Next stop – Pompeys Piller National Monument. 

Need a selfie stick & a smile


From 1804-1806, Lewis & Clark went on their Voyage of Discovery to explore the source of the Missouri River and see what lay beyond.




After making it to the Pacific Ocean, they split up on the return trip in order to explore more territory. Captain Clark came down the Yellowstone River and when he found this incredible stone feature, he named it after Sacajewea's young son (he was born during the trip and was a toddler at the time), who was nicknamed Pompy. Everyone was quite fond of the young fella.



This was the only site along the way where Clark had signed his name. 



The site was also a sacred site for the native peoples. As an interesting tidbit, the area just to the north



 was used as an encampment by Col. G. A. Custer's army at one point, and since it was very warm, some of the troops decided to go swimming to cool off. The piller was then used by some of the “locals” to fire down upon the naked men. While no one was hit by the snipers, there was quite a scramble to safety and they decided it would be more prudent to be hot. There were no reports as to whether Custer was one of the men caught with his pants down.



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