Dänk 42Ø
2014-10-07 22:20:33 UTC
Dänk's roadtrip to Wisconsin
Day 05: Fri 19 Sep 2014
Leave Greybull KOA. Mountain pass to Sheridan, WY. On to Gillette, whose
Walmart stole thirty minutes of my life, with not a single express lane
open and the only self-checkout machine that takes cash was broken (the
ones that take food stamp cards always work, however).
DEVILS TOWER! As a devil worshiper and also a huge fan of "Close
Encounters of the Third Kind" when I was a kid, I absolutely had to see
this. Direction signs are confusing, but the clerk at Coffee Cup Fuel
Stop off the freeway in Moorcroft (44.26384, -104.94469) will give you
correct directions. Not too far off the main highway (14? 16?), and
there is a nice trail that goes around the base of the tower. Along the
trail you see pieces of cloth tied around tree branches, some sort of
hippie Indian prayer thing, and signs advise you to not disturb. On the
way out there is a prairie dog colony, post office, and trinket shop.
There is a campground at Devils Tower, but you can try to make it to
Custer, SD, the perfect overnight base for your visit to Mount Rushmore
the next day. I stayed at Custer Crazy Horse Campground (43.77814,
-103,61214), about $27 for a tent site with electricity. Nice
campground, with clean toilets and showers.
http://yearzero.mypressonline.com
Day 05: Fri 19 Sep 2014
Leave Greybull KOA. Mountain pass to Sheridan, WY. On to Gillette, whose
Walmart stole thirty minutes of my life, with not a single express lane
open and the only self-checkout machine that takes cash was broken (the
ones that take food stamp cards always work, however).
DEVILS TOWER! As a devil worshiper and also a huge fan of "Close
Encounters of the Third Kind" when I was a kid, I absolutely had to see
this. Direction signs are confusing, but the clerk at Coffee Cup Fuel
Stop off the freeway in Moorcroft (44.26384, -104.94469) will give you
correct directions. Not too far off the main highway (14? 16?), and
there is a nice trail that goes around the base of the tower. Along the
trail you see pieces of cloth tied around tree branches, some sort of
hippie Indian prayer thing, and signs advise you to not disturb. On the
way out there is a prairie dog colony, post office, and trinket shop.
There is a campground at Devils Tower, but you can try to make it to
Custer, SD, the perfect overnight base for your visit to Mount Rushmore
the next day. I stayed at Custer Crazy Horse Campground (43.77814,
-103,61214), about $27 for a tent site with electricity. Nice
campground, with clean toilets and showers.
http://yearzero.mypressonline.com