Devil’s Tower Picnic Advice
If you are looking for spot for a picnic at Devil’s Tower.
(Let’s say you’ve already made the 1.3 mile hike around the National Monument
After driving in from the Black Hills
And the kids are hungry
And you’d like to sit
And perhaps you want a spot that is somewhat secluded
i.e. Not on the picnic grounds
And you don’t want to have to walk far from your car
Because, like I said, the kids are hungry)
Well, then, here is my advice to you:
Do you see the Log Cabin Information Center in front of you?
Turn fully around and you’ll see
Just beyond the parking lot.
Tall grasses and short trees on a level above the cars
Away from the trails.
Perhaps twenty feet into this dry meadow you will find a suitable flat area
(Sit in the shade of a tree if it’s warm)
Where a blanket will cover the tall grasses
Which will make for a soft seat
Where you have a solitary view
of the tall vertical Wyoming natural oddity, and
Where, when sitting, you will see no sign or mark of Humanity
. . .
Okay, that’s how I remember it, anyway
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March 4, 2007 at 2:04 am
fundyreformed
we’ll have to tag along some time for one of your exotic picnics. I’m sure you’ve got some interesting sites around this area too.
Our thing was to take the stroller, where no stroller had ever gone before….with 3 its not been so easy or fun to do that, though.
March 5, 2007 at 11:25 am
jamsco
Yep, will let you know. Our earliest picnic in any year has been March 6 (in 2005) but with the newest snow, that’s not going to happen.