Yellowstone National Park America’s First National Park (established in 1916)   An now some pictures from our journey to get here… After some 1,600 miles so far, the rental car is holding up well. Bear Tooth Hwy 212 once called “the most beautiful drive in America” (wiki/Beartooth_Highway) 44°56’21.5″N  109°30’35.4″W  . Hwy 212 connects with Hwy […]

Devils Tower National Monument Matȟó Thípila – Holy place of the Lakota Sioux Morning hike around the base of the Monument 2,1 mile loop Visitor Information Center         Ceremonial ribbons have been placed at the base on the tower by the native peoples. In a number of Native American traditions, “prayer ties” are created in […]

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 […]