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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3442595" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>After the Black Hills excursions of Mount Rushmore, Needles Highway, and Iron Mountain Road, we took the next day (Tuesday) to go to NE Wyoming and visit Devil's Tower. While we had been by there earlier in the Summer during our work gig up there, it was on a weekend and was just too crowded for us to feel comfortable with leaving the work van unattended. So, we told ourselves that we would come back at another time. At the time, we had planned a vacation (which had to be canceled because of another assignment) to see South Dakota, Devil's Tower, and then on to Yellowstone with our youngest son.</p><p></p><p>Since none of that came about, the wife and I just decided we'd just make this trip to South Dakota and then back home. So, we got our second chance at Devil's Tower, this time on a week day.</p><p></p><p>Around the Tower Trail circling the Tower, there are a number of placards that give the "scientific" explanation of how the tower was formed. But, I guess I just like the Native American versions more than the scientific. There are a number of different versions listed at Wikipedia, but I like the one of the girls escaping the bears best.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-jGVMwZQ/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-jGVMwZQ/0/84ba007b/X2/DSC_2139-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-m4VjX8N/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-m4VjX8N/0/20bbab29/X3/DSC_2158-X3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-jKCLN8K/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-jKCLN8K/0/cd16a8fd/X2/DSC_2164-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-S5mPvbg/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-S5mPvbg/0/91448062/X2/DSC_2172-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>At some point in the history of the Tower, some locals had climbed the tower with the use of wooden ladders that were fastened in some way to the rock. At one point around the Tower Trail, there are some "scopes" with which one is supposed to be able to see where the ladder is left. There is no way that one can pick out the ladder through either of those "scopes." This photo was taken with my D850 and the 28-300mm lens zoomed out to 300mm.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-GgZHssS/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-GgZHssS/0/7dd0c9e9/X2/DSC_2185-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>One can see the ladder towards the center of the photo and towards the bottom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3442595, member: 7900"] After the Black Hills excursions of Mount Rushmore, Needles Highway, and Iron Mountain Road, we took the next day (Tuesday) to go to NE Wyoming and visit Devil's Tower. While we had been by there earlier in the Summer during our work gig up there, it was on a weekend and was just too crowded for us to feel comfortable with leaving the work van unattended. So, we told ourselves that we would come back at another time. At the time, we had planned a vacation (which had to be canceled because of another assignment) to see South Dakota, Devil's Tower, and then on to Yellowstone with our youngest son. Since none of that came about, the wife and I just decided we'd just make this trip to South Dakota and then back home. So, we got our second chance at Devil's Tower, this time on a week day. Around the Tower Trail circling the Tower, there are a number of placards that give the "scientific" explanation of how the tower was formed. But, I guess I just like the Native American versions more than the scientific. There are a number of different versions listed at Wikipedia, but I like the one of the girls escaping the bears best. [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-jGVMwZQ/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-jGVMwZQ/0/84ba007b/X2/DSC_2139-X2.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-m4VjX8N/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-m4VjX8N/0/20bbab29/X3/DSC_2158-X3.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-jKCLN8K/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-jKCLN8K/0/cd16a8fd/X2/DSC_2164-X2.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-S5mPvbg/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-S5mPvbg/0/91448062/X2/DSC_2172-X2.jpg[/img][/url] At some point in the history of the Tower, some locals had climbed the tower with the use of wooden ladders that were fastened in some way to the rock. At one point around the Tower Trail, there are some "scopes" with which one is supposed to be able to see where the ladder is left. There is no way that one can pick out the ladder through either of those "scopes." This photo was taken with my D850 and the 28-300mm lens zoomed out to 300mm. [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-GgZHssS/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Wyoming-Sights-and-Attractions/Devils-Tower-Northeast-Wyoming/Devils-Tower-October-15-2020/i-GgZHssS/0/7dd0c9e9/X2/DSC_2185-X2.jpg[/img][/url] One can see the ladder towards the center of the photo and towards the bottom. [/QUOTE]
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