Devils Tower, United States Travel Blogs

W-W-Wyoming
Jul 7, 2007

... , WY Thursday 5th: Worland, WY - Buffalo, WY Friday 6th: Buffalo, WY - Gillette, WY Saturday 7th: Gillette, WY - Devil's Tower, WY Distance gone this week: 508.9 miles Speed of the week: 43.2 mph How high were the passes? Togwotee Pass: 9658 ft ...

I thought that was movie magic!
Jul 8, 2008

Had no idea this was an actual place, thought they just made it up for the movie. 

Wyoming #1
Aug 14, 2002 (4 photos)

... Tower We crossed the NE corner of Wyoming to get to Montana. Just a few miles into Wyoming after leaving Mt Rushmore is Devils Tower. This site was used in some movie a while back where there was a very large gorilla climbing up this huge rock. It ...

Devils Tower
Aug 13, 2008 (8 photos)

... eroded away and left the hardened magma there. It really was a great view. After listening to a brief story about the history of Devils Tower, we walked up to the bottom of it and climbed some of the rocks that were around. There was also a path ...

Devils Tower: 2002 US Roadtrip
Jun 24, 2002 (2 photos)

Drove 105 miles to Devil's Tower in Wyoming. I camped at a KOA that was just a couple miles from the entrance of the Tower. What a view from my tent!! I hiked 1 1/3 miles around Devil's Tower. At 9PM at my campsite they showed the ...

Onward to the Black Hills
Aug 14, 2007 (5 photos)

... a place that celebrated a Native American victory. There obviously aren't many of those.  We spent the afternoon at Devil's Tower in Wyoming.  The tower was pretty amazing and looks so different from each side.  The Indian folklore ...

Day Two Hundred Eleven
May 25, 2005

Saw snow today crossing the Bighorn at 9,000 feet. Camped at Devils' Tower Monument in a very peaceful meadow.

A close encounter
Aug 19, 2009 (3 photos)

Today we are at the National monument which is Devils Tower, remember the movie "Close encounters of the third kind", well that's where we are. It is a huge rock that towers above the surrounding area, and we are camped at its base in the national park. My ...

Close Encounters and a Classy Dinner
Sep 12, 2009 (4 photos)

Today we drove pretty much the entire state of Wyoming from South to North. All the way from Cheyenne to where we are now, Devils Tower.  We wish we could tell you that the drive was fantastic and there was tons of stuff to look at all day long!   ...

Devils Tower
Aug 30, 2006 (5 photos)

Just another quick update. I arrived this afternoon to Devils Tower National Monument. The first national monument. Most of you will recognize the pictures of the tower from the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I was able to walk around the ...

Day Fifty: Beware of the Big Kahuna
Jul 28, 2000 (1 photos)

... on the U.S. map up to Badlands. Looks like we accomplished a lot. 8:10 - Still driving in Wyoming but close to Devil's Tower National Monument. Remember "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind". I don't. 8:24 - The skies are light pink and orange from the sun ...

Close Encounters
Sep 6, 2005 (2 photos)

We make a short trip to see Devil's Tower. It is worth the extra side trip.It is a very strange rock formation that just appears in the middle of nowhere,cool! We hike around the tower. We watch some of the rock climbers, then cook breakfast and head to Mt ...

Speak of the Devil
Sep 26, 2008 (4 photos)

Enjoy the Photos.  Entry Coming soon

Devils Tower National Monument
Jun 12, 2006

coming soon....

Devils tower
Jul 12, 2009 (3 photos)

Devils tower
Dec 25, 2007

Nice View

The best monument ever!
Jul 1, 2009 (9 photos)

Side trip out to Wyoming
Aug 6, 2008 (16 photos)

Mo and I rode out Harleys our to Devils Tower, Wyoming.  It was so COOL!  You could see it from miles away.  We stopped in Aladdin, Wyoming, population 15, OK 17 while we were there!.  The only thing there was a 105 year old general ...

OK - Big Rock Tower
Aug 31, 2009 (6 photos)

We're a little behind in updating this, here's some pictures - more later

There it was!
Jun 16, 2009 (5 photos)

Didn't actually go in, ate at resteraunt next to it, and left camera with timer in parking lot next to Jeep, taking  a picture every 45 seconds.  The sun/clouds caused it to appear different, every now and then, I'll sort through and find the ...

Devil's Tower
Sep 5, 2000 (9 photos)

Now THIS icon is most famous for its depiction in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It is a fascinating and ancient geologic formation that juts out from the hills of eastern Wyoming.  AND it is very dramatic to see. When you get up close and ...

Devils Tower
Jul 4, 2008 (6 photos)

... the center of it all, well, slightly to the side, really, is climbing old-timer and general hardman Frank Saunder's Devil's Tower Lodge, where climbers are welcome to camp for free, for as long as they like, basically inside the national monument, though ...

Still cruising Devil's Tower
Jul 7, 2008 (6 photos)

The climbing, hospitality, and casual pace of Devil's Tower has kept me here a few more days.  Today I went climbing with Kristen, who works at the lodge.  We climbed Klondike, a fun shady face route, and Neverlasting, which was ...

Day 8 - Devils Tower (part 1)
May 22, 2008 (3 photos)

Well I woke in the National Monument Campgrounds just below Devils Tower. What a view when I opened my van door. This is an amazing place which is featured in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' where Spielberg has the ailiens landing. It is a huge ...

Climbing Old-School Style
Jul 8, 2008 (5 photos)

... shadow of one giant and belayed by another, but it was a feat to climb it at all. A definitive crack, classic of the tower, and classic among the handcracks of the world, for 150 feet, it does not deviate or relent. All in all a memorable experience, ...

Devils Tower National Monument
Oct 5, 2008 (19 photos)

An impressive site. This is also the first national monument. And it looks more impressive in person - hard to imagine that 'Close Encounters' was that long ago. Lots of prairie dogs out and about. First time I have ever seen wild ones.

devil's tower
Jun 22, 1991

stopped to wander around devil's tower for a couple of hours before heading back.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jul 19, 2009 (5 photos)

... itself, the land around the Belle Fourche River is gorgeous. Bright red rocks in contrast with the greenery. Today's drive from Devils Tower to Mount Rushmore (Hill City) was a lot shorter and very enjoyable. We were back among woodlands and meadows. ...

Devils Tower and Ft Kearny
Apr 21, 2007 (7 photos)

Devils Tower was a quick drive by stop early in the morning on our way to South Dakota. As was Fort Kearny.

Day 3 Devils Tower
Jun 2, 2007 (12 photos)

... on our travel tick and head to Yellowstone, but hold on there one minute. When we make it back to Rt90 we're only 30 miles from Devils Tower. Well we can't pass this up. So off to the tower and hope we make it before dark so we can get some nice pics. Got ...