Its been great fun sampling the local breweries and sharing the experience with friends that live in the local area. Backslope Brewery – Columbia Falls Good beer and good food, what more could you ask for? Ate and drank here twice with Mattia & Sherri (you can tell...
Glacier National Park – Westside Adventures (part 1)
Hard to believe it has been a week since I arrived in Columbia Falls Montana to visit Glacier National Park. Yes, another wonderful National Park – and my first visit to Glacier. It has been interesting to watch the season wind down here. Places inside and outside the park...
Columbia Falls Montana – Settling in for a stay
Columbia Falls Montana is a great place for an extended stay. On a recommendation from a swim friend I checked in to the Columbia Falls RV park. This provides a good central location as Glacier National Park is a mere 12 miles up the road and there are a...
Keep on Swimming – Colorado, Wyoming & Montana
One goal for this adventure was to swim in pools in every state along the journey. Some areas, like Yellowstone, present challenge as there are no public pools anywhere within the park. But generally thanks to a great website I am able to find a lap pool within 20...
Yellowstone National Park – Wrapping up with more wildlife & history
One of my last days in Yellowstone I booked the “Wake Up to Wildlife” tours conducted by the parks concessionaire. Definitely worth the time and cost it was great having someone else do the driving and the narration. These tours are given in retrofitted 1930’s tour busses. The story...
Yellowstone National Park – Geothermal Features
The geothermal features in Yellowstone are amazing. The park has several geyser basins and a large number of other geothermal features such as hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles. They say that number of features in Yellowstone has been estimated at 10,000. The hydrothermal system that supplies these features...
Yellowstone NP Overview
Now that I am back in the land of internet access I can catch up on my blog posts. It was a wonderful 10 days in Yellowstone National Park. For those that have not had the pleasure of visiting here, make sure you put it on your list. This...
Yellowstone National Park – The Wildlife
The first National Park, Yellowstone is an incredible place. Almost 3,500 square miles of parkland, encompassing a fairly large corner of the state of Wyoming, it is a land of contrasts. The first night in the park I attended a campfire program and the Ranger polled the crowd to...
Grand Teton National Park & Jackson Hole Wyoming
When I was in my 20’s my favorite National Park was the Grand Tetons – spending the last few days here I remember why. The Tetons are amazingly beautiful with the towering peaks, mountain lakes and wildlife. My basecamp for the Tetons was the Virginian RV Park in Jackson....
Wildlife Encounters
Part of visiting parks and National Parks in particular is the opportunity to see wildlife. Now as I am frequently hiking alone, some wildlife I prefer not to see on the trails (from the turnout or the window of the vehicle are just fine!). In particular, both in...