Friday, September 16, 2011

Birthday Trip...First Stop.

These birthday excursions are getting harder and harder to top.  For the boys 7th birthday we took them back to my old stomping grounds...

First stop: Devils Tower National Monument

This is truly one of my favorite places on earth.  When I was the boys' age we visited the monument at least once a year; only living an hour away.  I loved scrambling around the boulder field at the base of the giant rock, while the adults made their way around the trail... The boys were no different. I don't know if they walked on the trail once.  Must be kid instinct to take the fun way around. I love looking for all the different prayer bundles that natives have left tied in the trees.  Left for the sacred spirits and winds to blow their prayers into the heavens.  (For more pics of Devils Tower and the prayer bundles check out my other blog).

Yellowstone-8

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Yellowstone-9

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1 comment:

Daniel C. Elliott said...

I remember scrambling over a few of those boulders with you my friend. Great pictures. Makes me miss Wyoming.