July 8, 2019
We just left South Dakota and some of the most spectacular sights. Now we’re in Wyoming on our way to seeing Yellowstone and more evidence of Almighty God’s creativity and power.
We stopped at Devils Tower on our way to Yellowstone and have had great views of the National Monument and Park. We drove into the park today and waited in a line of cars for about 10 minutes before it was our turn to pass through the gate. We’ll try to get an earlier start at more popular destinations. Besides the geologic formation, the most fascinating thing we saw were people climbing it! It is straight up! One of the pictures shows them. The one in the white shirt is the most visible. I’m also taken with the lack of obstructions protecting people from themselves.
Devils Tower is sacred to the Indians and they and the Park Service work together in managing it. There are prayer clothes hanging from trees in certain areas where the Native Americans spend time with God. It’s such a shame that such places have been taken from them. I can only imagine how I would feel and what I would do if such Christian places were taken from me. The natives were screwed! That said the Park Service works with them on managing the land and for example, has postponed a prescribed burn until next year when a mutually agreeable plan can be determined. Visitors are asked to be respectful of this area that is holy to Native Americans.
This land is more evidence of God’s majesty and his enduring and profound love for us. Now, we need to be good stewards of it.
So much more than travel 