We lazily spent the morning checking out a few shops in Pinedale, then checked out Camp Fremont, which was an early CCC camp nearby. The CCC built roads, campgrounds, a ski area, and quite a few other projects, which are…
2021.06.17 Jackson Hole & Granite Hot Springs
Spent the morning in Driggs, Idaho. I woke up a few hours earlier than the rest of the group, so I took a walk down the main drag. After check-out, we stopped at a thrift store down the street from…
2021.06.16 Snake River Rafting
The time has come to move on from Montana and Mallory. Boooooo! We enjoyed our time at the Under Canvas campground. As we were loading the car, we walked past a yoga session on the deck of the community tent. …
2021.06.15 Grand Prismatic Spring & Lone Star Geyser
Last day at Yellowstone and still plenty to see. We entered the park around 9am and made a beeline for the Grand Prismatic Spring, the hot spring with the vibrant colors of orange, yellow and blue. Even with our fairly…
2021.06.14 Avalanche Peak
Big day planned here today. A hike to Avalanche Peak and a trip to Cody, Wyoming. We also have to check out of our motel this morning. This led to us leaving around 9:15 instead of the scheduled 8:00. Mallory…
2021.06.13 Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Today we are reverting back into a more laid-back vacation mode. Our first order of business was to pick up Mallory at Noon to go eat lunch. That is one way to start the day with good pace. Everyone in…
2021.06.12 A Race, Old Faithful, and Chico Hot Springs
It’s Race Day! Stephanie and I are running in the West Yellowstone Half Marathon, put on by Vacation Races. The race had an option for walkers to go out on the course 15 minutes before the first wave of runners…
2021.06.11 Buffalo Balls
Confession time. After just two days, we have failed our goal to eat ice cream every day of the trip. Believe me, we tried. After getting out of our late dinner last night, we tried several places, but every shop…
2021.06.10 Montana and Mallory
The light starts coming through the window, around the closed curtains, before 5am. Good morning, Rawlins, Wyoming. Marissa and I enjoy the complimentary hotel breakfast in the dining area, and before it is even 8:00, a hotel guest is walking…
2021.06.09 Driving Cross Country
We are headed to Yellowstone National Park. The very first park of America’s Best Idea. Mallory, who is a rising senior at Oklahoma State, is working outside West Yellowstone, Montana, for the summer, and we are excited to get to…