Devils Tower National Monument

Today was technically a travel day. Billings to Sundance, Wy took 5 hours (300 miles). But we passed on Custer's Last Mistake (definitely a great stop if you have not been there as standing on the hillside you can vividly feel his last thought -"Oh S---, I'm not getting out of this one!" We trudged thru Sheridan, Buffalo, thru the natural gas and coal fields of Gillette (Boy this town has grown since the 80's), and on to Sundance where we stopped for overnight. However, being only 3PM we drove another 60 miles by Squirrel to see Devil's Tower. This is one neat volcano core and the 1.25 mile path around the tower is great. No wonder it was the first National Monument (1906).