I almost always paint from either my husband's photos or my own photos, with few exceptions. The photo reference for the Third Crossing was a from Double Rafter Cattle Drives in Ranchester, Wyoming, www.doublerafter.com. Of course, I obtained permission to use the photo.

According to Dana at Double Rafter, the Third Crossing is where the mail route crossed the Little Horn River for the third time when delivering mail to the gold miners at Bald Mountain Gold City around the turn of the century.  Getting cattle through Third Crossing is still a challenge today.

Faye Taylor - Western Artist