The Devil Went Down To...Wyoming.

One of our adventurous road trips took us to Wyoming. There we found Devils Tower. Devils Tower rises 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River. There are many legends telling the story of how this tower was formed (depending on which tribe speaks of this site). As Crow Legend goes: Two young girls were playing around some big rocks. There were a lot of bears living around the rocks and one bear saw the two girls alone and wanted to eat them. The bear was just about to catch the girls when they saw him and began to run. The only safe spot they could find was at the top of one of the big rocks they had been playing around. The girls climbed the rock, but the bear was still coming after them. The Great Spirit, seeing the bear was about the catch the girls, caused the rock to begin growing up out of the ground. The bear kept trying to climb up the rock as it grew, but he just scratched the rock and fell to the ground. The marking on the rock are the 'claw marks' made by the bear as he tried to climb the rock. Legend says the girls are still on top of the rock.

Here are a few photos we took along the way.

Hey there little guy!

Red rocks near Devils Tower.

First site of Devils Tower over trees.

Side profile of Devils Tower.

Looking up!

Beautiful sunset from base of tower.