“The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir
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wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Sunnely wrote:
Hump-Day Quiz: These people are climbing to the top of which landmark?
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Looks like it might be Devil's Butte. I know that is not the Indian name, but the most common name.
Apr 3, 2019 19:42:45 #
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Apr 3, 2019 20:33:28 #
Sunnely
Loc: Wisconsin
father christmas wrote:
Devil’s Tower.
Wyoming
Wyoming
Congrats, father christmas. wdross wasn't that far.
Devils (yes, that's how it is spelled) Tower, aka Bear Lodge Butte, was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. It stands 867 feet (265 m) from summit to base. In recent years, about 1% of the monument's 400,000 annual visitors climbed Devils Tower, mostly using traditional climbing techniques.
The first known ascent of Devils Tower by any method occurred on July 4, 1893, and is accredited to William Rogers and Willard Ripley, local ranchers in the area. All climbers are required to register with a park ranger before and after attempting a climb. No overnight camping at the summit is allowed; climbers return to base on the same day they ascend. The Tower is sacred to several Plains tribes, including the Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa.
Thanks for looking. Here's a couple more photos:
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Believe me they're up there.
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From parking lot with flag in foreground as a show of respect and patriotism.
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Apr 3, 2019 22:15:44 #
Apr 3, 2019 22:32:06 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Sunnely wrote:
Congrats, father christmas. wdross wasn't that fa... (show quote)
It is a really great shot. I think it does the better job of showing us how the rock really is. I think all of us are way too familiar with the our standard good shots. They show the over all image, but it becomes more intimate and different with the closer view. And the climbers add a certain difficulty and action to the picture. And thank you for the Indian name. You have saved me from being driven nuts and having to look it up.
Apr 4, 2019 05:53:13 #
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Apr 4, 2019 07:19:35 #
Actually, some of the campers on the tower stay overnight in slings. You can see their lights with binoculars.
Apr 4, 2019 07:28:39 #
Sunnely wrote:
Hump-Day Quiz: These people are climbing to the top of which landmark?
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Nice shot.
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