Hitting Up My Favorite Hike in Utah
Ashdown Gorge is my favorite hike in Utah. It also happens to be Tom and Terry’s favorite and was thus on our must-do list while we were visiting. Though we were eager to… Continue reading
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A Stormy Hike in the Twisted Forest Followed by Brews and Blues at Brianhead Ski Resort
I admit to being a bit bummed that we’d be missing the Oktoberfest at Brianhead this year so I was excited when our friend Lori told us that our time in Utah would… Continue reading
Overlooks and Forest: Hiking the Virgin River Rim Trail
In the market for another relatively flat (= less than 1,000 feet in elevation gain) hike, I suggested Tom and I hike one of the prettier sections of the Virgin River Rim Trail… Continue reading
Meadow Magic: Mushrooms, Strawberries, and Brook Trout in the Fishlakes
Terry, who spends a good amount of time camping in the Fishlakes every year, was eager to show us a meadow he’d come upon last year. Unfortunately mid-September snows last fall had closed… Continue reading
Acclimation on the Lower Blowhard Trail
As I mentioned in my last post, I was really excited to do some hiking while we were back in Utah. The only problem was that we’d been doing a lot more time… Continue reading
Brief Stop at Mesa Falls and Terry’s Garden Treasures
While we had been building in Rexburg we drove out to Mesa Falls on our weekend off. Originally we planned on a hike or two in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest but the consecutive… Continue reading
Building with Idaho Falls Area Habitat for Humanity in Rexburg
Immediately after finishing our build session in Libby we headed 500 miles south to Rexburg, Idaho to begin our 2 weeks there. Located 30 miles north of Idaho Falls in the Upper Snake… Continue reading
More Beauty in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness: Hiking to Geiger Lakes
During our days off from building in Libby in July Tom and I explored another section of the stunning Cabinet Mountain Wilderness in Kootenai National Forest, this time hiking the Geiger Lakes Trail.… 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
(Almost) Finishing Norma’s House: Kootenai Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity, Part 2
I haven’t blogged in a month and have gotten a bit behind again: this post covers the first 2 weeks of July on our second build session in Libby, Montana. As I’m writing… Continue reading