Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Sunday, while still in Moorcroft, we drove to Devil's Tower.   It is a sacred place to Native Americans and you can see prayer cloths and bundles tied to trees all over the area. The weather was perfect and we spent the day there.

I took a lot of pics of this rock!  It looked so different as we walked around it and the light changed.  There were people climbing it.....crazy!  There are about 7 1/2 miles of trails below the tower and we enjoyed them all.  Beautiful area!

On the way to
Devils Tower
we saw hundreds
of white
pelicans on
Keyhole
Lake!

Note the prayer cloths hanging from the tree below:

 The next three pics have climbers in them!

 In this pic on the right is also an old wooden ladder built right into the crack for easy access to the top;)

 Mike is in this pic too:

 Some of the foothills at the base of the tower:

Watching the prairie dogs in the fields below the tower was a lot of fun!


 This youngster was right next to the road and not bothered by the cars at all!

Keyhole State Park, Moorcroft, WY

Yesterday morning we had to reroute our drive to Moorcroft, WY due to flooding in Lusk, WY.  So we had to drive through the corner of SD.  That meant we got to drive through Hot Springs and Custer again!  Though it added another 30 miles onto our drive for the day, it is so scenic we managed to suck it up;)  We had to stop for bison to cross the road.  Love it!

Upon arrival in Moorcroft, we promptly set up and jumped in the jeep to go to Keyhole State Park for a hike.  This park has a beautiful lake and an actual registered volksmarching trail.  Very nice.

It was a great wildlife day, bison, deer, fox, white pelicans on the lake, osprey, prairie dogs, antelope everywhere!

At Keyhole State Park.


I think this is only the second time we have come across a place with a registered volksmarching trail.

 On our drive back, we had to stop for this mom and youngster to cross the road;)

Fort Robinson State Park, NW Nebraska

We spent a day and a half at Fort Robinson State Park.  It is touted as Nebraska's premiere state park....and for good reason.  The location is awesome as you can see from my pics.  We got in a couple of really nice hikes.

The fort itself was built originally in 1885 and since then has undergone many changes and been used for many different things. From watching over the Cheyenne Indians at the nearby reservation to later housing the first German POW in 1943, to later still being used to train olympians, these are some of the uses the fort has served over the years till being turned into a state park.

Could not wait to go hiking when I saw these beautiful bluffs!

 We got to watch a free rodeo at the park Thursday night.  It was great fun!

 Our second hike took us up to another section of the Pine Ridge and it was a pretty day for pics!

 Looking down on part of Fort Robinson from up on the bluffs:

In this pic from up on the bluffs, you can see Paradise(our motorhome)in the middle of the shot;)

 Friday night after hiking, we went to the Post Playhouse to watch The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.  It was well done and a lot of laughs!

Lots to do at this park, we will stay here again when we come this way!