 The warriors, possibly numbering more than 1,000, congregated about 10 miles north of Fort Kearny, reconnoitered, and decided the best place to lay the trap was along the Bozeman trail north of Lodge Trail Ridge.It was out of sight but only about four miles from Fort Kearny.The Cheyenne and Arapaho took up positions on the west side of the trail and the Lakota on the east.