Hiking
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Salt Lake City, Moab, and Capital Reef NP Utah (2019)
Read more: Salt Lake City, Moab, and Capital Reef NP Utah (2019)Big Rocks, Climbing, Great Mexican Food Moab in July!? Yes it was hot and very sunny, but we still had an amazing time over the July 4th holiday out in the desert. Salt Lake City was the touchdown point and then we would start the adventure to the salt flats and then south to Moab,…
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Babb, Montana – A View of the Local Life Outside of Glacier National Park (2017)
Read more: Babb, Montana – A View of the Local Life Outside of Glacier National Park (2017)Babb, Montana – A Motel, Diner and a General Store We spent most of our time inside Glacier National Park (GNP), and barely explored anywhere outside the park. Indeed, it was with regret that we ran out of time to visit the town of Whitefish. No doubt, Whitefish was the place to get souvenirs and…
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Siyeh Pass Trail – Big Sky Country Hike in Glacier National Park (2017)
Read more: Siyeh Pass Trail – Big Sky Country Hike in Glacier National Park (2017)Hike #2: Siyeh Pass Trail Glacier National Park Montana Siyeh Pass trail is a stretch goal for us. This could be a one way trail, starting at Siyeh Bend and ending at Sunrift Gorge, but we made it a round trip hike, turning back somewhere near the highest point. Trail started off easily enough with…
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Door County, Wisconsin (2017)
Read more: Door County, Wisconsin (2017)Cape Cod of the Midwest For the long Labor Day weekend, we decided to stay close to home and be tourists in our neighboring state. Just 3 hours drive north into Wisconsin, we found ourselves in Door County, where some call it the Cape Cod of the Midwest. We’ll be honest and admit we were…
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Iceberg Lake Trail Hike – Dip your toes in the ICY WATER (2017)
Read more: Iceberg Lake Trail Hike – Dip your toes in the ICY WATER (2017)Iceberg Lake Trail – Montana Hiking in Glacier National Park Our last hike at Glacier National Park (GNP) was the Iceberg Lake trail, located in the Many Glacier area, separate from the main Going to the Sun road. Many Glacier road was off the little town of Babb, where a few homes were hiding, and…
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Tent Rocks National Monument – New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Tent Rocks National Monument – New Mexico (2016)Tent Rocks was a national monument with unique conical rock formations. We saw pictures online that piqued our curiosity, and right away, we knew we had to hike the trails no matter how tough it was going to be. Tent Rocks was also conveniently located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, making it a good detour…
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Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan (2016)
Read more: Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan (2016)With the first real summer holiday coming up fast, we wanted to find a spot to camp outdoors at a drive-able distance from Chicago… So we were off to Tahquamenon located on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. And you ask why the UP of Michigan of all places to visit? Well we haven’t been there…