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 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 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 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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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 5, 20211 min read
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...
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May 24, 20211 min read
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,...
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May 21, 20213 min read
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...
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May 20, 20212 min read
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...
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May 17, 20212 min read
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...
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May 14, 20211 min read
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...
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May 1, 20212 min read
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...
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Apr 26, 20214 min read
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...
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Apr 11, 20213 min read
White Pocket
NORTHERN ARIZONA White Pocket is a group of swirling, multicolored sandstone formations - literally a bunch of petrified sand dunes. It's...
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Apr 10, 20211 min read
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,...
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Mar 30, 20213 min read
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...
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Mar 28, 20211 min read
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...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read
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...
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