Canyon Junction, Wyoming
September 3, 1877 - The army was running low on supplies.
“On the Yellowstone the army ran out of tobacco and most everything else, and filled up on lake trout without salt. These fat fish were lazily lolling around in the river, and luckily it was no trick to catch them. Most of them were wormy, but in those hungry days everything went.”
- John W. Redington (Retires U.S. Army and volunteer scout)
Side trip: Tower Junction to LaDuke Picnic Area (and back)
18.2 miles north of Canyon Village Junction is Tower Junction.
The next three stops, from Blacktail Creek to LaDuke Picnic Area, trace the steps of a Nez Perce scouting party as well as those of many of the surviving tourists as they left the Park. Go to these posts for more information about the stops in the side trip.
Blacktail Deer Creek, Wyoming
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming
LaDuke Picnic Area, Montana
If you are skipping the side tour, continue to Baronett's Bridge, Wyoming for the next stop.
