Category Archive: Wyoming

Medicine Mountain Medicine Wheel

The Medicine Wheel on Medicine Mountain was a bucket-list place for me, and one I’m extremely grateful I had to opportunity to visit. Located at over 9,600, the 82-foot diameter stone wheel lies… Continue reading

Bighorn Mountain Waterfalls

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

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

Bighorn Basin and Lowlands

The last week of our Spring 2021 trip were spent in and around the Bighorn Mountains of north-central Wyoming. It turned out to not be nearly enough time: I was instantly smitten with… Continue reading

More Mountain Touring and Some Very, Very Serious Wind

Since Abby had had a few big days exploring in and around the Beartooths we decided to have an easy last day before traveling to our next stop. We spent much of the… Continue reading

All the Beauty in the World

High peaks? Glacial lakes? Stunning vistas? Raging rivers? High tundra? Captivating rock formations? Towering fir and spruce? Check to all the above: Beartooth Pass has it all. We only spent 2 days exploring… Continue reading

Idaho Days

We arrived in southeast Idaho in time to hunker down for a few days of rain, snow, hail, and more rain. In mid-May. In any case we had some business to take care… Continue reading

Yellowstone National Park and a Visit From My Sister!

While we were camped outside the town West Yellowstone for our Habitat build we took the opportunity of being so close to Yellowstone National Park to spend one of our days off doing… Continue reading

(Top Ten) Favorite Places

I’m always asked what my favorite place has been, by both my friends and people I meet on my travels, and I feel a little silly not having an answer. I can usually… Continue reading

Yellowstone, Part 3: Waterfalls

Yellowstone was no less rich in waterfalls and beautiful rivers. We saw two of the largest waterfalls in the park, Upper Falls and Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River as well as Mystic… Continue reading