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Rock Climbing Devils Tower

2009-09-13T15:47:00.001-04:00

Devils Tower (Lakota: Mato Tipila, which means Bear Tower) is a monolithic igneous intrusion or volcanic neck located in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 5,112 feet (1,558 m) above sea level. Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monument's boundary encloses an area of 1,347 acres (5.45 km2). In recent years about 1% of the Monument's 400,000 annual visitors climb Devils Tower, mostly through traditional climbing techniques.

Hundreds of parallel cracks divide Devils Tower into large hexagonal columns, making it one of the finest traditional crack climbing areas in North America. The longest of these continuous cracks are almost 400 feet long and vary significantly in width. Technical difficulties range from 5.7 to 5.13, although many climbers consider the older traditional "trade" routes such as the Durrance and Wiessner harder than the original ratings imply. Most of the routes at Devils Tower are not bolt protected and therefore require an appropriate selection of stoppers and camming devices in order to safely protect them. The few bolted face climbs that exist were established during the 1980's and early 1990's and the condition of some of the bolts reflect that era.

Tribes including the Arapaho, Crow, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Lakota, and Shoshone had cultural and geographical ties to the monolith before European and early American immigrants reached Wyoming. Their names for the monolith include: Aloft on a Rock (Kiowa), Bear's House (Cheyenne, Crow), Bear's Lair (Cheyenne, Crow), Bear's Lodge (Cheyenne, Lakota), Bear's Lodge Butte (Lakota), Bear's Tipi (Arapaho, Cheyenne), Tree Rock (Kiowa), and Grizzly Bear Lodge (Lakota).

Get Your Wild Buffalo T's!

2009-09-11T13:00:00.002-04:00

AmericanSafari.org Wild Buffalo T-Shirts. "This Buffalo is Wild!" White 100% cotton t-shirts with Copperish Redish ink. This is to pre-order t-shirts. I just received my sample shirt today. I think we can start printing them in a week. Email me t-shirt@americansafari.org with any questions. Select ship it to me for $17.00 and we will ship it to you in the 48 United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Outside the 48 US states shipping is extra, contact me to work it out. If you live in or near Sarasota and want to pick up the shirt at Clothesline, select pick it up for $12.00. Don't forget to select the size and style you want. And thank you thank you thank you! I will keep you posted on shipping dates etc...

Thank you to Jen Nugent for designing the sweet awesome Buffalo design. You can view her blog here. Amazing talented girl that Jen Nugent. And super nice! Thanks Jen.

Don't forget to check out Clotheslines Online Store. Much thanks to Austin and Clothesline for helping with shirts. They have some really nice products, check em out check em out!

And if you don't need a shirt or if you bought a shirt and still want to help me out with a few bucks for gas money. I would be more than happy for you to use the donation button to the right. Thank you, and know that you are greatly appreciated.

SL4 - This is Rapid

2009-09-11T12:55:00.004-04:00

I open this video with footage from my traveling day from Chicago to Rapid City. I talk about Rapid a little bit, and I show you a shot of Mount Rushmore. I added a sound track to this one!

SL3 - Goodbye Chicago.

2009-09-02T13:56:00.001-04:00

Thank you to Jen Nugent for designing the sweet awesome Buffalo design. You can view her blog here. Amazing talented girl that Jen Nugent. And super nice! Thanks Jen.

Don't forget to check out Clotheslines Online Store. Much thanks to Austin and Clothesline for helping with shirts. They have some really nice products, check em out check em out!

SL2 - Special Delivery.

2009-08-28T12:16:00.003-04:00

Thank you to Jen Nugent for designing the sweet awesome Buffalo design. You can view her blog here. Amazing talented girl that Jen Nugent. And super nice! Thanks Jen.

Don't forget to check out Clotheslines Online Store. Much thanks to Austin and Clothesline for helping with shirts. They have some really nice products, check em out check em out!

