Site B17, Devils Tower National Monument
Circle of Sacred Smoke
Circle of Sacred Smoke
The RAV4 at the Tower
A Prairie Dog
A Prairie Dog
Devils Tower
Devils Tower
2011 Trip across the US
2012 Trip across the US
Other Trips
Lots of driving of empty roads, mostly on MT 59 & US 212. I arrived at Devils Tower around 12:20PM, pulled into the campground where both loops were almost empty, and set up in site B17. A great view of the tower from my front window, however I should have taken the next site. The tower would have been hidden from the trailer by trees, however the picnic table location has a clear view. Someone moved into the site, set up a big pile of firewood, so my nighttime photos of the tower may be a problem. We'll see... Since I don't have hookups, I can't check the refrigerator on AC, however before I left this morning it put it on AC & the EMS monitor showd the usual 2Amp increase in load. Maybe I didn't quite get the dial changed to electric yesterday..
After setting up the trailer I drove to the Prairie Dog Village and took a couple of photos, came back to the site to find a Casita 16 a few sites back from me, and talked with the owner for a bit. I drove to the visitor center, bought a "T" shirt(I'm going to have to move the "T" shirt shelf down a notch to fit all my new ones), took a few photos of the tower, then headed back to the trailer to read.
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Site B17, Devils Tower National Monument |
Circle of Sacred Smoke |
Circle of Sacred Smoke
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The RAV4 at the Tower |
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A Prairie Dog |
A Prairie Dog |
Devils Tower |
Devils Tower |
While the movie "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" made the tower popular to millions of Americans who have never seen the tower in person, you don't need to have seen the movie to be awed by it. It is a scared location for many Native American tribes, and every time I see it I can understand why. Very impressive!
Dinner will be a sandwich made from the leftover grilled chicken, and broccoli.
Until tomorrow.
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July 29, 2014