Geological Wonder made of a RARE stone | Devil's Tower, Wyoming
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2022
- * Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming
* Prairie Dog town
* Rare Phonolite porphyry basalt
* Native American legend of Bear Lodge
* Couple living in a minivan
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Wow! The devils tower does just kind of fill you with awe when you see it up close! There is nothing else like it around there, so imagine the old indigenous tribes, when they first happened upon it! It was definitely worth seeing! Thank you for showing it to us home stuck bodies! And the prairie dogs! They are just so cute! Why is it that prairie dogs in the USA, are a little bit shorter, and a little bit rounder, then other prairie dogs? But they sure are cute! Thank you guys, for showing us the monument, and the little prairie dogs! It was wonderful to wake up to on the miserable, cold, wet, sunday morning!
It really is an awe inspiring place and you can feel that it is sacred ground to the natives too. In regard to our prairie dogs, we think they just eat too many cheeseburgers. 😄 Glad you chose to go on a virtual adventure with us while the PNW does what it does best. We sorta miss that sometimes.
@@TheAdventureCloset Its now snowing! 3" and counting!
The goats were trying to tell you to turn around 😄. So I have a secret to tell you: your videos are my coffee & relax videos. When its time for a break from work I curl up with a cup and just...enjoy. Ya'll make me happy
Ps- My six year old from the backseat during a long drive, "MOM! I can't stop being filled with wonder!".
That makes us so stinking happy to hear that. You yourself are a ray of sunshine to watch too. This rock community gives us hope for humanity.
That is the best thing ever and exactly how life should feel. We love that!
@@TheAdventureCloset Ditto. So much ditto.
That tree that was cut down thousands of years ago was an awesome picture!
That would be quite the feat to cut if that was a tree. We hadn't heard that theory before but it is interesting to think.
@@TheAdventureCloset....This petrified tree was cut down by God's angels just before the Great Flood.
God ordered his angels to cut it down to prevent the Nephilim from climbing it to escape the flood..
I'm an 80s kid too and I love just going out there and having an adventure. That place is just incredible, def on my US travel bucket list . Greetings from Italy
Hello there! Italy is on our bucket list. We'd love to get there someday.
We missed this stop last spring! Thank you for making sure we saw it anyway!
Sorry you missed it. We really hope we did the place justice in video. It is really spectacular. Thanks for watching!
Oh very nice! Yet another place on our bucket list! You guys are hitting some FANTASTIC areas! Safe travels!
It is worth a visit. Go on a week day though. It can get busy.
It is beautiful country in Wyoming, the last time I was that way it was May and was camping also, we stayed not far from Devils tower and it was 70 deg in the afternoon and when we woke up the next morning there was 5 in of snow😬…….love the video guys👍🏼😃
Wow, that is some crazy weather. It can get pretty windy there too. Thanks for watching!
Definitely on my must see list.
Thanks for sharing.
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Oh yeah! It's mesmerizing to see.
Probably my favorite geological feature in the United States. Grand Canyon is awe inspiring. Devils Tower is peaceful and inspiring.
Ours too. It totally blew us away. Thanks for watching.
Watched this with my daughter, we loved every part of it! (Of course I had to translate though haha)
Free camping is kind of given here, as I feel it should be everywhere! Go Montana I guess 🙈😅
Also the Devils Tower, heard about it of course, and the second I saw it in the video I, wondered about the histories surrounding it and it's origin, got answers quickly 10/10 😅😁
Nobody should ever have to pay to sleep under the stars. Glad you and your kiddo enjoyed this one. There's more to learn about devil's tower if you look into it. Lots of different theories on how it was formed. It's very cool and also in the movie Close Encounters of a Third Kind.
I'm having a "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" moment!
We did too!
Ok Hughes mountain is cool but not this cool. It was so fun meeting and hanging out with you guys! I had a blast today!!! Hope you enjoy the rest of your time here. Hope I didn’t give away too many spoilers… Charlie finds a really cool rock in Missouri everyone! Stay tuned… They’ll probably find lots of stuff in lots of places before you see it but it’s freaking cool people!!!
