Devils Tower in an Hour

I give it this title not only because the startrail exposure was about 60 minutes in duration, but also because of a one-hour photolab incongruously placed at the park's entrance. In spite of being in this remote corner of Wyoming, and despite the short stays of the typical visitor (the peak of the season is the Sturgis motorcycle rally, not your usual camera-toting tourists), a photo finishing business appeared to thrive here.

Initially its owner-operators weren't very interested in my questions about their processing equipment, but I became a momentary celebrity when this film was developed. They had seen many shots of Devil's Tower, but never one quite like this.