Departing Black Hawk Creek RV Park (a real nice park and a great place to stay when checking out the Black Hills area with pull-throughs and full hook-ups) we made our way along Interstate 90 West into Wyoming with our sights set on Devil's Tower National Monument.
We had planned on leaving the two RVs in the parking lot of the Devil's Tower Trading Post and continue in one of the cars, but the lot was packed with no real area for RVs.
Devils Tower (also known as Bear Lodge Butte) is a butte, possibly laccolithic, composed of igneous rock in the Black Hills, near Sundance in northeastern Wyoming. It rises 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from summit to base. The summit is 5,112 feet above sea level.
Devils Tower was the first United States national monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The monument's boundary encloses an area of 1,347 acres. The name "Devil's Tower" originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, when his interpreter reportedly misinterpreted a native name to mean "Bad God's Tower"
We took some quick pictures of the Tower as there is a fine view from the Trading Post parking lot. Having a Tele-Photo lens along, came in very handy. Don't leave home without it...
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| Photo Courtesy of N. Kelsoe |
- 2023 BUCKET LIST
- Tiffin Motor Homes - Red Bay, AL - Check
- Branson, MO - Check
- Badlands National Park - Check
- Mount Rushmore - Check
- Crazy Horse Memorial - Check
- Tour Scenic Black Hills - Check
- Custer State Park - Check
- Photograph Wild Bison - Check
- Drive the Needles Highway - Check
- Great Friends to Share the Experience - PRICELESS !!
Nice write up, nice to see your bucket list being checked. I noticed a bullet point that had no entry so I assume that it could read To Be Continued. After all, the Summer of '23 is winding down and after the Autumn we all wait for the thaw of areas north of the panhandle. The Devils Tower Trading Post looks like an immense building... let me guess, American money for Chinese treasures is the predominant trading going on within. You folks are having a truly great Summer and I am very happy for y'all. Ciao
ReplyDeleteDriving through the winding roads, it was a real treat to catch a glimpse of the Devil's tower in the distance for the first time. Just like Mount Rushmore a loud "There it is! There it is!" could be heard. Very impressive to see and well worth the quest to get there. Thanks for being wonderful traveling companions! Looking forward to our next big adventure!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing what lay around the next bend together...
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