Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
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 WashburnI 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 TetonI 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 TetonsSince 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 YellowstoneToday 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: YellowstoneThe 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 NPIf I had a bison, I’d feed it lots of grassAnd when it got real big I would eat it up at lastIf I had a bison, we’d all have steaks for yearsBut I still don’t have a bison after searching all these years The other day I went out for a driveA bison walked […]
Read More If I Had A BisonLast night as we were sitting around the lobby we were pondering what what to do today. I had the idea to hike mt. Washburn again. We got up somewhat early and hit the trail. We did this hike 4 years ago and remember it being pretty easy. And I think we remembered correctly. It […]
Read More Hiking Mt. Washburn AgainThis morning I woke up to donuts and the clock saying 7:00 not 5 or something wild like that. After a quick breakfast we headed outside to find a giant line to go on the boat tour or rent kayaks/canoe’s. We got a 2 person kayaks (my mom and I) and a canoe (for Ellie […]
Read More Exploring Glacier and My Parents AnniversaryToday when we got up we grabbed breakfast from the hotel and then hit the road for the three hour drive to Glacier National Park. Then when we got there we we started our hike. For the first 1.5 miles we had to walk next to the road then we got to the trailhead. We […]
Read More The day I saw a bear