Took a nice Sunday afternoon ride to Vore Buffalo Jump. It is a huge sinkhole that the Plains Indians used to stampede a herd of bison towards the hole, forcing them to jump into the pit. They would then finish killing the bison and right there in the pit they would skin them and cut the meat into movable sizes, thus leaving behind all the piles of bone. The dig site, that is enclosed in a building, features bone and stone artifacts preserved in layers. There are more than 4,000 butchered remains of bision as well as stone arrow points, knives, and other tools. Only about 10% of the VBJ has been excavated. The exhibit had not opened for the season, but the gate was open and we walked down to the excavation site. The site was discovered when I-90 was being built and is named VORE for the people who owned the piece of land and donated it to a private foundation. Some pictures of the sinkhole.
Next, we rode in a different direction to find our new friend’s ranch. It was pretty impressive too. These are just a few pictures from a ranch across from the Buffalo Jump site. Look at how red the dirt is.
We are headed to Thermopolis, WY tomorrow morning for a couple of days, then to Headwaters/Flagg Ranch campground between The Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone for about six days, then to Cody for three days, and then to Bozeman, MT to housesit for eleven days. We will get some rest while we are house/pet sitting!
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