Requiem for Mashed Potatoes

As I looked into the distance, driving down state highway 24 in Wyoming, the nostalgia set in. I was taken back to my childhood, sitting in front of a screen framed by faux wood with two dials on one side. On the screen, a man playing with his food, creating this strange sculpture on his dinner plate out of mashed potatoes. At the time, it was all very mysterious to me. Not until later would I truly come to appreciate the mystery of this awe-inspiring, geological enigma. It evokes the imagination and brings forth visions of earth elementals roaming the ancient terrain. Perhaps the name Devil's Tower isn't so far off in its description, being a column of fiery magma that rose from the bowels of the earth long ago. Indeed, the earth itself came to life.