Devil’s Tower. the large monolith featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Northeast Wyoming, was a must see for us. The site is sacred and significant to many Plains Tribes, and we were interested to see what spiritual energy we would find there. The tribal legends about the creation of the tower involve seven young girls running from a bear, and the seven girls get lifted onto the tower and then into the sky becoming the Pleiades. Many tribes including the Lakota conduct ceremonies and prayer offerings at the tower. We were honored to spend the summer Solstice here.
We hiked three trails in the park. Two of the trails circled the tower, and the third was on a ridge with some great views. The park and the area surrounding it are absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful green rolling hills and pastures with scattered forests and occasional sandstone and even red rock ridges.
The park also includes a huge “Prairie Dog Town” in the lower pasture. There must have been at least a couple hundred of the critters, and they were very active and fun to watch.
We were able to get a campsite right in the shadow of the tower. The weather was warm and sunny during the morning and midday, with clouds and thunderstorms in the early evening. The campground has a showing of “Close Encounters” every evening, but we experienced thunderstorms and lighting each of the evenings, so we didn’t get to see the movie. The storms were a bit scary, but also fun to watch and we didn’t experience any big hail or real strong winds, so all was OK.
The Tower definitely evokes an energetic feeling. For Mary and I the energy was very grounded, peaceful and calm. Not the high, turbulent energy of the Big Horn Medicine Wheel, but still a powerful, deep and kind presence.
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