Dragon Flies

One hundred and thirty six years ago along this innocent looking little valley of snake creek the sad events played out.

This is a copy of the brochure map. The previous picture was taken from the position 'Trail Starts'.

looking up a little side draw where some of the battle played out.

Why is it that flowers always appear prettier on battlefields?

The tepees of the Nez Perce were spread out across this little plain.

Here is location of the Tepee of one of the Nez Perce chiefs 'John Dog'. An interesting aspect of this historical site is that many of the participants in the battle returned years later when the historical site was to be established and were able to identify many of the specific locations of events and people throught the battle.

Members of the Nez Perce and local tribes still come and make offerings at many of the marked sites.

The visitors trail across a top of a little ridge.

Offerings at the site of Chief Joseph's Tepee site. Note the medicine bundle.

Chief Coo-Sou-Yeen's tepee site. The small stones may very well be offerings. Possibly from the Nez Perce's homeland in Washington State.

Chief Looking Glass's tepee site. All the tepee sites are in the valley. The battle stations or fighting pits were along the ridge lines.

Never Go Hunt's tepee site.

Sah-Pun-Mas's tepee site.

Too-Nah-Hon's tepee site.

Chief Whitbird's tepee site.

Looking north from within the valley where the tepees were located. The ridge in the right distance is where Army sharp shooters did the most damage to the indian warriors.