First Peoples Buffalo Jump

At this state park near Great Falls, Native Americans herded bison to the edge of a cliff, then stampeded them off and slaughtered them as an efficient means of gathering the items the Indians needed for their lives. I struggled with how to capture the expanse of big sky, but I think my wife came pretty close with this photo. It shows me standing near the edge of the cliff (the edge of the gray rocks), photographing the expanse of prairie. One small person and a huge expanse of arid plain. By the way, the visitors center at the park (small building near the lower center of the photo) includes an interesting depiction of the history of the Native Americans in the region.

Image copyright: Bob Patton, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.