Sundance Kid in Sundance, WY surrounding terrain, fills the horizon. At this point, con-sider diving into nature’s bountiful beauty with a trail ride at the Diamond 7 Bar Guest Ranch , where riders can view the Tower on horseback. The two-square-mile park surrounding the tower was proclaimed the nation’s first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. Walking around the base is a great hike in any season. The one-hour Tower Trail around the base is self-guided and offers close-up views of the forest and wildlife, not to mention spectacular views of the Tower itself. The Red Beds Trail covers a much wider three-mile loop around the Tower. Devils Tower is about 1,000 feet in diameter at the bottom and 275 feet at the top. Hundreds of paral-lel cracks divide the stone pillar into large hexagonal columns, making it one of the finest traditional crack climbing areas in North America. If you are interested in climbing “The Tower,” but would like a professional guide to lead the route, contact the experts at Sylvan Rocks Climbing School & Guide Service . All persons planning to climb or scramble above the boulder field are required to register before and immediately after climbing each day. (Registration is free.) estimated 10,000 to 20,000 bison. The Vore Buffalo Jump is yet today an active dig site, research and visitor center along I-90, west of Beulah, WY. Visit www.vore-buffalojump.org for more information. Sundance is the biggest town in the Bear Lodge Mountains. Visit the free Crook County Museum and the lock-up where the Sundance Kid was jailed. For a unique step back in time, plan to partake in the town’s “Sip & Walk” living history tour. You’ll meet Sheriff Ryan and other Sundance characters while sipping on wine, beer or sarsaparilla—out of a tin cup, of course! The old storefront of the Aladdin Store makes up most of the town of Aladdin, population 15. “It’s like walking back into 1890,” one visitor said. Aisles are full of things that have not been seen for a century, but rest assured, the store has modern refreshments. Farther south, Newcastle is a ranching, timber and oil town on the flanks of the southern Black Hills. Newcastle’s heritage is steeped in agriculture and energy production. The people are independent indi-viduals with a work hard, play hard attitude. Even though they are across the state line, the towns of Beulah, Hulett, Newcastle, and Sundance are very much a part of the Black Hills “community.” Visit www.travelwyoming.com to learn more about things to see and do in our neighboring state. 39 THE WYOMING BLACK HILLS The Vore Bu alo Jump near Beulah is a giant sinkhole used by Plains Indian tribes between 1500 and 1800 A.D. Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an BLACK HILLS & BADLANDS REGION
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