Update

Today we got up at 5 a.m. to go to the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve in Grand Teton National Park. (There is limited parking so we wanted to make sure to get in before the lot filled up.) We hiked through forest and meadow around Phelps Lake. This is a very peaceful and pretty place, […]

Today was our first day in Grand Teton National Park, as seen here: But, before we headed into the park, we stopped off in Jackson, Wyoming to acquire some refreshments: We started off our visit to this magnificent park by hiking up to Bradley Lake (the featured image of this post), which was one of […]

We left Sunny Gulch Campground and said goodbye to the Sawtooth Mountains, heading south to the Craters of the Moon National Monument en route to Grand Teton National Park. This place is SO cool! We were able to spend several hours here (in between driving, grocery shopping, getting gas, going to church, etc.), and it […]

We managed to cram a lot of museum sightseeing into the day, starting with the Old Montana Prison and Montana Auto Museum in Deer Lodge, MT. The Old Montana Prison was interesting but probably what you would expect from a prison museum – definitely a good reminder to follow the law, be a decent human […]

Today we left Glacier National Park and drove south past Flathead Lake, making a stop at the Miracle of America Museum. This is a must-see if you’re in the area, as it’s a really interesting, eclectic mix of historical items. They have over 40 rooms/building inside/outside with more stuff than you could possibly see in […]

We packed up at the St. Mary/East Glacier KOA and traveled along the southern border of Glacier National Park through Marias Pass to West Glacier KOA for our last night near the park. We said goodbye to Glacier National Park by taking two final hikes – Avalanche Lake and Fish Lake. Avalanche Lake was beautiful […]

Today’s big adventure was hiking the Siyeh Pass Loop, which is actually completed as a point-to-point trail (10+ miles in length and 2,000+ feet elevation gain), starting at Siyeh Bend and ending at Sunrift Gorge. We were originally planning on doing an out-and-back trek to Siyeh Pass, but when we got to our destination, the […]

Today we logged another 16+ miles with probably 2,500 feet elevation gain hiking in Glacier National Park. We went up to the Many Glacier region where we started with the Ptarmigan Tunnel trail. It was basically uphill through forest and meadows to a lake. From there, the trail turned *more* steeply uphill with switchbacks across […]

Following up from the Highline Trail/Granite Park Chalet adventure on Thursday, we decided to take the Highline Trail back to our vehicle on Friday morning. The original plan was to take the Loop Trail, which is only about 4 miles all downhill, to a shuttle stop in order to get back to Phil’s truck. However, […]

Yesterday, we had the adventure of a lifetime. At the suggestion of my aunt Kim, we booked an overnight reservation at the Granite Park Chalet, which is basically a glorified hikers’ hostel in the middle of Glacier National Park. In order to get to the chalet, we hiked nearly 8 miles out via the Highline […]