Devils Postpile Centennial

Devils Postpile National Monument celebrates its Centennial this year. Thank goodness a Forest Service Engineer recognized the formation's beauty and fought to save it from destruction. By presidential proclamation in 1911, Devils Postpile was saved! Yay! I remember first visiting the monument in the early 1970s. In those days, the trip into the valley was a dusty one. A steep, single lane dirt road descending 2000 feet in elevation, over 10 miles, made a trip to the valley floor quite the adventure. Still an adventure today, visitors now ride shuttle buses. My little one always liked the bus rides which included a stop at the Reds Meadow Store for an ice cream ;)