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1998 West Vacation -- September 8 through September 19, Part 5

Index
1998 West Vacation, Part 1
Courthouse, Jail and Chimney Rocks Scotts Bluff NM Dinosaur NM Golden Spike NHS
1998 West Vacation, Part 2
US-26 Grand Teton NP Yellowstone NP (Day 1) Yellowstone NP (Day 2)
1998 West Vacation, Part 3
Yellowstone NP (Day 2) Yellowstone NP (Day 3)
1998 West Vacation, Part 4
Yellowstone NP (Day 3) Yellowstone NP (Day 4) Bighorn Canyon NRA
1998 West Vacation, Part 5
Devils Tower NM Custer State Park Badlands NP

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My 1998 West Vacation. 11 days, 4315 miles.
Had I actually realized Devils Tower was so close to the Black Hills, I would have visited it in 1996. But ignorance is ignorance, and there you are.

After reviewing the video tape and photos I had of Devils Tower, I realized I had more pictures of prairie dogs than I did of the monument. How discouraging.

I vowed to go back and correct that situation. I was supposed to do it in 2001, but didn't get around to it until 2006. Me and a thousand motorcyclists, but that's another page.

Devils Tower National Monument
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If Yellowstone is my favorite National Park, Custer is my favorite State Park. We did all the usual things: Drove needles highway and took pictures of the Bighorn Sheep and the Needles Eye and said hello to the burros.

I think it's also the last time I slept in a tent. I'm getting to old to do that stuff...

There are more pictures from my 1996 trip, and my 2006 trip.

Custer State Park
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Near here is where the culmination of the Ghost Dance occurred, where once again faith and beliefs were no match against bullets and cannon fire. It was the last hope the Native Americans had before their way of life was changed completely.

It's right off of I-90, so I tend to stop in whenever I'm out near the Northwest. More pictures can be found from my 1996 trip and my 2006 trip.

Badlands National Park
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By the end of the trip, I was more convinced than ever that the West was a place I wanted to see again. The wonders of Yellowstone, the promise of returning to the Tetons, and other portions of the Rocky Mountain Chain were wonders to be investigated. That would happen in 2001, but it was to be a trip of mixed emotions and events.

End 1998 West Vacation Part 5
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