We left South Dakota and were excited to reach Wyoming and
see Devil’s Tower, an amazing rock formation in eastern Wyoming. Most people
can recall seeing this rock formation as Richard Dreyfuss’ inspiration in in
the movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”.
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| View from far |
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| Closer |
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| Closest...Becky took the kids trekking up these rocks despite the "Please Stay on Path" signs. They're under the tree on the left. |
We went on a scenic hike around
the tower and even got to see mountain climbers scaling it.
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| King of Devil's Tower! |
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| Teepee in field |
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| Stop or else your ears will stay that way |
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| Climber in center in light blue shirt |
The kids had
another opportunity to earn a Junior Ranger but almost missed out when their
parents realized the ranger station closed in 15 minutes while completely on
the other side of the tower. Becky and Tyler raced ahead to try to catch the
rangers before the visitor center closed. Tyler had the revelation on their
impromptu run that he much prefers running downhill rather than uphill.
Fortunately they made it back just in time and convinced the rangers to stick
around and grant the boys their hard earned badge.
Driving away I spotted a
snake in the road and inadvertently ran it over. I think it was an accident but
my subconscious mind may have made me steer the RV tires right over the evil serpent.
I pulled over and ran back to confirm that it was indeed my favorite kind of
snake…a dead one!
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| What travel blog would be complete without a picture of road kill? |
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