Safari Log 1 - I need Gas Money

2009-08-26T12:23:00.015-04:00

AmericanSafari.org Wild Buffalo T-Shirts. "This Buffalo is Wild!" White 100% cotton t-shirts with RED ink. I know the picture is black but it is just a demo. This is to pre-order t-shirts. I do not even have one yet. I think I get mine later this week and I think we can start printing them next week. Email me t-shirt@americansafari.org with any questions. Select ship it to me for $17.00 and we will ship it to you in the 48 United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Outside the 48 US states shipping is extra, contact me to work it out. If you live in or near Sarasota and want to pick up the shirt at Clothesline, select pick it up for $12.00. Don't forget to select the size you want. And thank you thank you thank you! I will keep you posted on shipping dates etc...

Thank you to Jen Nugent for designing the sweet awesome Buffalo design. You can view her blog here. Amazing talented girl that Jen Nugent. And super nice! Thanks Jen.

Don't forget to check out Clotheslines Online Store. Much thanks to Austin and Clothesline for helping with shirts. They have some really nice products, check em out check em out!

Here Comes Chicago!

2009-08-26T12:21:00.001-04:00

Miranda Tours Asheville

2009-08-24T00:14:00.000-04:00

The Cliff House

2009-08-24T00:13:00.001-04:00

Enota Mountain Retreat

2009-08-15T19:55:00.000-04:00

Marietta to Enota

2009-08-15T19:09:00.000-04:00

Marietta, Georgia

2009-08-15T16:13:00.000-04:00

Savannah, Georgia

2009-08-13T11:14:00.000-04:00

The Hostel to Savannah

2009-08-13T11:13:00.000-04:00

Chickens, Forest, and Cob

2009-08-09T00:53:00.001-04:00

http://www.foresthostel.com/ http://www.foresthostel.com/

The Hostel in the Forest

2009-08-09T00:45:00.002-04:00

http://www.foresthostel.com/ http://www.foresthostel.com/

Jekyll Island Georgia

2009-08-05T12:09:00.004-04:00

We decided to leave Ginnie Springs a day early and head north. This decision was mostly due to the fact that I forgot Ginnie Springs was a swamp. A swamp full of bugs that like to bite. They even bit Miranda's Face. Also, I was a anxious to get on the road. We were scheduled to be at the Hostel in the Forest on wednesday, so we had to find a place to stay for a night. This is how we stumbled across Jekyll Island. I am glad that we did, I had an amazing time and I feel great. I heard one gentlman say to another as I was walking back to Constance after checking out of the campsite, "We've been coming here twice a year for one week for 17 years." First I thought, "holy crap, why wouldn't you go see something else," but I guess this Jekyll Island could be worth it. If I had more time I would research some of the history and what not but I have to go. Check out the wiki - Jekyll Island

Ginnie Springs Florida

2009-08-04T23:24:00.000-04:00

Ginnie Springs to Brunswick

2009-08-04T19:08:00.000-04:00

We left Ginnie Springs a day earlier than planned because... well I think because Ginnie Springs is a swamp and it was humid and terrifically buggy and I was anxious to get on the road. So we headed towards Brunswick Georgia in search of some place to spend the night before heading to the Hostel in the Forest.

Gainesville Florida

2009-08-03T11:13:00.000-04:00

Miranda in Tampa

2009-08-01T12:51:00.003-04:00

Picking up Miranda in Tampa. Packing her things into the Lady, and heading out! Lets get a wooh!

Leaving Day

2009-07-31T23:11:00.000-04:00

Changing the oil, getting the generator going, cleaning the cooler, sharpening the machete, epoxied the table, stenciled the wild buffalo that jen made. that's right. that's right. wooh! that's the wild buffalo boy.

Constance Gets A Canopy

2009-07-29T19:41:00.000-04:00

2 Days left. Putting a few finishing touches on the Lady. The Lady Constance that is. Here we go.

Meeting with Shelter Box

2009-07-24T18:58:00.002-04:00

During this expedition I will be helping to raise awareness and increase support for Shelter Box. A not for profit organization originating in the UK. They specialize in providing emergency shelter relief to people in disaster scenario's. Shelter Box

Building the last shelf

2009-07-20T20:47:00.001-04:00

My brother-in-law Trent Sexton of Trent Sexton Construction, who has helped me with most all of the building for this project, finishes up the last shelf inside my van, Lady Constance, A.K.A. "The Wild Buffalo." I would like to give Trent Sexton a very huge thank you. I could not have done this with out him. He assisted with labor, knowledge, tools, time, and materials. Good choice sis!