NADAC Championships - Part the Third

Ahhhh, first full day in Gillette! Since today (Monday) was the only day we had that didn't involve Championships in some way, we opted to head to Devil's Tower. It's only about 45 minutes outside of Gillette and it was totally worth the trip! I proceeded to take a million pictures while we were there. Here is the first view of the tower we had.

There was a fire in the area a few years ago and there were some of the coolest stumps floating around.

My first impression of this place was how spiritual it is. I can't explain it really, it just speaks to you. It's sacred to the Native Americans. They leave these prayer bundles in the trees and bushes surrounding the base of the tower.

The views from up there are amazing, none of my photos will do it justice.
Here is Nelson goofing off on one of the surrounding cliffs. Of course he almost fell off right after I took this picture...
We spent a good deal of time watching all the crazy assholes that climb this thing. They are so high up and it's so far away you can barely see them. They are just these little specks up there. This is as far as the camera could zoom.

I love this part of Wyoming. I think I could live here...

Another interesting stump...

I liked this little black stump in the middle of all this green.

For some reason, red squirrels are worthy of photographing whereas our local grey squirrels are boring... go figure. Dad takes a break I thought these trees were beautiful.

Once we finished our hike around the base of the tower it was time to head back to Gillette, but first Mojo and Luxx had to check out this tepee.

On the way out of the park there is a HUGE prairie dog town. Ok, I LOVE prairie dogs! These guys will let you walk right up to them if you are careful enough. I took probably a hundred pics, but here are a few of my favorites. Cute little fuckers! This guy just needed a beer in his other hand...

Peek-a-boo!

This is the guy that let me get really close. He did all kinds of posing.

Here is my favorite shot of the tower from the entrance to the park. It was a great place, I can't wait to go back next year and hike the longer trail! Tomorrow we set up our "home base" at the champs site and compile our state themed raffle basket. Competition starts on Wednesday!
*To Be Continued*