Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Until this visit, I didn't know much about the Devil's Tower in Wyoming. I think this structure is more famous from the movie 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' than for the incredible history it has on it's own right. The tribal history is fascinating as is how the geologic structure came into being. Join me on this hike around the base of the Devil's Tower to how the Devil's Tower was formed and got it's name.
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Thanks everyone!!

[@stevetelford2123]

I remember going to Devils Tower as a child with my parents more than 50 years ago. I found it very interesting to see it again through your blog. Really interesting. Thanks for posting.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Steve! I thought the Devil’s Tower was very cool and well worth the visit.

[@garyseckel295]

Well worth watching your video, Sylvia! Plants and animals that high up off the ground. Wow! Thank you for your video!

[@TravelsByTrike]

Many thanks, Gary!!

[@tomboyd9053]

Thank you for sharing, Sylvia. Keep on Triking!

[@TravelsByTrike]

thank you, Tom!

[@raymac1936]

Thanks for sharing great video as always enjoy your trip

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thank you, Raymond!

[@lizchilders4154]

On my bucket list. Camping there too. Beautiful area. Bet you are going on the Mickelson trail! Great video and pictures.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks! Yes, the Mickelson Trail is next!

[@janlillis3676]

Thank you Sylvia, that was really beautiful you did a great job with music , history and photography thank you I have seen Devils Tower years ago and I’m going again in a few weeks, great job.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Many thanks, Jan - enjoy your trip!

[@Numar87by3wheels]

Thanks for sharing. My first visit to the tower was in the 90s with the family. 2016 I did the walking touring. It was early October. I also remember a cattle drive outside the park.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Oh wow, I bet the cattle drive was cool.

[@peggyheller2982]

Beautiful hike. I’ve put it on my list of places to see. Thanks .

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thank you, Peggy!!

[@ednavangundy5025]

Thanks for the enlightenment and education. Interesting. David

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Slug!!

[@LadyEdisto]

Super great.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Virginia!!

[@EZSteve]

I had to watch this video Sylvia for two reasons: 1) I have watched the "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" movie many times over the years, and am fascinated by the formation, and 2) I have not visited this national monument yet, so was curious to learn more about it. I was surprised to see that the National Park Service allows visitors to tie cloth to trees within the park boundaries. Maybe it's different than a national park, but in national parks, visitors are not allowed to change the landscape in any way. Perhaps the rules and regulations are not so strict in a national monument, I don't know. I would love to hike all those trails there ... hmm, maybe it's time to plan a trip! steve

[@TravelsByTrike]

The prayer flags are not left by visitors but local native American tribe as protection. I doubt visitors are allowed to leave cloth. This park is well worth a visit.

[@redtail59]

Oh my goodness, I'm swept away with the beauty in this video! Thank you for sharing!

[@TravelsByTrike]

Many thanks, Susan!

[@waynekeeler7623]

Wow! Really cool! Have heard much about the devils tower in the past, but your video really brought the thing close for a good look. Also nice to see the animals. Thanks much.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thank you, Wayne!

[@kenmcclow8963]

I go through there every year in June. Belle Fourche is at the eastern end of the Warrior Way that goes through the reservation. The western end is at the Custer Battleground near Hardin Montana. It’s popular with trucks as it saves a couple hours versus staying on I-90 the whole way. I love the whole area of eastern Montana and northern Wyoming and the Black Hills in South Dakota. The Mickelson Trail is fun to ride although very hilly and with great views in places.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Ken! It seemed that some of the Mickelson was rail trail but not all of it. Very beautiful especially green while I was there.

[@conniehoyle2669]

Another great video. I’m subscribed. Keep the videos coming.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Connie!

[@phyllisboone8957]

What a beautiful place! Thank you again for sharing this adventure. I look forward to seeing the pictures you take.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Phyllis!

[@SergeCousineau]

Hello Silvia 😉👍 Lovely place that I do regret not stopping when we were near Hill City in SD . Very interesting ! It’s been a while since I came on your channel you seem to have pain when walking 😞 . Have a great week and happy traveling! Serge H&S 👩‍❤️‍👨🌈🇨🇦

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Serge! Yes, I injured my leg and it is recovering. Luckily, there is no pain-just a small limp. Take care, my friend!

[@SergeCousineau]

@@TravelsByTrike Good recovery ❤️‍🩹👍😉

[@keithh8661]

Wow your going to all the great places, how great ta see, that has ta be the place from the movie (Encounters of the 5th kind) I have not seen any vidio from Matt lately, hope he is doing good! Thanks for the great vidios!!!

[@TravelsByTrike]

Many thanks, Keith.

