Today we left wherever we were.......oh yeah, Harden KOA. and headed towards Devils Tower. You know.... the rock used in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Once again the trip was pretty rough. Not as bad as yesterday, but a very tough ride all the same.
Our destination was The Devils Tower, but we did have other stops in mind. We first headed for the Memorial park for the Battle of Little Bighorn. Also known as Custers last stand. We have lots of pictures from the park, but we can't load them again. The battlefield is also home to the Custer National Cemetery. This cemetery has soldiers and others from the 19th century American West up through the present day. It was started from the Battle of Little Bighorn. There are only 50 private plots left in the cemetery. If they want to expand, congress must approve.
While here at Little Bighorn, we heard a presentation from a Ranger of the events of the battle at Little Bighorn. This was very interesting and he was extremely knowledgeable on every aspect of the battle. He said he studied it for 25 years.
We viewed some of the monuments and the grave sites of the soldiers and warriors from both sides.
Including the monument to 39 horses found dead on the hill. Custer himself is buried at West Point.
From Little Bighorn, we traveled to Devils tower.
I don't remember all the highways we traveled getting there, but, we did get there. All I know is I followed the guy on the black bike and before I knew it, we were there. That was another rough ride. The wind beat the stuffing out of us all the way.
When we got to the Devils Tower Sandy, Jim and Doug went up to the tower for a mile and a half walk around the base. From the path they could see the campground. Jim mentioned that the campground property was used in the movie. It was not the KOA at the time.
We stayed at the KOA at the bottom of Devils Tower. At the KOA they show the movie, Close Encounters every night at nine.
Doug and I were working on the blog in the restaurant when some lady came in and asked us how to get in touch with rescue at the tower. She had seen some lights on the tower walls, she shined her light at them and they shined their light back. She thought they might be in trouble. We informed her that they were climbers and they wanted to stay on the wall for the night. They would not appreciate a rescue attempt. She seemed surprised.
I'll load pictures when I can
Till tomorrow.
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