What a difference a few days and 500 miles can make! Before heading out for Craters of the Moon this morning I had to replace the bear spray in my daypack with a flashlight. No bears here! In 1924 then President Calvin Coolidge used the 1906 Antiquities Act to...
Whitefish Trails, Big Fork & BBQ
Thanks to Sherri & Mattia I was introduced to the Whitefish Trail system while in Columbia Falls. The Whitefish Trails currently consists of 10 trailheads and 36+ miles of trail comprised of stacked loops, scenic overlooks, single‐track trails, and gated logging roads. Open as a multiple use trail it...
Glacier National Park – More Westside Hiking & Driving Adventures
Hike to Avalanche Lake – One of the more popular hikes in the park it was easy to see why. Through an inland pacific rainforest to a high mountain lake with sheer cliffs and waterfalls the 5 mile trail is wonderful. Being the most popular also means there are...
Montana Fall Colors – Beautiful!
The Fall colors are amazing here – oranges, yellows and reds with leaves falling and littering the ground with color. Pictures certainly do not do justice to the real thing but wanted to share a few views of the Fall in Montana……. Leaves on the shore of Bowman Lake...
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...
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...