Planning a Visit in 2018?

[Diane Merkel]

My husband Chuck and I are planning to visit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, and the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument next June. We'd love to meet up with others who will be at the battlefield around June 25.

If you have questions about visiting or have tips to pass along to others, feel free to post them here.

I'll start by saying you MUST have an Indian taco at Putt Thompson's Custer Battlefield Trading Post & Cafe when visiting LBH!

Diane

[AZ Ranger]

I will be there at that time in June.

Regards

Steve

[tubman13]

Good Lord willing and permissive bride, me too. Some fun can be had in Buffalo WY. Ask Fred.

[herosrest]

^Ducemus

I would love to shake your hand but the logistics of our entourage rule out a journey with Muriel and I would not leave her behind. Such is life. i-regs

I wonder if you could clear up a matter with Scott & Bleed's 1997 published, 'A good walk around the boundary : archeological inventory of the Dyck and other properties adjacent to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument'. Was it Paul Dyck of the Buffalo Culture Collection, whose land bordered the monument?

[Treasuredude]

The Montana Mayhem boys will be there in 2018. Not sure of the dates yet as we’re still waiting on the details.

[AZ Ranger]

This would be a good year to visit. Putt had a heart attack and has lost a lot of weight and I suspect he has changed his life style a lot. It would be a shame not to have met him since he is a big part of the Trading Post experience. I think you have to hear Michael Donahue and Steve Adelson give their talks at the visitor center. I am sad to report that horses at the 7th Ranch are all gone including Chip's Keogh. They went to a good place where children can enjoy them.

I am most likely doing a Dutch Oven demonstration at the 7th Ranch like I did this year. It was a success and not much food left over. The peach cobbler went immediately in less than two minutes.

Regards

AZ Ranger

[AZ Ranger]

Robb

Since his heart attack he has lost some weight and looks good. He is one of my friends that I like to visit with when I am there.

Regards

Steve

[buckwheat]

I plan on being there, riding in the Realbird Re-enactment as I did this past year......even happened on AZ Ranger driving by as I was unsaddling and having a barley pop....Hey Steve,

Be fun to meet up with everyone.....I am one of the Scouts with the Headquarters group.

[Moltke]

I'm sorry to say that our 2018 visit was overruled by majority (i.e. wife said so) but I'm tentatively thinking of a 2019. Maybe I can get enough points to ask about the 8 day training <http://www.uscavalryschool.com/programs/custers_last_ride.shtml>. Any good recommendations of where to leave a wife and couple kids nearby for a day or so while dad walks the battlefield? Hope you all have fun!

Edit: Actually in all honesty, I see a lot of guide options online. If I am able to make it in 2019, for someone reasonably knowledgeable of the period and battle, and someone who would like to walk and talk the actual sites as much as possible, are there any recommendations from the group here? I would probably be going in June, if not sometime during the summer so probably peak season. Thanks,