Our first stop was in Sundance, Wyoming. This is a n
ice small town with a nice museum. One of the towns claim to fame is that one Harry A Longabaugh was once put on trial here and served 18 months in their jail. They have a sculture in the town square of him sitting in the jail. He went on to take his nickname from the town and became the Sundance Kid.
ice small town with a nice museum. One of the towns claim to fame is that one Harry A Longabaugh was once put on trial here and served 18 months in their jail. They have a sculture in the town square of him sitting in the jail. He went on to take his nickname from the town and became the Sundance Kid.The next st
op, and our main reason for going to Wyoming, was Devil's Tower National Monument. In 1906, President Teddy Roosevelt designated the tower as the nation's first national monument. It is actually the core of a volcano exposed after millions of years of erosion brought on by the Belle Fourche River and the weather. Today, Devil's Tower is perhaps best remembered for the 1978 movie, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".
op, and our main reason for going to Wyoming, was Devil's Tower National Monument. In 1906, President Teddy Roosevelt designated the tower as the nation's first national monument. It is actually the core of a volcano exposed after millions of years of erosion brought on by the Belle Fourche River and the weather. Today, Devil's Tower is perhaps best remembered for the 1978 movie, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".While in the Devil's Tower area we stopped to check o
ut the prairie dog town that is along the road to the tower. This covers 40 acres and is covered with the little critters. As I walked out among the hills the prairie dogs would pop up from their burrows and chatter to one another. As I would get close to one he would jump in his hole and another one, farther away, would pop out and start chattering.
ut the prairie dog town that is along the road to the tower. This covers 40 acres and is covered with the little critters. As I walked out among the hills the prairie dogs would pop up from their burrows and chatter to one another. As I would get close to one he would jump in his hole and another one, farther away, would pop out and start chattering.Our last stop was at the Vore Buffalo Jump. This is a very large sink hole that the Indians used to trap and kill buffalo in the 1700 and 1800's. They would drive the buffalo herd over the edge of the hole where they would drop to their death. The Indians would then go into the hole and butcher the herd and store the meat to get them through the winter months. Now the University of Wyoming has a group of young people doing a dig to recover the remains of the buffalo.
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We were really intrigued at the Vore Buffalo jump! We also walked all along the perimeter of the monument! It was hot but we made it completely around! :-)
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