It
was one of those days when we traveled many miles but didn't get very
far. A couple wrong turns and a couple
side trips added miles; but not towards our destination. A visit to the Wyoming Welcome Center on I-90
was well worth the stop. We learned a great deal of history and information on
Wyoming and places to visit. One of
those places was Devil’s Tower. We spent
several hours at Devil’s Tower learning about its history and watching 7 people
climbing the tower. After leaving
Devil’s Tower we made it to Sheridan, WY for the night. Walmart was our choice for a place to stay
for the night; along with several other RVs and several trucks.
This is a picture taken number of miles away from Devil's Tower.
Finally, we made it... There were a lot of people visiting the tower and the grounds around the tower. There were also seven people climbing the tower. The rangers in the gift shop told us several thousand people attempt the climb annually.
See all the people on the tower behind Linda as she attempts to hold the tower up. We really enjoyed our visit to the tower and if you are ever in this part of Wyoming, we think Devil's Tower is a must see. The welcoming committee o hundreds of groundhogs makes you feel welcome...
These next few pictures are some of the seven people on the tower. They were very hard to see with the naked eye; they looked so small on the tower. Maybe this is something we could do on our next trip???
You can click on the pictures to enlarge which will give more detail on these climbers.
About a third of the way to the top...
This person and his partner changed their minds and were repelling down... Or had reached the elevation they had set to reach.
These next few pictures are of the groundhogs that welcome you to Devil'sTower. They drew about as much attention as the tower.
As we entered the park there was a large area on both sides of the road with many, many groundhogs just waiting to entertain us.
We couldn't decide whether we had seen more buffaloes at Custer State Park or groundhogs at Devil's Tower. In any case, there were too many to count.
Well after a great afternoon, it was time to leave the tower and bid farewell to all the groundhogs and continue North.
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