Today when we got up we put on our hiking boots and started a hike that was over 20 miles. After a few miles we decided to go back because the swarms of mosquitoes were too much. We went back to the hotel and started a drive to Mammoth Yellowstone. We drove about a hour […]

Read More The day I could see old faithful from my hotel room

Today when the alarms went off we got up and in the car to hike. We drove about a hour to the trail head. We were jealous of the people next to us who were making breakfast and coffee. We started our hike and it was very easy for a mountain. It was 3 miles […]

Read More The day I hiked Mt Washburn

I am going to start my post with a story from last night. At dinner we were all telling our secrets from the trip. I admitted to stepping on two loaves of bread and Zoe and my dad told everyone they got ice cream. I have been keeping another secret of my own. For the […]

Read More The day I went to Grand Teton

I don’t want this day to end. We hiked 12 miles and climbed just less than 3000 feet all while carrying our heavy packs. I’m tired. Muscles are worn out, especially after summiting a mountain yesterday. The rest of the family is in the tents, resting, relaxing, and writing. I opted to soak up every […]

Read More Day 41: Grand Tetons

Since we weren’t really able to hike yesterday, we decided to do a decent one today. Our two options were to attempt the one from yesterday again or summit Mt. Washburn. In addition to the abundance of mosquitoes, we all agreed that yesterday’s hike wasn’t even all that pretty, so we ruled it out. The […]

Read More Day 40: Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone

Today did not go as planned. We had long awaited the hike we had scheduled for today. An out and back to the second most dense geothermal area in the park. 20+ miles total. Not a popular hike. But. We didn’t complete it. At about two miles in the mosquitoes got bad. Like more than […]

Read More Day 39: Yellowstone

The vast majority of the day was dull. Hours upon hours of sitting in the car. We did begin listening to Kerouac’s On the Road and we all reminisced about the places across the country we’ve been as they were mentioned. We stopped for gas a few times and even ran into a Target for […]

Read More Day 38: Glacier NP to Yellowstone NP