Day 21-June 19


We are up and out for the short ride to Devils Tower.  The tower can be seen for miles before actually arriving at the park entrance.  Of course that means stops for pictures along the way because I don't want to take the chance of missing the perfect picture.  Sometimes Jess counts but I just ignore him.  Parking for RVs is very limited.  We drove up to the parking area but were unable to find a spot.  Undaunted, we went back down the mountain and found a place to drop the trailer.  According to Indian folklore Devils Tower was formed when 7 sisters and their brother were playing in the forest.  The brother suddenly turned into a bear and started to chase the girls.  A tree stump beckoned them and as they all climbed up it began to rise out of the ground.  The bear continued to try to reach them, thus the vertical groves on the sides of the tower, but the tower continued to rise and the 7 sisters became the stars in the Big Dipper.  Of course, geologists have other reasons for the tower's existence but they are not near as entertaining.  Regardless of how Devils Tower came to be it is an amazing sight as it rises out of the forest floor.  We enjoyed the trail that totally circled the base of the tower.  This enabled the avid photographer to get pictures from every side.


Then it was off for a visit with Jess's sister Shirley in Casper.  We arrived about 5:30 to a great supper and then an enjoyable evening catching up with each other's lives and watching a Jesse Stone marathon on TV.  It was the first TV watching we had done since leaving home.

Jess's ascent up the tower.

Momma and baby.  Aren't they cute?

America the Beautiful!