Is this the road to enlightenment ?

This blog is to keep friends and relatives informed about my ride on a motorcycle throughout the United States in September 2005. And when back,I decided to carry on with other rides...

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

And the road to enlightenment leads to...

Wisdom is in Open Sky country in Montana between Missoula and Livingston, my favourite town during the whole trip with Downierville in the Sierra Nevada, northwest of Tahoe. I really loved it there, wild, big and beautiful with landscapes reminiscent of "Dance with Wolves" the Kevin Costner's movie.
Not far from Wisdom is the site of the battle of Big Hole fought in 1877 between the Nez Perçé (nai-pierce as pronounced in American) and the United States Army. From what I read, a great number of Nez Perçé women and children were killed when their camp was attacked by surprise but the battle ended in a stalemate. The Nez Perçé, who were driven out from Idaho, even managed to capture a cannon from the American and turn it against them. The whole battlefield is very moving as if the soul of the people killed was still hanging there. You can see the brand new rear tire on the Triumph.

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