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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...
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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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...
Sep 26, 20214 min read
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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...
Sep 25, 20213 min read
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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...
Sep 16, 20211 min read
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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...
Sep 13, 20214 min read
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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,...
Sep 10, 20212 min read
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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,...
Jun 13, 20213 min read
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Craters of the Moon
ARCO, IDAHO Craters of the Moon is an enormous lava field, covering about 400 square miles and preserved as a national monument in south...
Jun 5, 20211 min read
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Antelope Island
SALT LAKE CITY, UT Antelope Island State Park is located near Salt Lake City, in Salt Lake. It is home to free-range bison and antelope,...
May 24, 20211 min read
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Olympic Park
PARK CITY, UT Time to get your adrenaline rush on! Utah Olympic Park is a winter sports park that was built in Park City for the 2002...
May 21, 20213 min read
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Bonneville Salt Flats
NORTHWEST UTAH The Bonneville Salt Flats are located 1.5 hours west of Salt Lake City. It is a flat 12 mile by 5 mile area covered in a...
May 20, 20212 min read
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Willow Lake Trail
SALT LAKE CITY, UT Today, I finally made it out for my first hike in the Salt Lake City area. I ventured out south and east of town to...
May 17, 20212 min read
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Valley of the Gods & the Hidden Sand Trap
SOUTHEAST UTAH I know, that title sounds like the name of an adventure film starring Tiger Woods. The video below won't be nearly that...
May 14, 20211 min read
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Red Canyon & The Butch Cassidy House
PANGUITCH, UTAH Today I packed everything out of my house in St. George and headed easy for Moab, near Arches National Park. It's a five...
May 1, 20212 min read
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The Crack at Pioneer Park & Owens Loop
ST. GEORGE, UT Today I did a couple easy hikes right in the heart of St. George. Owen's Loop The first hike was Owens Loop, a 3-mile...
Apr 26, 20214 min read
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White Pocket
NORTHERN ARIZONA White Pocket is a group of swirling, multicolored sandstone formations - literally a bunch of petrified sand dunes. It's...
Apr 11, 20213 min read
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Paria Townsite / Ghost Town
KANAB, UT I learned about this place through a little insider tip from my White Pocket tour guide. After she dropped me off at my car,...
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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Ancient Ruins? In the US?
SEDONA, AZ Did you know there are ancient ruins in the US? I did not. I feel more comfortable admitting this after mentioning it over the...
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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Chapel of the Holy Cross
SEDONA, AZ The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic chapel built into a butte in Sedona. It was completed in 1957. The inside of...
Mar 28, 20211 min read
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Petrified Forest National Park
HOLBROOK, AZ The Petrified Forest National Park is in eastern Arizona, about 1.5 hours east of Flagstaff. I remember learning about this...
Mar 28, 20212 min read
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