Very interesting spot! This is the ruins of the old fort, with all the buildings identified with weathered signs. And, making a LOT of noise, are the "barking squirrels" identified by Lewis and Clark! These prairie dogs are in mounds all over the field, barking frantically. I walked the perimeter of the site, and they mostly quieted down as they dived back underground, but in neighboring fields they kept up the noise. I had to watch carefully where I walked, and breaking an ankle in one of their hidden holes would not be pleasant!
I tried to stop and see Ft Manuel, where Sacajawea reportedly died, but the road was incredibly slick mud. Luckily, I'm used to driving on ice because I needed all those skills just to get stopped and turned around! And, fortunately I'm in a jeep with four-wheel drive; so I got to test that out. (The sides of the Jeep are covered with mud now; no one tell my dad! I'll get it cleaned before he gets back from Alaska.)
I also tried to see Sitting Bull's burial site at Ft Yates. But it also was a dirt - now mud - road, and I didn't want to push my luck. Hopefully, I'll get to see these locations on a future trip!
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