Category: By State

Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Grove 0

Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Grove

We rolled out from just before 6am for the three hour driver into the park. When we arrived, all was looking good, though we were denied any camping spots (full + waiting list) that we were hoping to get for a single night. No big deal though… we figured it...

Fossil Butte Ntnl Monument 0

Fossil Butte Ntnl Monument

After an entire day of driving through two National Parks and hundreds of miles of lonely (but scenic) country roads, we ended up a few miles outside of Fossil Butte Ntnl Monument at the South-Western corner of Wyoming. This got us out of the foul weather, but no where near...

Into a snowy Yellowstone Ntnl Park 0

Into a snowy Yellowstone Ntnl Park

As we drove up and into the Flag Ranch area to find our Forest land camping area, we were greeted only with a road-closure sign which prevented us from going any further. This really threw a wrench in our plans and moved our entire trip forward a few days. We...

Grand Teton Ntnl Park, Swan Lake hike 0

Grand Teton Ntnl Park, Swan Lake hike

After spending the week in the forest, we did skip into Teton Ntnl Park for a single night at a “civilized” camp ground to shower, wash clothes, and re-stock on some supplies. The following day, we left our camp sight to venture out on a short hike that the three...

Boondocking in the Teton Forest, WY 2

Boondocking in the Teton Forest, WY

Just outside the National Park is the National Forest. While it may sound the same, on paper the different between  a”Park” and a “Forest” is everything. Within the National Parks, the public is very limited in what we can do. The Government does this to protect the parks from the...

Grand Teton Ntnl Park, Cunningham Cabin 0

Grand Teton Ntnl Park, Cunningham Cabin

After the 12 hours of driving, arriving in the park well after sunset, we found a place to park for the night. At 5:30am the alarm woke us just before the sun began to peak over and shine onto the Tetons. We all jumped out to snap some photos before...

Boulder County, Nighthawk trail 0

Boulder County, Nighthawk trail

I’ve hiked Button Rock (to Longmont Dam) trail a few times. I’ve hiked the Hall Ranch trails a few times as well, heck I even biked it once (whew!). There is a trail that connects them both that I have always wanted to explore and have felt it was too...

Rocky Mtn Ntnl Park, Bierstadt Lake hike 0

Rocky Mtn Ntnl Park, Bierstadt Lake hike

This past Monday Conor and I chose to hike up in Rocky Mountain National Park. We knew the weather would be semi-poor, including the chance of snow and rain. Because of the weather we originally chose three different hikes, none of which were very long or difficult, and hoped to...

Boulder County, Pitcure Rock trail hike 0

Boulder County, Pitcure Rock trail hike

Conor and I hit a local trail yesterday. Just a few miles down the road the ‘Pitcure Rock trail’ of Heil Valley Ranch only just opened for use in 2008. It proved to be a very well manicured trail, popular with the Mtn Biker’s but still a fantastic day-hike. 3...