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Since we didn't end up going to Door County, Jim and I decided to go to Devil's Lake, instead. We were here last December when we came for Christmas, but we only did the east side of the lake. That one was pretty tough, with lots of granite boulders to clamber over. The west side…
Leaving Yellowstone, we had to do some driving. And driving and driving and driving. I had driven all around the park that day, so once we got out of the park, we stopped in Cody, WY to switch. There was a whole lotta nothing, then the Bighorn National Forest, which isn't so much a forest…
Continue reading ➞ Middle America: Flatlands, Badlands, and Faces in Rocks
We have now left Yellowstone. The consensus (can there be a consensus between two people?) is that we shall have to return again someday. Off season was a neat time to come, because there were not very many people here, but it might be nice to come in better weather, to see the thermals in…
Continue reading ➞ The Last of Yellowstone: Snow, Canyon, Mud, Bears!
So, where did I leave off? Oh, yes, halfway through Yellowstone. The day after Norris Geyser Basin, etc. was a bit more of a lazy day for us. We woke up pretty early (5:30 for Jim, 6 for me) and drove out to the Lamar Valley before the sun came up. We'd heard from several…
So Jim and I are here in Yellowstone! Yesterday we left Glacier National Park, early in the morning. I discovered that I somehow had left my boots in Portland, and the only shoes I had otherwise were TOMS, which are *great* hiking shoes (not). So after we got some coffee and GNP postcards, we went…
Continue reading ➞ Glacier to Yellowstone: Mammoth, Norris, Old Faithful
Wanna know what our roadtrip playlist is? I will tell you! We've been doing a lot of driving (an accumulative 22-ish hours so far, and 5-ish more today), which is a lot of time to occupy your mind. Eli West & Cahalen Morrison - Our Lady of the Tall Trees Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott…
So, hello La Grande, goodbye La Grande. It was a super short visit - Jim dropped me off and headed back to Pendleton to play and record some music with friends, and I hung out with my mom a little. She had to work both nights & sleep somewhere in between, so I had a…
So, yes, dear friends, family, and whoever else is snooping on this blog: I am taking off on a grand adventure. The first step? Quit my job! Honestly, I wasn't very adept at stopping people on the street and asking them for money, even if it was for a good cause (climate change, anyone?). So…
Well, my boyfriend and I were going to take a midnight trip to the Wenatchee area tonight to see if we could get some cool shots of the milky way since there's no moon right now, but it was turning out to be cloudy (with a side of traffic) so we bailed around the exit…
Hi folks! Here are some photos I took from Queen Anne of the fireworks show last week. I'd never been to the fireworks show in Seattle, so when my mom and boyfriend and I went, we decided against Gasworks Park because we'd heard the crowds were insane. BUT, the spot we chose on Queen Anne…
