Montana 2004: Devils Tower in Wyoming
Devils Tower, proclaimed September 24, 1906 as America's first National Monument, is located in Northeast Wyoming about 364 miles from Yellowstone National Park. We were just 5 of the 386,361 recreational visitors to Devils Tower in 2004. Devils Tower is actually the core of a volcano exposed after mllions of years of erosion brought on by the Belle Fourche River and the weather.
Devils Tower National Monument.
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There are 7 miles of hiking trails at Devils Tower National Monument. The most popular is the 1.3 mile paved Tower Trails that circles Devils Tower itself. Longer trails traverse the forests and meadows around Devils Tower. We took the Tower Trail.

A sign along the trail indicates wild turkey, porcupine, red squirrel, and cotton-tail rabbit can be found in the area. We saw prairie dogs, bunnies, and deer.

Devils Tower was the scene for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978).
Devils Tower is sacred to American Indians.  Prayer offering.  Devils Tower National Monument.  Amy and Cowboy Joe.  Amy and Amanda. 

Devils Tower National Monument.  Wildlife seen at Devils Tower.  Wildlife seen at Devils Tower.  Wildlife seen at Devils Tower.  Fallen columns.  Looking for climbers.  Looking for climbers. 
 
Rock climbing at Devils Tower is a popular recreational sport. The tower is acclaimed as one of the premier crack climbing areas in North America and boasts a colorful 100-year climbing history. Climbers are asked to refrain from climbing during the month of June out of respect for American Indians. The non-climbing visitor is encouraged to spend a moment watching the climbers.

Legend has it that Devils Tower was formed when seven small girls were being chased by a bear. The girls jumped onto a 3-foot high rock and prayed to be saved from the bear. The rock heard their pleas and began climbing to the sky as the bear clawed and jumped at the side of the rock. The girls were pushed up into the sky and became the the star cluster Pleiades. The marks of the bear claws still remain on the rock.

More than 1,300 acres comprise Devils Tower National Monument, but like many people we came to see the tower.
Devils Tower National Monument.
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Tammy and Amanda.  Devils Tower National Monument.  Uncle Cowboy Joe, Auntie Amy, and Amanda.  Uncle Cowboy Joe, Auntie Amy, and Amanda.  Tammy and Amanda.  Amy and Amanda.  Two climbers.  Devils Tower National Monument.  Devils Tower National Monument. 
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