We had the pleasure of backcountry horseback riding in Yellowstone National Park with Wilderness Pack Trips. This wasn’t the nose-to-tail trail ride that you see people enduring from the road; this was an off-trail wilderness experience. In a park that sees more than four million visitors a year, we saw no one. That’s how I …
Legend Rock Petroglyphs We turned off the empty two-lane highway and onto a gravel road heading off into the far distance. Between Thermopolis and Meeteetse, on our way to Cody, Wyoming, we really felt like we were “out there.” My mom, Anders, Finn, and I pulled into an empty parking lot, save for the site host’s RV, and …
Aspens are turning gold and umber, nights are longer, and days feel crisper. Summer is overbut dont put away your tent and sleeping bag just yet. The warm days and cool nights of autumn are just right for a camping trip. When youre planning your fall outing, you have to think about who else is …
Showing off stickers you can collect at different Chambers around Wyoming as part of their celebration of 125 years of statehood. We packed a lot into our two days in Thermopolis. On the second day we played at the second water slide pools, checked out dinosaurs, and explored a little farther into Hot Springs State …
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We’ve made it a tradition in our family to spend Christmas Eve in Yellowstone. While any day is a good day to play in the park, I really like to get us out the day before Christmas. We get away from the frenetic Santa-waiting and presents and commercialism. We do that stuff, too, just not …
On our August trip to Jellystone, Heather and I braved the rain (drizzle) to walk up Elephant Back Mountain. It’s a well-known trail in the Lake area, but neither of us had done it. We drove to the trailhead, but then realized it’s a really short walk from the Lake Lodge cabins where we were …
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Driving directions, trail info, and more can be found at the bottom of the post. While I have strolled along this lovely trail several times, Heather never had. So, after we checked into our cabin at Lake Lodge, we went for an evening walk. Storm Point trail is really lovely. There are meadows of wildflowers, …
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Driving directions, trail info, and more can be found at the bottom of the post. We were supposed to go backpacking last weekend, Heather and I. And climb Electric Peak. We had the permit and everything. But, then it rained. A lot. And snowed in the mountains; it snowed on Electric Peak, which is already …
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Scroll to the bottom to find details on planning your own Yellowstone River Trail trip. Or check out my other website – YellowstoneTrips.com – and I’ll plan your trip for you! The latest High Country News has an article titled, “The death of backpacking.” In it writer Christopher Ketcham asserts, for various reasons, that Gen …
After more than an hour of skiing in the shaded, narrow Spring Creek Canyon, I slid into a patch of sunlight. The snow sparkled with promise of longer days, light reflecting off every facet of every crystal. My toes were still frozen and the sun on my boots didnt help warm them. My hair iced …
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