Devils Tower National Monument & Spearfish Area (Black Hills): May 23-25, 2022

Devils Tower National Monument

May 23: Devils Tower National Monument is about a half hour off I-90 on the eastern border of Wyoming. It’s not a big site, with a few great hikes around the base of the geological formation known as Devils Tower with grand views of the Belle Fourche River and valley.

Welcoming View of Devils Tower
Devils Tower began as magma or molten rock.
Devils Tower boasts the largest & most spectacular example of the “columnar jointing forming hexagons
View of the Belle Fourche River and valley just below Devil’s Tower
Redhead Woodpecker
Western Tanger
Devils Tower

May 23 – 25: Spearfish, Deadwood, Sturgis in Black Hills Area

We spent 2 nights in Spearfish, which is a lovely area. One day we wandered down Spearfish Canyon and saw 3 waterfalls, Bridal Veil Falls, Spearfish Falls & Roughlock Falls with great hikes around the area. We were going to go to Deadwood for lunch, but about 20 minutes in Deadwood was enough. So we went to the fine town of Sturgis. I can’t imagine how 100,000’s of motocyclists descend upon this town in August. Needless to say, we would never want to go to Sturgis at that time. In fact, we probably never need to visit Sturgis again.