ipernity: Wyoming by Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)

Devils Tower National Monument, WY climbers (0543)

25 Sep 2013

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Climbers on the tower, see the larger picture for detail. The climber on the rope is male, his female companion is at the top of the column.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY climbers (0542)

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Highlighting the height of the tower, and what humans will do, two climbers are in this picture, in about the middle -- see the larger picture for more detail. The rope portion of the climb is 500 to 600 feet.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY New Deal (0553)

25 Sep 2013

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Inside the Devils Monument visitor's center, which was constructed by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). The picture of the gigantic bear climbing the tower is apparently an interpretation of Native American myths regarding the tower.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY New Deal (0554)

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Devils Tower is the first National Monument, established in 1906. All of the buildings (including this center), paths, and roads were constructed by the the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) between 1935 and 1938.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0549)

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Devils Tower, from the trail.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0548)

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Devils Tower, from the trail.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0547)

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The trail around Devils Tower. As this indicates, the trail was not very busy. While the park gets quite a bit of traffic, the number of visitors who hike completely around the tower is small.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0538)

25 Sep 2013

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Difficult to capture in a photograph from below is the height of the tower, which is 867 feet from its base. Later pictures of climbers on the tower are good for illustrating the height.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0537)

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Looking east from the trail around the tower.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0536)

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The columns that make up Devils Tower are mostly 6 sided. At the base of the trees here is a fallen column that illustrates the geometric evenness of the columns.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0545)

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Plaque describing the columns at devils tower.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0535)

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Plaque describing the origin of the tower. There are three theories of its origins but all describing it as magma that was once buried 1.5 miles below the earth's surface.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0531)

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The tower seen from a trail about half a mile NNW of the tower.

Devils Tower National Monument, WY (0530)

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One of many signs seen throughout the Devils Tower National Monument asking that park users not disturb prayer cloths and bundles placed by those who consider the towers to be a spiritual location. This is on a trail NNW of the tower.