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Monday, July 25, 2011

Devil's Tower

We drove about 2 hours northwest today through the rolling plains of Wyoming to Devil's Tower. Through the town of Sundance and the sign said "Sundance - Where the Kid Got His Name."
Hard to imagine living out here - this is the home of the several mile driveway! Don't know where they shop for groceries let alone anything else!
We are overnighting in a KOA campground - needed full hook-ups to recharge our batteries; do laundry and for electricity - it's in the 90's again!
Devil's Tower Monument is really unique - a huge tower of stone in the middle of the plains - pushed up by volcanic activity. We took the 1.3 mile trail around the base - a very nice paved walkway that meanders around the fallen rocks -  and watched the rock climbers way above us. All of the Indian tribes in the area consider it sacred ground and it is closed to climbers during the month of June, the summer solstice, in honor of their customs.
We are having a problem with one of the motorhome jacks - it is stuck in the"up" position (better than being stuck in the "down" position!) Apparently, the computer disengages all of them when it senses a malfunction. Roger called and got some technical support but no luck in fixing it. The closest repair place is in Sheridan, Wyoming but they are booked until the end of next week! Not a show stopper but definitely something we need to get repaired!

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