As we prepared to leave the waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge for the densely forested canyons of the Middle Fork Clearwater and Lochsa Rivers in Idaho the forecast for the higher elevations developed… Continue reading
The Columbia River Gorge is spectacular in it’s own right, but the dozens of waterfalls spilling from the Cascade Range into the Columbia River are perhaps the most impressive. Somehow in all Tom’s… Continue reading
Alum Cove was probably my favorite hike of those we did in the Ozarks. The natural bridge is something like 125 feet long – an impressive span – and 30 feet wide. We… Continue reading
After leaving Petit Jean State Park we continued north into the heart of the Ozarks. We started our journey at the iconic Hawksbill Crag Trail (also known as Whitaker Point) which features one… Continue reading
We started our second full day at Petit Jean State Park with a hike to Cedar Falls, a 95-foot waterfall in the canyon below Petit Mountain. Though it’s a short hike, the elevation… Continue reading
The first thing I did once we had decided we were going to the Ozark Mountains was start searching my friend Paige’s blog, fortheloveofwanderlust.com. Paige and her husband Matt are avid adventurers and… Continue reading
I had touched on how awed I was by the beauty of the Bighorn Mountains in my last post but one of the most surprising things to me was how much water there… Continue reading
We ended up hiking this trail because I’d read there were waterfalls but we had no expectations of actually making it there or anywhere too far due to Abby’s snail pace, exacerbated by… Continue reading
Our next adventure was an investigative trip into the Little Belt Mountains north of White Sulphur Springs. We left with a little in the way of a plan which led to a few… Continue reading
One of our first day trips after arriving in Helena was spent driving north, through the canyons in the Big Belt Mountains, and then into the plains en route to Great Falls. Like… Continue reading
