Apparently we had only seen photos or heard stories about the tower being in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by desert, but this was definitely not the case. The hike took us through lush forest, golden prairies and lots of red clay hills. It was so beautiful and the tower itself was actually jutting out of a huge hill. Did you know that the tower was formed by magma underground and then slowly the soil around it eroded and exposed it? There were also a couple of people climbing it while we were there, which was cool to watch.
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| can you spot the climbers? |
Oh, and the prairie dogs were extremely friendly! they walked right up to me, so close that I probably could have pet them, but didn't want to get fleas... or bitten.... or scolded by a park ranger. That night we slept in Gillette, WY in a combined Kmart and Walmart parking lot.
Yesterday we spent the majority of the morning doing our laundry in Gillette and then set off on the road for the remainder of the day, stopping only for our second shower this week at another Flying J(I have never appreciated a shower so much as the past two truck stop showers I've taken!) We made it to Billings, MT in time to cook some soup and go see Titanic in 3D. That night was spent in yet another Walmart parking lot.
Today was a pretty relaxing day too. We made it to Gardiner, MT (our home until October) and set up camp at a local RV Park, our housing contract doesn't actually start until Thursday. After a small hike down the Yellowstone River and a bike ride to explore the town, we cooked some spaghetti and are just hanging out at the campground.
Thank G-d for Flying J's and Walmart parking lots.
Peace and Love.
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