A 3 1/2 hour drive from last night's campground and we're there - Devil's Tower National Monument. Love this place.
We arrived mid afternoon, so we had plenty of time to take in the sights.
A summer shower popped up, but we got a bit more than expected. It poured. There was a shelter in place just across the parking lot from the visitors center. We parked in a handicapped spot right in front of the shelter so we had a front row seat. People came running from the walk around the big rock, heads covered with whatever they could find.
Then the real fun began. It started to hail...a lot! There will still hikers running for cover. Even some climbers running with their ropes and picks. How many climbers were left hanging out in the storm, we don't know, but there were bound to be some. There was even a guy in a wheelchair being pushed by his family making darts from tree to tree and finally to their minivan. It was very entertaining.
We headed on to the campground as the storm subsided. The roads were covered with "great balls of ice". Well, actually, it was about 1/2" balls.
The storm is over, but still cloudy. It's moving on out quickly, though.
