho
Page 2003b: Kamiah to Lolo Pass
Page 2003c: Lolo, Montana to Salmon, Idaho
Page 2003d: Salmon, Idaho to Gilmore Summit, Idaho
Page 2003e: Kilgore, Idaho to Yellowstone National Park
Page 2003f: More Yellowstone
Page 2003g: Grand Tetons to Lander, Wyoming
Page 2003h: Wind River Canyon to Legend Rock, Wyoming
Page 2003i: Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site to Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite, Wyoming
Page 2003j: Shell Creek Falls to Wagon Box Battlefield, Wyoming
Page 2003k: Rosebud Battlefield to Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Page 2003l: Little Bighorn Battlefield to Crow Agency, Montana
Page 2003m: Fetterman Battlfield to Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming
Page 2003n: Crazy Woman Creek to Fort Fetterman, Wyoming
Page 2003o: Oregon Trail to Fort Laramie, Wyoming
Page 2003p: Grattan Battlefield, Wyoming to Fort Robinson, Nebraska
Page 2003q: Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed, Nebraska to Crazy Horse Monument, South Dakota
Page 2003r: Devil's Tower, Wyoming
Page 2003s: Rapid City to Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Page 2003t: Eagle Butte Powwow to the Blessing Ceremony
Page 2003u: Sakakawea Monument to Fort Buford
Page 2003v: Fort Union to Old Fort Peck
Page 2003w: Cree Crossing to Fort Assiniboine
Page 2003x: Glacier Park
Page 2003y: Glacier #2 to Missoula, Montana
Page 2003z: blank (so far)