Devils Tower and Custer

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Last night the wind roared over our heads, but we were sheltered by trees and hedges in the campground.

This morning we drove east on I-90 from Buffalo through rolling green hills; grazing land for cattle, horses and sheep. We saw the occasional mule deer and more than a few pronghorn. At Moorcroft we headed north/northeast to the Devils Tower National Monument, a monolith looking starkly out of place. We watched climbers scaling its nearly vertical walls. This being the July 4th weekend, there were crowds of people there.

We came down through Sundance, Four Corners and Newcastle on our way to Custer, SD. We stopped briefly at Jewel Cave National Monument. The campgrounds in this area are all crowded and most are full. We expect big crowds tomorrow at Mt. Rushmore.

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Photos

prairie, hills and mountains
eastern Wyoming

Devils Tower
NE Wyoming

five climbers
scaling Devils Tower

uppermost climber
on face of Devils Tower

Devils Tower
climbers are about halfway up to the right of the tree trunk

eastern Wyoming
from overlook near Newcastle

Comments

[Linda]

Happy 4th of July - Mount Rushmore - agood place to be for the 4th. Enjoy! Love to all.

[Laurie Gray]

been there
Love the blog as it reminds me of our trip back east with the boat. Just imagine those Wyoming roads with our 25 ft tug!

[Pat]

Isn"t this place amazing
Every time I see a photo of Devil's Tower I think of the movie Close Encounters.... You are having a fabulous trip - Miss you and be safe!