For Kerri’s birthday we ventured over to Chico Hot Springs for an evening of mixed activities. We started with an hour long dip in the naturally fed mineral water hot tub which averages 103-degrees – a stark contrast to the 40-something-degree weather outside the water. We followed the dip with...
On a super cold day, with the threat of rain all day keeping us from going on a hike, we instead chose to visit Montana Grizzly Encounter near Bozeman, MT. The bears can be viewed up close and personal in a large enclosure separated by what seems to be way-too-small-a-wall....
After spending almost three full weeks in the National Forest just outside of the Grand Teton National Park, and kayaking just about every body of water we could, we finally packed up and moved further North on our way towards Alaska. It was somewhat somber that we were leaving a...
Kootenai Falls on the Kootenai River, adjacent to U.S. Highway 2 between Libby and Troy, is a scenic attraction not to be missed. The calm river suddenly gathers momentum surging first through China Rapids and then over Kootenai Falls, dropping 90 feet in less than a mile. The main falls...
I decided to be lazy today and after my early workload was completed, I took off on the bike to hang out at the public beach for the afternoon. Very hot in the sun, very cold in the water. I read my new book (Lone Survivor) a little bit while...
I kept hearing about how the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park is where the best hiking is, and I have no doubt of that. It also happens to be where most of the glaciers are, of the ones that still exist. Visiting this area was the primary reason...
My mapping software showed only a circular road here. Google Maps shows that it is the Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area (map below). I found one reference to it online that it once was a military-only RV park turned commercial RV park. It is neither of those now, just...
Going-to-the-Sun Road is the only road that crosses Glacier National Park going over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass. It was completed in 1932. The road, both a National Historic Landmark and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, spans 53 miles (85 km) across the width of the park. The road is...
I took the free shuttle to Logan Pass Visitor’s Center at the top of Glacier National Park. As I was studying the map trying to find something to do, a most amazing thing happened; Earlier in the day I had canceled on plans to go on a hike with Leigh...
