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Escaping the Texas Heat
Friday, June 30, 2023 I’m heading out to New Mexico tomorrow to escape the Texas heat and I’m going to visit White Sands National Park. Yes, it will still be hot in the park, but I’m staying in Cloudcroft at 9000 feet, so overall… Continue Reading “Escaping the Texas Heat”
Yellowstone NP – Mystic Falls Hike and Old Faithful 6/7/19
Friday, June 7, 2019 Yellowstone NP – Mystic Falls Hike and Old Faithful Mystic Falls – 3.5 miles We woke up early again to try and get to Grand Prismatic Spring, which I was super excited about, but it was too steamy to see… Continue Reading “Yellowstone NP – Mystic Falls Hike and Old Faithful 6/7/19”
Yellowstone NP – Norris Geyser Basin and Lake Yellowstone 6/6/19
Thursday, June 6, 2019 Yellowstone NP – Norris Geyser Basin and Lake Yellowstone We drove from Canyon Village over to the Norris Geyser Basin on our way to Old Faithful. This side of the park was really interesting and definitely had the most geothermal… Continue Reading “Yellowstone NP – Norris Geyser Basin and Lake Yellowstone 6/6/19”
Yellowstone NP – Lamar River Valley and Mammoth Hot Springs 6/5/19
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Yellowstone NP – Lamar River Valley and Mammoth Hot Springs We woke up at 4:30am to make the 1.5 hour drive to the Lamar River Valley and catch the animals at sunrise. I was super tired, but it was beautiful… Continue Reading “Yellowstone NP – Lamar River Valley and Mammoth Hot Springs 6/5/19”
Yellowstone NP – West Thumb Geyser Basin and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 6/4/19
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Yellowstone NP – West Thumb Geyser Basin and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone We drove from Teton Village to the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park via the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Parkway and had to wait in line about… Continue Reading “Yellowstone NP – West Thumb Geyser Basin and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 6/4/19”
Grand Teton National Park 6/2-6/3/19
June 2-3, 2019 Grand Teton National Park After hiking to Hidden Falls and Lower Inspiration Point we packed in the car, turned on the Gypsy App, and continued on to the various amazing points of interest around the park. The Gypsy app is the… Continue Reading “Grand Teton National Park 6/2-6/3/19”
Grand Teton NP – Jenny Lake/Hidden Falls 6/2/19
Sunday, June 2, 2019 Grand Teton NP – Jenny Lake Shuttle Boat to Cascade Canyon Trailhead then to Hidden Falls and Lower Inspiration Point Ian, Court, Doc, Suz This was the beginning of our week long visit to Grand Teton and Yellowstone. Doc, Suz,… Continue Reading “Grand Teton NP – Jenny Lake/Hidden Falls 6/2/19”
Pedernales Falls SP – Trammel Crossing Trail 5/27/19
Monday, May 27th, 2019 Pedernales Falls State Park – Trammel Crossing Trail Partly cloudy, warm, upper 80s Ian solo 5 miles I finally got out to Pedernales when the river was low enough to cross over to the other side for the 5 mile… Continue Reading “Pedernales Falls SP – Trammel Crossing Trail 5/27/19”
Hot Springs National Park and Ouchita National Forest – Arkansas 5/27/18
Sunday, May 27th, 2018 Driving through Arkansas with stops at Hollis CCC Camp and Hot Springs National Park Not much hiking today, but some interesting sights for sure. We headed out of Fayetteville, through the Ozarks and Ouchita National Forest on… Continue Reading “Hot Springs National Park and Ouchita National Forest – Arkansas 5/27/18”
Ucluelet and Tofino, BC, Canada 8/9/17 – 8/10/17
Wednesday and Thursday, August 9-10, 2017 Ucluelet and Tofino, British Columbia We made the long drive from Jasper down to Vancouver through the thick smoke of myriad forest fires. We spent a quick night in Vancouver at a B&B and then took… Continue Reading “Ucluelet and Tofino, BC, Canada 8/9/17 – 8/10/17”
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