Exit78 Photo of the Day #87
Devils Tower from Devils Tower / Black Hills KOA, which abuts the National Monument, Wyoming, August 29, 2007 (Pentax K10D)
Of all the KOAs (Kampground of America) that we’ve stayed at, the KOA just outside the entrance to Devils Tower National Monument has one of the very best locations. All campsites have a view of Devils Tower.
Devils Tower / Black Hills KOA (from their webpage):
Devils Tower National Monument, named a “top 10 ecotourism destination,” is America’s first national monument. The monument was established in 1906 by Teddy Roosevelt. Nestled on the banks of the Belle Fourche River in the beautiful Black Hills of Wyoming, this KOA campground lies in the shadow of Devils Tower. Enjoy the nightly hayride through the historic Campstool Ranch, one of the oldest ranches in Wyoming. The movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind was filmed on-site in 1976, and it is shown nightly at the campground. This KOA offers a full-service restaurant, an extensive gift shop and a Sweet Shoppe that features legendary fudge and hand-dipped ice cream.
[It’s Devils not Devil’s….. In the United States, possessive apostrophes are only used for 5 officially recognized locations. Place names are controlled by the Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The committee argues that an apostrophe implies private ownership of a public place. The United States is the only country with such a policy, but the rule has been reaffirmed five times. (Futility Closet)]
Series notes:
- The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
- Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.
