The Yellowstone River Valley Looking Over the Yellowstone River. View From I-94 On A South Bluff. You Can Tell the Valley Is Getting Ever Narrower Yet.

((An earlier Narrator's description also applies here:]))
…. [ “Outside in the valley again the sky is still limited by the bluffs on either side of the river, but they are closer together and closer to us than they were this morning. The valley is narrowing as we move toward the river’s source. " ]

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I-94, ~4 miles West of Custer, MT. Here the river has been forced to cut deeper. as evidenced by the much higher bluffs. This correspondingly made the distance between the bluffs much closer.
….But this valley doesn't always get narrower. Ahead, after Billings, MT, the river evidently flows through a practically level stretch, with much wider distance between the bluffs, if any.
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NEW TOPIC Re Lewis and Clark’s “Pompey’s Pillar”, & Travel Route Going West Southwest After Casper, MT.
….Earlier this day, halfway between Custer, MT, & Billings, MT, I got off I-94 where a sign that directed me to see “Pompey’s Pillar”. After leaving “The Pillar”, I turned back onto close by old US 10/312 (which is a North Side I-94 marginal), on which I continued on to Huntley, MT, and. there I resumed West on I-94.
….HOWEVER: The ZMM Traveler might better => Find & follow those portions of Old US-10, delineated in Earlier Photo of “ Site Of Enormous High-Celling Old Pace.”
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….NOTE: This famous Pompey’s Pillar attraction, is curiously UN-mentioned in ZMM, despite the Narrator's stated interest in Lewis and Clark. AND apparently the Narrator & Chris, went on by, despite it's being clearly marked by signs, and is easily visible to the West from along the older Marginal Highway 312, West adjacent to I-94.
….Passed on by, just because it IS a “Tourist Attraction”?
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Excerpts From Wikipedia: …
…Pompeys Pillar National Monument is a rock formation located in south central Montana, United States. Designated a National Monument on January 17, 2001, and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in conjunction with The Friends of Pompeys Pillar, it consists of only 51 acres (21 ha), making it one of the smallest National Monuments in the U.S. The community of Pompeys Pillar lies just east of the monument.
…William Clark named the outcropping after Jean Baptiste Charbonneau—the son of expedition member Sacagawea—whom he nicknamed "Pompey". His original name for it was "Pompey's Tower"; it was changed to the current title in 1814.
….Situated 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Billings, Montana, along Interstate 94, the pillar gets 50,000 visitors annually. Archeological evidence suggests that the outcropping has been witness to 11,000 years of human involvement in the area. Consequently, in addition to the pictographs and the signature of William Clark, hundreds of other people have carved their initials into the rock, including early pioneers to the area.
Wikipedia. Has More Information, and 3 Good Photos. Click Here.

…The name Pompey comes from a famous Ancient Roman General =>
… Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Latin; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey /ˈpɒmpiː/ or Pompey the Great, was a leading Roman general and statesman. He played a significant role in the transformation of Rome from republic to empire.

…The name Pompey should not be confused with Pompeii (/pɒmˈpeɪ(i)/, Latin: [pɔmˈpei̯.iː]), an ancient city located near Naples in Italy.


Click Here For => Henry Gurr’s Photos of Pompeys Pillar & More Information. ATTENTON => AFTER This Page Comes Up => Here Especially Read Photo Titled => “What Makes Pompys Pillar Lewis & Clark Spot Unique AND Below See 3 Blue Internet Links To Much Good General Tourist Information, Each With Many Good Photos.

THE INCREDIBLE LEWIS & CLARK’S SACAGAWEA STORY & HISTORY;
Is Continued At The 4th Photo NEXT.
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(Photo = Summer2006 0360