{"id":2173,"date":"2017-06-15T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T20:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2017-06-17T22:53:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T22:53:24","slug":"devils-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2017\/06\/15\/devils-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Devil&#8217;s Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Devil&#8217;s Tower came very highly rated by my sister and her family and since it was on our way we decided to stop over for a day. \u00a0And boy am I glad we did. \u00a0Again, I was expecting Wyoming to be flat, brown and desolate and Devil&#8217;s Tower to be a mass of rock in the middle of the barren wasteland. \u00a0But I couldn&#8217;t have been more wrong. \u00a0It was hilly and beautiful and green. \u00a0We pulled in to Devil&#8217;s Tower View campground a little after lunch and filled our bellies before we headed off to the tower. \u00a0It was just 5-10 minutes down the road from our campground. \u00a0We got in for free with our annual park pass and went straight to the visitor&#8217;s center to get Jr Ranger booklets, get passport stamps and buy a postcards for the kids&#8217; collections.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We set out on the trail that goes all the way around the tower. \u00a0I had anticipated this being in the blazing sun but there is significant pine forests around the base of the tower which made for very enjoyable temperatures in the shade. \u00a0This rock tower is just amazing to look at. \u00a0It is so different from all the other hills and mountains. \u00a0We had a lot of fun strolling along, admiring the tower from all sides and checking out the wildlife including a bull snake Steph found! \u00a0By the time we&#8217;d gone all the way around the tower Brielle and Dacen had completed their Jr Ranger books and went in to get their badges. \u00a0To our surprise, they not only got a badge but also a patch! \u00a0The patches are so cool and these, we were told, had been donated to the park. \u00a0A big thank you to the donor whoever you are!<\/p>\n<p>Back at the rig I asked if anyone wanted ice cream. \u00a0Silly question. \u00a0We went to the campground cafe where we got some overpriced but really good ice cream treats that we enjoyed in the little outdoor pavilion they had overlooking a canyon behind the property. \u00a0There weren&#8217;t any other campers till later in the evening so I let Sheba be outside with me without a leash. \u00a0She really enjoyed the freedom and did a really good job of staying close by. \u00a0I cooked dinner outside as the weather could not have been more perfect: warm with a slight breeze, no bugs and a million dollar view!<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157682256404533_2976\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4248\/35313508536_c33ba5edd0.jpg\" title=\"My co-pilot\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>My co-pilot<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4265\/34543187323_5ef8900259.jpg\" title=\"Resting\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Resting<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4277\/35313507266_2f55d7a53f.jpg\" title=\"Lookin cool\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Lookin cool<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4248\/35313506036_b094867777.jpg\" title=\"Kiddos at the tower\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Kiddos at the tower<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4280\/35313506366_cd9364a7f0.jpg\" title=\"My favorite lady\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>My favorite lady<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4282\/34965930690_0aa132e1f4.jpg\" title=\"Little Ansel\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Little Ansel<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4267\/35313503946_e12be80830.jpg\" title=\"Me and Caden\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Me and Caden<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4210\/34965927910_c59c2cd00b.jpg\" title=\"Panorama over the valley\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Panorama over the valley<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4212\/35313502016_bc6731993f.jpg\" title=\"The fam at the tower\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>The fam at the tower<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4202\/34965926390_34a1a07153.jpg\" title=\"Jr Ranger work\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Jr Ranger work<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4236\/35313498936_241ac424a0.jpg\" title=\"Pose\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Pose<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4257\/35141053710_534510cc83.jpg\" title=\"Shady rest\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Shady rest<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4215\/34965922990_b1ddc297be.jpg\" title=\"Gollum\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Gollum<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4214\/35313496476_137b7021bc.jpg\" title=\"Dacen\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Dacen<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4245\/34965921080_1dc306b81d.jpg\" title=\"The dudes\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>The dudes<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4280\/35313494986_7b605d0827.jpg\" title=\"Working on Jr Ranger stuff\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Working on Jr Ranger stuff<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4285\/34965918550_b315d097b9.jpg\" title=\"Visitors\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Visitors<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4214\/34965937630_bf0117cf57.jpg\" title=\"Jr Rangers\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Jr Rangers<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4201\/34965936990_f39e3172d5.jpg\" title=\"Yummy\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Yummy<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4198\/34543190443_054f96a030.jpg\" title=\"Mmmmmm\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Mmmmmm<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4277\/35186461562_889419e617.jpg\" 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day. \u00a0And boy am I glad we did. \u00a0Again, I was expecting Wyoming to be flat, brown and desolate and Devil&#8217;s Tower to be a mass of rock in 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