Aspen Hunting, Fall 2021 Edition

Each year I eagerly look forward to the leaves changing, specifically those of the aspen tree. While I really do love the multi-colored maples and oaks, it’s the glow of the aspen leaves… Continue reading

Allie

I didn’t expect that we’d adopt another dog so quickly after losing Abby but Tom had visited the shelter and asked me to go as well. I initially balked but ultimately decided to… Continue reading

Abby

Miles before we turned into our neighborhood Abby knew we were home. She’d been snoozing in the backseat but suddenly her ears appeared in the rear view mirror and I glanced back to… Continue reading

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

Marmot Motivation

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