Yesterday we did a short drive to Devil’s Tower, a mammoth rock obelisk in the Wyoming Black Hills that is dated older than 50 million years. It was decreed as the first US National Monument in 1906. It is a significant sacred site to various Indian tribes who come here. “There are things in nature that engender an awful quiet in the heart of man. Devil’s tower is one of them”.
Prairie dogs and their holes in the ground are prevalent all along the first mile entrance to the area. They are only a tiny, burrowing ground squirrel, but have a very social network and their underground tunnels are 3-10ft deep then another 10-15 ft horizontally.
Our RV park in Beulah is about 10 mins from the South Dakota border. At 6pm we took our glass of wine and joined our neighbours who were sitting outside and got lots of travel tips. They are full time retired RVers and told us where we could find a casino where RVers have free power & water. Also where we could see an Indian bison fall hunting ground nearby. They also told us about a diamond mine in Arkansas where for $6.50, anyone can spend the day going through the excavated dirt for diamonds.
After chatting with the neighbours, we then walked a block to the only two businesses in Beulah, a population of 33! One business is the Trading Post with saloon and steak house, and the other is a Steak House Restaurant. We weren’t sure which one to choose, so we sat outside for a while to see where the action was. Four bikies pulled up out front and I asked them if they were locals. They said yes, and recommended the Steak House, so we went inside and didn’t regret it. Murray had a buffalo T-Bone, and I had a prime Angas Beef ribeye. The service was amazing and the owner (a physician in a nearby South Dakota town) went from table to table chatting to the patrons. Another table had 4 generations of locals – interesting to note that the guys kept their cowboy hats on during the dinner. One had a white hat, and one a dark hat. Both hats curled up at the sides which is the common trend around these parts.
Prairie dogs and their holes in the ground are prevalent all along the first mile entrance to the area. They are only a tiny, burrowing ground squirrel, but have a very social network and their underground tunnels are 3-10ft deep then another 10-15 ft horizontally.Our RV park in Beulah is about 10 mins from the South Dakota border. At 6pm we took our glass of wine and joined our neighbours who were sitting outside and got lots of travel tips. They are full time retired RVers and told us where we could find a casino where RVers have free power & water. Also where we could see an Indian bison fall hunting ground nearby. They also told us about a diamond mine in Arkansas where for $6.50, anyone can spend the day going through the excavated dirt for diamonds.
After chatting with the neighbours, we then walked a block to the only two businesses in Beulah, a population of 33! One business is the Trading Post with saloon and steak house, and the other is a Steak House Restaurant. We weren’t sure which one to choose, so we sat outside for a while to see where the action was. Four bikies pulled up out front and I asked them if they were locals. They said yes, and recommended the Steak House, so we went inside and didn’t regret it. Murray had a buffalo T-Bone, and I had a prime Angas Beef ribeye. The service was amazing and the owner (a physician in a nearby South Dakota town) went from table to table chatting to the patrons. Another table had 4 generations of locals – interesting to note that the guys kept their cowboy hats on during the dinner. One had a white hat, and one a dark hat. Both hats curled up at the sides which is the common trend around these parts.
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