Sun is up earlier in Montana than in Oklahoma, no use trying to sleep through the brightness blaring in your face. Ham and eggs with bagels are on the menu, more hot coffee and glasses of cold orange juice are passed around. 
A temporary work station is constructed in the RV; documents are organized, observations and recommendations are discussed, emails are returned and a final review of the audit plan is completed. Time to clean the RV and prepare it for return to Billings. After swabbing the deck, the guys decide to make a visit to the Battle of Little Bighorn National Monument. Sitting Bull and George Custer, two masterminds of open warfare meet in a battle to the death. The Sioux versus the Pioneers is regarded as a clash of modernism against tradition. Following a few hours of history lessons and reflecting on Custer’s last stand, it is time to move on down the road.
A Billing’s hotel with hot showers, a soft bed with real pillows, and a meal not cooked over a campfire reminds the men they are one day closer to home. The guys take in downtown and meet a native of Ponca City and an OU MBA graduate, now an environmental, safety and health engineer working for an oil company in Billings. She is happy to see some Okies and hear a little about her home state.
After a restful sleep it is off to the airport, that is when the auditors learn the flight is overbooked. Tulsa is calling, however Montana is holding on. Three of the four guys are denied a seat, but after everyone loads, and enough volunteers are found to take the next flight, all of the team makes it on board bound for Tulsa. The week of free spirits, traveling 1,460 miles across two states comes to an end. The guys can’t wait to get back to their families, their own beds and the way of life they are accustomed. After a week of RV’ing the auditors decide with a little practice they just might be worthy of the carrying the title of RV’er. |
| Dominant leaders of their time; Sitting Bull, Mark, and Pres. Grant |
