Indian ruins hike

We took a Saturday and explored some Indian dwellings on the Knife River.  It was just a short drive away and a good chance to get out of Bismarck for the day.

Lewis and Clark visited this Indian village during their winter camp of 1804-1805.

This is a reconstruction of an earthlodge used by the Hidatsa and Mandan Indians.

Here are the kids using the meal grinder.  That long pole behind them leads down into the food storage cellar.



You can see the master bedroom and kitchen in this space.

The amazing hikers.



The river was very high and flooding the lower plateforms so we just viewed it from above.