This was the best day. Not sure how that could ever be topped. It was so cool to meet you in person too. You and Jeff are great guys.
@@TheAdventureCloset I’m working on editing the video and I’ve watched that part like 15 times and it makes me smile every time! Not sure how I’m going to clean up what I found lol. People might have to settle for dirty rocks and some similar clean ones I didn’t film finding 🤪
Awesome video! That tower is really impressive and Liz, we agree with you in keeping the original names, much better! And.. we are definitely not in shape for the hike 😂😂😂 PS: I can spend the entire day watching this prairie dogs 😍😍😍 so cute!
Thank you You! You guys could definitely do that hike. It wasn't too bad at all. You did amazing on the hikes with us so this would be a piece of cake.
Free camping is awesome. I never see much of that in my part of the world. I know of one actually in Munising near Christmas Michigan. At least I have seen others camping there free ! Wow the Devil's Tower is very impressive looking ! I had no idea the prairie dogs sounded like that Thanks for taking us along
We went by Christmas! That was a cute town. We did find free camping in the UP but not much. Wish there was more. That was an accident while editing that we noticed slowing down the prairie dog sound made it more bark like. We just love them.
Great trip..stunning views!
Well thank you!
You guys are right about Wyoming being beautiful. Grand Tetons is one of the most beautiful areas I've ever seen. Flat parts of the country in my opinion is Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. Very flat boring states, lol. We visited Devil's Tower but I don't think we paid to enter, think just saw from side of the road, but made a life long impression. I think the tooth was a prarie dog tooth. My gosh, such a peaceful and beautiful area there. Awesome geological formation! Great video guys, and yay I saw my name in the credits 😊. I'm a proud supporter. Have a great day!
We still haven't been to those flat states you mention. Well, a small part of Illinois we have. That's cool you've seen the tower too. The views outside of the park are pretty good so you didn't miss too much. Oh and we are proudly displaying your name. Hopefully it brings some attention to your channel too.
Flat does not mean boring necessarily, there are some really good rock hunting sites in those states, and you'll often see more wildlife where there is more agriculture. Just notice the increase in roadkill in those states compared to the west.
@@marknorthrup7646 definitely good rockhounding spots, really every state has them. These guys show us that 😊 if there's cook rocks Charlie and Liz will find them. Driving through those states are boring to me at least. I lived in Illinois most my life and still go to parks and rockhound there. Most boring were Kansas and Nebraska of all states I've traveled. Parts of Illinois and Iowa can be quite pretty, I guess. I mean no offense to anyone living in these states. 🙂
Saw my first and only rattlesnake at Johnson’s shut ins. I can’t wait to see what all you guys check out and where you end up
We'll keep an eye but I doubt we'll see any this time of year. Would love to see one from a safe distance.
I would agree that these locations should be named what they were originally called. Ok, I'm not all too sure about the avocado salsa on top of oatmeal. But if you say it's good I would definitely try it! I definitely need to get an America the beautiful pass. I go to the lake often and it's $25 for one vehicle to get in which is crazy. I remember when it was free and I'm not that old. You're not kidding about the no one's open for 24 hours anymore! I live in Las Vegas as you know. This is always been known as a 24-hour town. Try to get fast food somewhere at 2:00 in the morning. Good luck! Las Vegas is no longer a 24-hour town unless you want to gamble. As always guys another great video well done!!
The oatmeal thing is good. Do it with egg though if you dare to try it.. Eggs on top of plain oatmeal, salsa and avocado.. Bam! And yes you should definitely get the pass if you go often to the national parks and monuments. It pays for itself.
Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you very much!
That was awesome I love the legend of Devils tower , but I love all legends I am a firm believer that they have some basis in fact ... Sorry I dropped behind on Videos I had some crazy stuff going on this week will have to tell you all about later 😉🤣🤣🤣
Yeah no prob. We've been busy too Counting all our crystals.
