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Try a foreign destination: take a U.S. Road Trip
Our “places-we’d-most-like-to-visit” list starts and ends with foreign destinations, but somehow a few National Parks in the U.S. managed to sneak in there. Our version of a road trip was just a little different. The plan did not call for … Continue reading
Posted in US - Arizona, US - miscellaneous, US - Oregon, US - Utah, Washington
Tagged AirBnB, Arches National Park, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Glacier National Park, Grand Teton National Park, road trip, Saguaro National Park, travel, Waterton Lakes National Park, Yellowstone National Park
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Facing your fear in grizzly country
We saw a group of people gathered in Grand Teton National Park. That usually means one thing: a sighting of a large animal. As we approached, we saw the bear casually snacking in the clearing ahead. A few weeks later, … Continue reading
Life is a bed of flowers
How could we be so lucky? We didn’t know before we arrived that Waterton is the wildflower capital of Canada. To double our luck, the Waterton Wildflower Festival would start while we were there. Beth signed up for “Extraordinary Flowers … Continue reading
The high point of the trip was rough around the edges
A dream about a longed-for travel destination can take on a life of its own. We visited Glacier National Park in northern Montana many years ago and hadn’t realized in our planning that the park extended north across the border … Continue reading
First, things fall apart
We had a great plan to camp in Glacier National Park. So what happened? We looked at the weather report a week or so before our arrival date, and it didn’t look good: lots of rain and cold weather. Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in US - miscellaneous
Tagged Charles Marion Russell, Glacier National Park, Great Falls, Montana, Sip ‘n Dip Lounge, travel
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Livingston, Montana
Why not stop for a week in a quaint small town? Find a sweet little place to stay in a faraway place, and just enjoy what the town has to offer. And so we did. We found Livingston, Montana. Months … Continue reading
The unknown world
We have hiked in many countries over numerous years, through deserts and up mountains, and rarely have we stopped to look at plants around us. Since our trip to Borrego Springs, California in March to see the “super bloom,” a … Continue reading
