We left Buffalo Wyoming for a short jaunt to Devil’s Tower, maybe a 2-hour cruise. I like the short trips, but they would be even better if we were staying longer… We checked in at the campground next to the entrance gate. Turns out it was where the movie scenes at the tower were filmed back in the 70’s. I had no idea it was the 40th anniversary of the film’s release, but I saw the T-shirts! That makes me wonder if I would even recognize Richard now.
All fun aside, we deployed the living space and headed over to the park. I figured it wasn’t going to take a long time to see the park, that’s why we were leaving in the morning. I was right, it’s an awesome site. You can walk right around its base on a short trail. We chose not to as it was very toasty and there was no shade at the tower’s base. We didn’t see any climbers on the face, but were told by a ranger over 5,000 
people climb it every year, just check in with the rangers and have the correct gear so they can look at it. [I talked to a couple that had just come down and they said it took about 8 hours to go up and back down. I can’t imagine how they do it because it looks almost straight up! Plus it was about 100 degrees.]
On the way out we stopped at the Prairie Dog Town on the main road. They appeared to be the big hit with the kids., especially when they stood up on their hind legs to look around. There was even a young teenager with green hair and the dogs were looking at him more than the others.
The campground shows the movie every night at 8 pm, but of course it started to pour and then the lightning and thunder began just a few minutes before 8. So we headed back to the coach and I rented it from Amazon and streamed it to the TV thru the Mobley during the storm. Kathy had never seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind. She wasn’t super impressed. I loved it.. again!
