My husband set his alarm and got us all up dark and early so we could have a chance at getting a parking space at Logan Pass. Many of the popular spots were totally full by 10 am the day before and the Logan Pass parking lot was blocked and monitored by Park Rangers. Heavens … Continue reading Glacier National Park, Montana – Day 2
After another basement flooding debacle thwarted out plans for a weekend getaway to Coeur d’Alene, we found ourselves traveling a shorter distance to Henry’s Lake State Park over the holiday weekend. We took a short flat walk along the slough but it was exposed and hot and the air was smokey and we ended up … Continue reading Henry’s Lake State Park, Idaho
“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks” - John Muir A spur-of-the-moment, Sabbath excursion to get some forest bathing in God’s great outdoors took us to Harriman State Park. Our first hike was the mostly flat, 1-mile John Muir Trail, which is a loop that starts near the visitor center. … Continue reading John Muir Trail – Harriman State Park, Idaho
Fellow blogger, Betty, over at Chambers on the Road gave me the idea to write a post about 10 Awesome Camping Activities for Kids last season (2021). Then fellow blogger, LR, over at Returning to Paradise reminded me that I’d missed a couple great ideas so here’s part 2, with 8 more ideas for your … Continue reading 8 More Super-Tips for Camping With Kiddos
Apparently, while it was snowing tiny little snowballs at Uncle Tom’s Point, it had been snowing those tiny little snowballs at Artist Point too. They looked like styrofoam and the kiddos loved them. It was a totally different type of snow than we’ve ever seen before. From Artist Point, the views of Yellowstone Falls and … Continue reading Artist Point – Canyon Village: South Rim Drive (part #2) – Yellowstone National Park
5/22/22 Our 2nd day exploring Yellowstone National Park started with a visit to Canyon Village. The Visitor’s Center was closed except for a Ranger at a table outside, and the store/cafe was open too. Per the suggestion of the park Ranger, we decided to take South Rim Drive. We made stops at Uncle Tom’s Point … Continue reading Uncle Tom’s Point – Canyon Village: South Rim Drive (part #1) – Yellowstone National Park
5/21/22 After Old Faithful we decided to stop at Midway Geyer Basin before heading back to camp at Rainbow Point Campground. Enjoy the photos of the steaming pools and bacteria mats. The colors in the pools are made by different types of bacteria that live in different temperatures of water. hot water falling into the … Continue reading Midway Geyser Basin – Yellowstone National Park
The snow is finally melting. It has been a long, cold, bleak winter. I have had a difficult month. We must get out-of-doors. Time for an adventure. good fences make good neighbors juniper a rocky assent chain assist + last remains of winter snow summit craggy rocks Does anyone know what this purple plant is? … Continue reading North Menan Butte Trail – Menan, Idaho
Our first day trip since we moved to Idaho, was to visit Craters of the Moon National Monument back in September 2021. It was really very windy the day we visited. I hope y’all enjoy the photos. Plains Sunflower snow??? no. My plant ID app thinks it might be Cottonweed. climbing a hill of black … Continue reading Craters of the Moon National Monument – Idaho
Our trip to Bend, Oregon checked off 2 of our family bucket list places to visit: Crater Lake and Lava River Cave. We had visited Newberry National Volcanic Monument in May 2019, but were unable to tour the cave due to having very recently visited Pinnacles National Park – California. To avoid the spread of disease … Continue reading Lava River Cave at Newberry National Volcanic Monument – Bend, Oregon
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