4/30/18 On the move. Tonight we are technically in Kansas. Actually on the 3 corner part of the state which touches OK and MO. Again today the winds are the story of the day gusting 24 to 35, so driving was a bit more difficult.

In the morning we stopped at the Washita Battlefield in OK. The monument was to commemorate the battle between the Plains Tribes and the US Calvary. Apparently this battle only served to increase the hostilities between the Settlers and the Indians.  Lt. Colonel Custer led a dawn attack on Nov 27, 1868 on the encampment of sleeping Cheyennes led by Chief Black Kettle killing several hundred Indians. The attack has been dubbed a massacre.  Only 53 women and children survived. The attack led to many more battles between all the Tribes of the Plains and the Settlers/US Calvary. Interesting to note one of the young boys who survived the attack in 1868 took part in the battle Little Bighorn aka "The Last Stand of Custer" on June 25-26, 1876 where Custer and all of his troops were killed in the battle.

                                                                   Buffalo skull

                                                                   Indian artifacts

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 Our camp spot is in Baxter Springs, Kansas. Baxter Springs is a very small town right on the boarder of OK and MO. The town has a small park alongside the Springs River. Our camp spot is $10 a night. Sweet! We had to call the town Sheriff who will be by to collect the money.