Devil's Tower is a wonderful place to experience and it only takes a day as it's all right there. There is a paved path around the base of DT which is 1.3 miles long with a few hilly places. With the heat and altitude, I was huffing and puffing a bit. Climbers love DT as it is a challenge but can be completed in one long day. The photo was with my zoom as these two were just little specks from the ground. We could see DT from our site at the KOA Devil's Tower Campground. I looked up just after dark and saw two little lights almost at the top! Night climbers. The complication was that there was a severe weather watch in the area. The lightning behind DT was stunning and a bit alarming. Fortunately. the storms went parallel to our location. I kept checking with binocs on the climbers and said prayers for their safety, but adventurers like to push limits, and they got a up close and personal view of the storm. By the way, the KOA Kampground shows Close Encounters of a Third Kind every evening!
when john and i were visiting devils tower, a young climber was repelling from the top and somehow got his ropes mixed up. the rope he was using
ReplyDeletefell short by i think some 200'. the end result was he plummeted to his death!