'Live long and prosper'

When we travel, as Americans we often visit the landmarks of our heritage. I’m not different.

I spent most of the last two weeks on the road visiting family from here to Iowa, Minnesota and back. Along the route, I visited the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, the Corn Palace, Mount Rushmore and other truly American destinations.

But I also stopped at a couple places that were of this world, almost.

One of my stops on my way back was at Devil’s Tower, north of Sundance, Wyo. I had to get back to work, so I didn’t stay long enough to climb the monument or hike around Devil’s Tower....