Life is special, this wo4ld is beautiful! That free campsite is amazing, wow. Good to know about the spiders under the seat, that would not be cool, lol. I'm glad you haven't ran into a rattlesnake yet. You know, watching your videos, makes me feel like we are hanging out again. Wow that rock sign really did have some cool rocks in it, that would b3 a fun job, building signs out of rocks. What a view driving there, so pretty. Woooooow, amazing, incredible, what a special special place. Some people say this is a giant petrified tree stump. This history here is amazing. So so special! I loved this video, so happy to go with you two! Thank you Charlie and Liz! Wow millions of years of eroding earth around it, wow, so cool. Bear lodge for sure! I always feel so energizing and happy after watching your video, nature is special.
Thanks Nic. Next time we get your way we need to plan for at least 2 days. It would be a lot of fun. Thanks for watching and it makes us smile to know our vids make you feel uplifted. Thank you!
@The Adventure Closet it's my pleasure, and that's sounds fantastic, can't wait for next time! Hope you are staying warm and enjoying this beautiful world.
Super cool spot! I haven't been there since I was a kid! I want to check out that alien base on top sometime!
It is way awesome and you're gonna need some climbing gear and a tin foil hat so they can't detect you coming.
Fantastic! I really should have stopped there last summer.😔 Thinking I may have to get one of those passes with the trips I’m hoping to make next year. It’ll give me some incentive to stop once in a while lol! I agree, Montana is chock full of some awesome free campsites! And we love free don’t we?😂. Have fun today! I heard from a little birdie that you guys are hanging with a couple guys I had the pleasure of meeting earlier this year. Hopefully the weather isn’t 96 degrees like it was for me.
The pass is really worth it. We are hanging with some really cool dudes today for sure. We can't wait for this video to come out because the finds were epic.
Definitely should be named Bear Lodge!
Word! They need to make it official.
Those prairie dogs sure are plump! Make a tasty meal for coyote. My father told me he used to hunt prairie dogs when he was growing up in Montana. If I remember right, he said a government agency paid one cent per tail he brought in. The government was trying to eradicate as many as possible because their holes were dangerous for cattle and sheep, and their burrowing and colonies ruined agricultural crops. I asked him what happened to the rest of the dog and he looked at me with his one good eye (he was diabetic and had lost sight in one) and said, "Tastes like chicken." With ten kids to feed during the twenties and thirties, his mother would cook just about anything, even snake. That too, tasted like chicken. Maybe that's why you don't see as many as the warning signs suggest are out there?
Great story. They are pretty smelly. I bet they had to clean them real good. They're too cute to eat too, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Wow, I camped at Red Shale a few years ago......like minds
That's crazy! It is a great little free spot.
camping in camp grounds even for one night who are yall and what yall did with liz and charlie , it has to look a lot bigger in person it dosent look that big in most pictures . so its not a giant tree stump . like those people on youtube are saying it is . and i knew those prairie dogs were going to make an appearance really cool
🤣 yeah it's not a tree stump. Those guys know nuffin' bout rocks.
Sincerely hope you were able to beat on the Devil's Tower rock with a hammer. The sound is what gives the names "phonolite" (sometimes also called Tonalite). It rings when struck with a hammer.
We didn't have a hammer with us but tried to make the sound with other stuff. We should have mentioned that in the video in hindsight. Tganks for watching!
Ancient fossil tree...imagine the tree height!
Would be interesting to see a tree that big.
I sure hope that your adventures encourage others to "downsize" and do the same! You two must love one another VERY much to spend all this time about 2 feet apart, LOL!
Simplifying our lives down to this was the best thing we ever did. We are very close so van living works for us. It helps we have similar hobbies. It doesn't mean we never bicker though.
coyote most likely
You're probably right. Looks about the right size.
That tooth is way too huge for cats or dogs.
Still not sure what it is. 🤔
about the right size for a saber tooth cat I'd say.😼
@@TheAdventureClosetI think it’s maybe an elk tooth. Looks like some kind of herbivore incisor 🤷🏻♂️ agree it’s not a dog or cat