The Devil made us do it- Coming home

 Heading home from Cody, Wyoming we stopped at Devil's Tower. No Close Encounters Of the Third Kind, but we did camp within sight of it for $6 at the National Park. This photo was taken from outside our trailer just before a thunder storm. DO De do dum do.

This 850 ft volcanic tower is a huge rock climber destination! The first climbers did it in the late 1800's by pounding wooden sticks into cracks in the rock. The third climber was the wife of one of the first two. We saw 8 climbers in various states of ascent and descent and decided that it is a sport for people with a death wish.
 From Devil's Tower we traveled to Mitchell, SD to see the famous Corn Palace. The Corn Palace is a large event center that is redecorated in intricate detail every year using different colored corn cobs. We didn't stay long- it was forgetable and this years design had never been completed ( no money?). We did, however end up in a great restaurant for dinner which saved the day.

The next day we stopped just short of Chicago at an  Illinois state park. The following morning we had a wonderful visit with Michael's mom, sister, and her two really cute children Clara and Cormac.

We continued another 11 hours  to a campground on the Erie canal, where we are spending a day relaxing, and then we head home tomorrow. Another 12 hours. Thank you Janet Evanovich for your delightful, easy to listen to and entertaining books on tape. ( no- we did not take this opportunity to listen to War and Peace.)
 So, this is our last blog for this trip. Stay tuned for a new blog next winter when we are off to Southeast Asia to visit Bonnye and Greg and tour that part of the world. Thanks for joining us on our first, but not last, cross country trip.