No trip to the west is complete without a visit to Devil's Tower, Wyoming. Especially if you grew up with the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. From the moment you see the monument it is really an amazing site. It is left over from an eroded volcanoe. The inside of the volcanoe is what you see today, it is the cooled magma. The outside of the volcanoe just eroded away exposing the harder inside.
There is a very nice loop hike around the tower in the trees and you get to see it from all angles. This is a favorite climbing spot as there are many routes up the sides.
The tower sits all alone and the views are really nice as you move around the tower
If you pay attention you can always see wildlife
The Rabbit has great camouflage.
The Rabbit has great camouflage.
The intrepid adventures
The rain let up as Christine does her best "glad to be alive, and I didn't realize you took my picture" dance
We went back for a second day at the tower when we new it was going to be a very clear blue sky day
The size of the boulders around the tower are so large that you don't get the right scale unless you are right next to them.
As always the wildlife is as much a part of the experience as the scenery. Here a Blue Jay and our favorite varmints- the Prairie Dogs play, maybe alittle too close to the road!
As always the wildlife is as much a part of the experience as the scenery. Here a Blue Jay and our favorite varmints- the Prairie Dogs play, maybe alittle too close to the road!
