![]() It was mesmerizing to watch them slowly climbing. Once I pulled out my 300mm telephoto lens I could easily make out 4 climbers on their way to the very top! I couldn’t believe how vertical some of these columns looked like on the tower. Right when I arrived and as the sun was setting I thought I heard some people speaking way high up on the tower. I couldn’t help but laugh out loud when I heard this. I overheard someone nearby say that the tower was “earth’s zit”. From this vantage point you can instantly see the many rock columns on the tower that seem so unnaturally straight. The Visitor Center was small but it was perfectly situated where you can have some of the best views of Devils Tower around. At the guard station where I paid below, there were a few maps thankfully – which was a nice surprise! The Visitor Center closed at 4pm and I arrived at about 5pm so I didn’t even have a chance to speak with the park rangers about the area. The drive up circles around the tower and you can get some fantastic views before you arrive at the Visitor Center. The time I arrived there were no rangers present so I just used the self-pay envelopes nearby to pay the $10 entrance fee. ![]() It is so abrupt and odd looking that it is almost impossible not to stare at it like I and many others did.īefore you enter the park you will come to a guard station where you will need to pay the entrance fee to enter. ![]() It dominates the landscape from every direction you look. The tower is absolutely incredible from far away and I stopped several times to take photos of it. You can see the tower in the distance right before you drop down into the valley. From Salt Lake City it isn’t that bad of a drive even though it is more than 9 hours. I decided one day to take a trip out to see Devils Tower. ![]() I had no idea about the geological side of the tower and how it formed and what its composition was, but all I knew was that it looked really cool! Ever since I was little and seeing the tower in pictures it made me wonder if anyone could ever climb it and of course, what was on top of it. I have been wanting to visit Devils Tower for more than two decades now. President Theodore Roosevelt was the man who declared and signed the 1,347 acres a national monument. Devils Tower was the first national monument in the United States signed into law on September 24, 1906. ![]()
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