On Saturday afternoon my 4 year old daughter and I hung out at the Pishkun out in Ulm Montana. Two thousand years before Lewis and Clark this was used as a buffalo jump. The Indians would run the buffalo off of the side of the bluff. Below they would process the meat, bones and hides for the tribe. The buffalo are long gone and all that is left is the tribute to their way of life. A person can either walk from the visitors center or take the 5 min drive around to the top. When we visit the park we drive straight to the top and when we get to the top there is a “Prairie Dog Town” that is off to the side of the road (big hit with my daughter). At the end of the road is the parking area and trail head for the jumps. I truly enjoy standing at the edge of the jumps and hearing nothing but the wind. From this vantage point I can see for miles. Some of my favorite photographs have been taken from the edge of these cliffs. All the Pictures in this album were taken from the Pishkun. From the Pishkun you can see 4 mountain ranges. The highwoods, Little Belts, Big Belts, and the Rockies all can been seen and photographed.  I think that the Pishkun’s (First Peoples) State park is one of Montana’s best kept secrets. I quit going there years ago to learn the history of the Pishkun and now I visit the Pishkun to reflect and catch a breath.

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