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 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 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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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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Jun 12, 20215 min read
Ketchum, Idaho - best hikes & top things to do
KETCHUM, ID Sorry, but I couldn't spend two weeks in Idaho without ONE potato reference! I had zero expectations for Idaho. In fact, I...
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Jun 11, 20214 min read
Kane Lake Trails
KETCHUM, IDAHO When just *getting to* the trailhead is this adventurous, you know the trail itself is going to be epic! Today was my last...
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Jun 10, 20213 min read
Norton Lakes, Bench Lakes, Titus Lake
SAWTOOTH WILDERNESS AREA, IDAHO Ok, so after the Goat Lake & Goat Falls hike on Saturday, I may or may not be obsessed with hiking to...
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