[@bobpelton4815]

I received seeing this on that movie you mentioned , I couldn't remember the name and I thank you for saying that 😊

[@gmaneis]

Thanks for making my memory flash right back to that magical place, Sylvia. First visit was 60 years ago this month. Such a strange and spiritual atmosphere. Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Yes, spiritual is a good word for the Devil's Tower and so different than what you would expect if the movie 'Close Encounters' is all you knew about it.

[@terryatpi]

Cooleo!

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Terry!

[@markfeldman6509]

Great video and tour of a beautiful site. Looks like a wonderful place to visit. Btw….are you having hip issues? It looks like you were struggling with the walk. Go get it checked out if you need attention. Just the doctor in me thinking out loud…..

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Mark! I injured my upper thigh muscle a few years ago by triking with the boom too short. It is slowly healing.

[@markfeldman6509]

@@TravelsByTrike just keep working it and heal. You just looked like you were struggling. It’s amazing what the boom being an inch or two off or pedals placed too wide or narrow can do to one’s body. Do your stretches every day! Thanks for the video. You better get to New England next summer!

[@burtisaac1000]

Cool 😎. Can you ride your trike in this area?

[@TravelsByTrike]

Yes, I didn’t only because the winds were very strong.

[@jamesdaniels3699]

Very nice Opening.hope you brought enough mashed potatoes 😂🤣

[@TravelsByTrike]

Haha, yes, the movie "Close Encounters' seems to be what most people know about this tower - too funny!

[@TheFlamingEyeball]

How did you do the PIP Sylvia? In the app or the desktop version?

[@TravelsByTrike]

It’s a phone app called Dualgram. This app is for iPhone but I’m sure there are others for Android too.

[@carlholttum9150]

The tower is 5112 feet above sea level. Not 500 feet just thought that you might want to know. If it was 800feet tall and the elevation was 512’ that would mean Wyoming would be below sea level.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Ok, haha! Sometimes the words out of my mouth don’t match what I’m thinking. At 63 things can get weird.

[@mythicpullz]

Mato Tipila*

[@TravelsByTrike]

No entiendo, lo siento.

[@mythicpullz]

@@TravelsByTrike Its the native american name of this sacred place.

[@rafaelvelez1253]

Vouz nes parles France, Madame? Belle means beautiful(also from the French) and Fourche means fork. It is naming a particularly lovely spot in the river where it forks. No doubt harkening back to the French discovery of the Louisiana(land of Louie) Territory later purchased by the US from France. Maybe a little more difficult to figure out than remembering that the Tower was the setting of Richard Dreyfus movie called Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Best regards. Vélez RD TSgt USAF/SF Ret

[@TravelsByTrike]

Yes, I was surprised how differently the pronunciation is from the obvious French spelling.

[@rafaelvelez1253]

@@TravelsByTrike Sad to say the pronunciation is not just different but wrong. It speaks of the cultural tone deaf ignorance of the American population to the multicultural origins of the America we live in. That is precisely what channels like yours is meant to dispel, bringing the culture of travel to new ,unusual and interesting places. But like travel anywhere if you do not understand where you are at, it really means nothing but the uhs and ahs of admiration for the local scenery. Keep on trucking, tricking, hiking, traveling!

[@garyseckel295]

@@rafaelvelez1253 "Cultural tone-deaf ignorance of the American population." Seriously, Rafael? Images of WW1 & WW2 US Soldier graveyards just 'shot' through my mind (yeah.., pun intended). Sylvia routinely recognizes that more details exist than can be expressed on her Recumbent Touring Videos! Keep up the making of your most enjoyable videos, Sylvia!

[@rafaelvelez1253]

@@garyseckel295 Well Gary, how very World War-esque of you. You are talking to a 65 year old military retiree of 25 years of service with extended overseas service in Europe and the Middle East. So, yeah, cultural tone deafness to say the least. Like many of my servicemen compatriots that deemed themselves better than those whose country they were serving on while whining about missing their local food chains and American television soaps while being in the middle of the European origin of their ancestors and would not bother to learn about the place they served on, your single focus is appalling. There is a lot more to life, living it and enjoying it than just being there. You more than most should know that with the surname Seckel. German descent of Central European lines could come from Germany, Austria, Switzerland or even France. A lot of history there and here in any of many German enclaves in the US like New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois or even Canada. But I do not get the direction of your apparent negative to my comment. That the pronunciation Sylvia was given by those she asked was void of the correct pronunciation of the original French thus masking the historical significance of the name of the place she was showing to us is to me evidence of the tone deafness I speak of. Not on her that for the first time comes to it but of those that deny it’s origins and significance. Evidently you disagree but that is all. Why the morbid attribution of death and worldly conflict to a name of foreign language origins that speaks of beauty and appreciation of natures wonder? Please explain.

[@TravelsByTrike]

I choose to simply enjoy the oddities of local cultural differences.