Bighorn Mountain High Country
I fell in love with another mountain range. Tom told me this would happen, and in retrospect it was inevitable seeing as how all my “must-have” boxes were checked, but I just didn’t… Continue reading
Category Archive: wildlife
0 Comments
A Longer Excursion in the White Mountain Wilderness
I didn’t go for many solo hikes in the winter and spring of last year, preferring to spend time walking with Abbs instead, but I did occasionally want to get out and do… Continue reading
The PUP Chronicles, Part 3: Charred Hopes and Ponderosa Dreams
Over the next few months we spent 4 weekends in the Greater Ruidoso area, most of them camped out on the Fort Stanton mesa. Though there is little shade there versus the forested… Continue reading
The Magic of the Thompson Trail
The Thomspon Trail was really one of the prettiest trails we’d hiked in long time and I was admittedly giddy for most of our walk. There are few areas of the Apache-Sitgreaves National… Continue reading
Family Visits in Colorado: Hiking, Leaf-Peeping, and Elk
Leaving the Black Hills at the end of the first week of September we made a beeline directly to Tom’s niece Nancy and husband Tim’s new house in Colorado. Located in the small… Continue reading
Scenic Drives in the Black Hills and the Buffalo and Burros of the Wildlife Loop
This post combines the driving routes of our first 2 days staying near Custer, including the Needles Highway from the first day and the Iron Mountain and Wildlife Loop Roads from our second… Continue reading
Trampas Lakes and an Attempt to Climb Another Peak. And, Abby Saves My Bacon Again.
For my next adventure I’d hoped to combine a trip to the Trampas Lakes with an ascent of Jicarilla Peak, a 12,494-foot elevation prominance north of the lakes. The trail out to the… Continue reading
Bighorn Sheep, Eagles, and More of the Wondrous Kootenai River
Our 2 weeks in Libby would have been incomplete without spending time taking in the incredible beauty of the Kootenai River. The turquoise water of the river rushing over the fractured sandstone is… Continue reading
From Antelope to Horny Toads: A Wonderful Hike on the Paunsaugunt Plateau
On our drive out to our hike Tom and I spotted a total of four antelope, all fairly close to the road: one group of 3 and one lonely fellow about 30 miles… Continue reading
Adventures in the Fishlake Mountains
For our next outing Abby and I headed north and drove over the pass on Route 20 en route to the eastern side of the Tushar Mountains. I didn’t have a goal when… Continue reading