Somewhere in the wide prairies of northeastern Wyoming, United States, stands Devils Tower, a stone formation that rises from the open plains. Once called Bear Lodge, the butte gained its current name during an 1875 expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, possibly after an interpreter mistranslated a Native phrase as "Bad God"s Tower." The missing apostrophe in its official title follows standard geographic naming conventions—hence, the signs read "Devils Tower."
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Happy Cousins Day!
-
World Bee Day
-
Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
-
Porthcawl lighthouse, Wales, United Kingdom
-
Computer Science Week
-
Look up, incoming…
-
A public restroom or a tourist spot?
-
Total solar eclipse
-
Standing on glass 275+ metres in the air
-
Yosemite National Park, California, USA
-
Arches National Park, Utah, USA
-
International Mountain Day
-
Elbe river in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
-
Zion National Park, Utah, United States
-
Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, United States
-
How can we help at-risk animals?
-
Independence Day of the Bahamas
-
All is calm
-
World Rainforest Day
-
Celebrating Pi Day
-
Diamond Beach, Iceland
-
Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
-
Park of the Monsters
-
A mute swan reflected on tranquil waters
-
Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
-
Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
-
Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
-
Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, United States
-
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!
-
Banff National Park, Alberta
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

