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The Medicine Wheel

At 10,000 feet above sea level, the Medicine Wheel literally feels like the top of the world.

Copyright © 2008 Kate Rouse.
Summer Solstice Kearn of the Medicine Wheel

Every year on the summer solstice, the sun rises between two peaks and directly strikes this semicircle of stones.

Copyright © 2008 Kate Rouse.
Interpretive Sign Near the Medicine Wheel

An interpretive sign near the Medicine Wheel in Wyoming explains the sacredness of the site to many different peoples and cultures.

Copyright © 2008 Kate Rouse.
Ceremonial Entrance to the Medicine Wheel

An open doorway marks the ceremonial entrance to the Medicine Wheel. Only those with permits are allowed inside.

Copyright © 2008 Kate Rouse.
The Medicine Wheel in Wyoming

More than 80 Native American tribes hold this wheel-like formation of stones as sacred. Who built it, why, and when remain a mystery.

Copyright © 2008 Kate Rouse.
One of the Kearns Surrounding the Medicine Wheel

Six semicircles of stones surround the Medicine Wheel in Wyoming, perhaps representing six planets surrounding the sun.

Copyright © 2008 Kate Rouse.
Medicine Wheel Interpretive Sign

An interpretive sign near the Medicine Wheel explains about the mystery of who built the Medicine Wheel, why, and when they built it.

Copyright © 2008 Kate Rouse.
Leading a Chant at the Medicine Wheel

A large group of students and citizens gather around the Medicine Wheel in Valley City, North Dakota to join in a chant with "the wizard."

Public domain. Photo by Byway Committee/VC Area Chamber