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Wyoming National Monuments


Devils Tower National Monument

9/12/1985 ... then on to Devil's Tower Monument. Picnic lunch there ...

The park sign and our destination
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An iconic view
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The tower and foreground rubble
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A close-up of the extrusions
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A friendly local
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Fossil Butte National Monument

9/16/2005 Headed west into Wyoming to Fossil Butte NM. Went to the visitor center to see the exhibits and enjoy the views of the butte and some deer. Back a little to the Historic Quarry Trail, a 2.5 mile Catskills-like trail to the old fossil quarry. A pretty good climb but resulted in some beautiful views in gorgeous weather. Saw the old A-frame shack where one fossil miner lived, and climbed up to the quarry to see the layered rocks where all the fossils came from.

The park sign
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Fossils in the VC museum
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The Butte
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A great view from the trail
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A miner's shack
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The source of the fossils
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