After a couple light showers overnight we woke up at 6am refreshed and ready to get going. We headed out at 6:45am for the little town of Alva, 14 miles down the road. Not much to see so it was off to Hulett 10 miles away. At a roadside pullout we saw the largest oversized load we have ever encountered. See the previous photo. We got our first sighting of Devils Tower and we could see how the early settlers might have used it as a landmark in their travels. We pulled into Hulett at noon and spotted the local grocery store. We bought lunch and supplies for our campout at Devils Tower. We took lots of photos on the 10 mile gentle climb to the entrance and our KOA campground. We showered and did laundry before relaxing and enjoying the views from our campsite. At 8pm we walked to the KOA office to watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind but after 20 minutes the bugs got so bad we left and headed back to the tent for shelter. We are going to ride the 3 miles to the tower and visitors center in the morning so it's off to the sleeping bag.
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