Thursday, July 12, 2012

Devil's Tower

After our stop at Little Bighorn, we continued our travels to Devil's Tower (you may recognize this mountain from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"). This enormous mountain is a favorite for both rock climbers and golden eagles (we saw both during our hike). It was formed by hardened magma inside a volcano. Then the dirt and rocks on the outside of the mountain eroded away and left behind the hard core. We saw similar mountains in Australia a couple of years ago, and didn't realize that we had similar ones here in the states!


Nearby, there is a huge prairie dog city. Very cute. :)

:) Connie
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  1. AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 4:36 PM

    Actually, it was Close Encounters of the Third Kind, released in 1977, written and directed by Steven Spielberg; often referred to as CE3K... One of my all time favorites.

    Pops

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  2. ConnieJuly 12, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    Thanks, Pops, correction made! :) Connie

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