Devil's Tower....Wyoming

Hello all..........We're in the wide open state of Wyoming.......home of dude ranches, rodeos, and massive tracts of property. You can't even see a house or ranch on these......I don't know where they went. We saw quite a few antelope on the slopes......all with nice racks.

We had to pass thru a couple of tunnels on the way here.......one of them had only inches to spare from our mirrors. We knew this one was coming, so didn't have the fifth wheel with us. I could see people on the other side standing there watching us........I think they thought we weren't going to make it. I was beginning to wonder myself.

We stopped to see Devil's Tower, on the way here to our campground. It's in the northeast corner of Wyoming. The tower is a geological monolith which rises 867' from it's base and stands 1,267 ' above the river and 5,112' above sea level. The area of it's tear-drop shaped top is 1.5 acres, and the diameter of it's base is 1,000'. It is so beautiful to see when you get up close to it.......if you look closely at the last picture here, you can spot
two tiny rock climbers on their ascent. Records of Tower climbs have been kept since 1937. Approximately 5,000 climbers come here every year from all over the world to climb on the massive columns. More then 220 routes have now been used in climbing the Tower. Climbers must register with a ranger before starting their climb and on their return. You can walk a paved trail around the base of the Tower..... and sit on the various benches around the trail to gaze up at this wondrous act of nature.

We're now in Buffalo, Wyoming. Our campground is at the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains. They're truly a sportsman's paradise for hunting, fishing, camping, backpacking, snowmobiling, skiing and sledding. There are numerous scenic byways with breathtaking mountain scenery. We plan to start exploring the area tomorrow after a good night's sleep. We'll see you on the road.

Love.......Kathie