We arrived at Devil's Tower View Campground on Sunday 8 Sept 2024. We were there early enough to check out Devil's Tower after we got set up. We went and got the lay of the land to do a hike early on Monday, then leave a day early to drive to Billings Montana to get our truck serviced. So we ended up staying less than 24 hours at Devil's Tower South Dakota, but we still got in a hike and lots of pictures.
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Our campground was only a mile from the tower - smoke from wildfires reduced visibility
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
There were three climbers on Devil's Tower the morning we did our hike
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
This was less than a month before we arrived and we saw lots of damage
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 8 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
We did the Tower Trail and were on the trail by 8am
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Three rock climbers in middle of tower shaded
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Wind storm damage from two weeks prior up to 160 mph gusts with hail lasted only 20 min.
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
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Devil's Tower South Dakota 9 Sep 2024
We left Devil's Tower South Dakota on Monday 9 Sep 2024 after our hike and drove to Billings Montana to stay at Billings Village RV Park for two nights. To our pleasant surprise, the campground permits washing of RV's and vehicles. We took advantage of that and Steve washed the outside of our camper while I cleaned inside of the truck and camper. Needless to say, we were tired at the end of that day. Our appointment was at a dealership in Billings at 8:30am on Tuesday and it turned out to be only about 3 miles away. We spent the morning into the early afternoon waiting on our truck, but we avoided bigger problems if we hadn't gotten the "check engine" light addressed. We took the truck through a carwash after leaving the dealer.
We were excited that the truck was taken care of that day and that we didn't have to plan to take it in in Missoula while we were visiting our friends, Darrell and Joanie, in Hamilton Montana.
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