Thursday, July 10, 2008

Day 24 – Devils Tower WY – 147 miles

It was an easy day today. We left Rushmore at 9:45 after partaking of the KOA’s pancake breakfast. We made it here to Devils Tower KOA by 1. This KOA, as is Devils Tower, is in the middle of nowhere. Our campsite isn’t bad, and sitting in front of the RV in our lawn chairs, we have a great view of the Tower.

We had lunch at the KOA café and then drove into the Devils Tower Nat’l Monument park. Right inside the gates is a large meadow full of prairie dogs. It was really neat to sit and watch them eat grass, clean out the entrances to their burrows, and watch us back. They seem very used to cars and people. The visitors center wasn’t too full, and it afforded a great view of the Tower.

We had a light lunch in the RV and wandered around the campground. It is really a beautiful park. At 9 we went to a showing of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” outdoors. It was really neat watching the movie with the Tower right beside us. It got a little cold, but most everyone stayed for the whole thing. It is really dark here, and the array of stars is amazing!

I have posted some photos with the link “On to Yellowstone” on the left.

1 comment:

Manda said...

It's not just the KOA pancake breakfast. It's ALL YOU CAN EAT pancakes for $2. That's heaven right there. And now I really want some pancakes.