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Oct 2, 20212 min read
Grand Tetons - best hikes & top things to do
JACKSON, WYOMING After years of wanting to visit, I finally made it to The Grand Tetons! And wow, this was a pretty epic destination. The...
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Sep 30, 20212 min read
Cascade Canyon
GRAND TETONS NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING Today is the last hike of my "Shana Takes a Hike" adventure, so it was a particularly bittersweet...
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Sep 29, 20214 min read
Delta Lake & Amphitheater Lake
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING I'm glad I saved my legs yesterday because today's hike was awesome! I left home around 7:00 am just...
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Sep 28, 20212 min read
Phelps Lake, Mormon Row, Taggart Lake
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING After 11+ miles yesterday with a hard climb , and plans for 12 miles tomorrow with another decent...
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Sep 27, 20212 min read
Yellowstone - best hikes & top things to do
WEST YELLOWSTONE, IDAHO I was so excited to finally make it to Wyoming! I tried to go earlier this summer, back in May or June, but there...
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Sep 27, 20215 min read
Table Mountain
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING Warning: this post contains a million photos because this hike was EPIC!!! And spoiler alert: I...
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Sep 26, 20214 min read
Avalanche Peak, Old Faithful, & Other Geysers
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING Day 2 in Yellowstone National Park was another full day! First stop ... Avalanche Peak Avalanche Peak...
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Sep 25, 20213 min read
Mammoth Terraces, Bunsen Peak, & Yellowstone Falls
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING Good morning, Wyoming! I've been wanting to visit Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons for years and the...
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Sep 24, 20216 min read
The Highline Trail
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA This day turned out to be PERFECT! First, let me tell you a little about the trail before we get into...
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Sep 22, 20214 min read
Other Hikes in Glacier National Park
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA Glacier National Park is packed with trails. Here are some of the shorter, easier hikes I did. Avalanche...
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Sep 20, 20219 min read
Chief Mountain
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA I cannot tell you how much I loved Chief Mountain, which easily makes my list of Top 3 Best Hikes in...
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Sep 18, 20215 min read
Cracker Lake
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA I started today by filing a complaint with the weather. Weekends are my sacred time to do big hikes and...
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Sep 17, 202111 min read
Hidden Lake & Florence Falls & NOT Mount Oberlin
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA Sometimes days don't turn out at all how you plan. At first, you think it's going to be a waste of a day....
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Sep 16, 20211 min read
Kootenai Falls & Swinging Bridge Trail
KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST, NORTHWEST MONTANA The weather has been off and on gloomy, so I've been trying to coordinate my rest days and...
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Sep 13, 20214 min read
Bowman Lake & Polebridge Mercantile
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA Today is Mom and Dad's last day in Montana with me. Because they've already driven the Going to the Sun...
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Sep 11, 20214 min read
Iceberg Lake & Ptarmigan Tunnel
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA After years of wanting to visit, today I finally got to see Glacier National Park for the first time! Mom,...
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Sep 10, 20212 min read
Little Bighorn Battlefield
BIG HORN COUNTY, MONTANA I originally planned to drive straight through from Mom and Dad's farm in eastern South Dakota to Great Falls,...
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Sep 7, 20214 min read
On the road again!
SOUTH DAKOTA to MONTANA to WYOMING to COLORADO Guys! I am on the road again!! My Two Months in Virginia But first, you may be wondering...
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Jul 5, 202117 min read
Books I've Read on the Road
SHOUT OUT TO THE LIBBY APP (updated 10/10) When you put 10,000 miles on your car in just over 3 months, you've got time to listen to some...
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Jun 27, 20212 min read
Shana Takes a Break
VIRGINIA Looks like it's time for Shana to take a break. Trust me, it's reluctantly that I admit this. But things are getting back to...
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Jun 18, 20213 min read
South Dakota with Friends - Day 3
MINUTEMAN MISSILE, DEADWOOD Stop 1 - The Minuteman Missile Kudos to Benu and Olga for wanting to see this! I would have never opted to...
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Jun 17, 20215 min read
South Dakota with Friends - Day 2
WALL DRUG, PRAIRIE DOG VILLAGE, THE BADLANDS, NIGHT SKY PROGRAM Day 2 with Benu, Andrew, and Olga was awesome! Stop 1 - Wall Drug You...
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Jun 16, 20213 min read
South Dakota with Friends - Day 1
MOUNT RUSHMORE, CRAZY HORSE, CUSTER STATE PARK, THE NEEDLES HIGHWAY I am so excited to share that my very good friends from Virginia --...
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Jun 13, 20213 min read
Crow Peak Trail & Devil's Bathtub
SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA I just arrived in South Dakota, where I'll be spending two weeks in the southwest corner of the state. And my,...
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