Devils Tower National Monument Matȟó Thípila – A good place to take a rest Devils Tower Lakota: Matȟó Thípila or Ptehé Ǧí, which means “Bear Lodge” and “Brown Buffalo Horn” An laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Mountains (part of the Black Hills) rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the […]
Day 5: 230 miles – Badlands, S.D. to Devils Tower, Wyoming
Day 5: Exploring the Park! Badlands National Park, South Dakota 4:30 am sunrise N.B.: “The Badlands have the most significant mixed-grass prairie, the best known Oligocene fossil resources in the world, and the area is filled with remnants of sea and turtle shells, leading proof this area was once under water.” For camping […]
Day 4: Badlands Nat’l Park, South Dakota
Day 4: Badlands National Park, South Dakota Best kept secret of all National Parks Amazing, magical, surreal, moonscape, playground wonderland… I could go on and on. Stepping back in (geological) time. A quick look at the Badlands will reveal that they were deposited in layers. The layers are composed of tiny grains […]