July 5, 2002 – Tampa, FL to Salt Lake City, UT In July of 2002 we set out on our biggest adventure yet – a two week trip “out west” to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Delaney was 7 and Aaron was 3 and it was a grand adventure. Here is the first day:Continue reading “Two Planes in One Day!”
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July 2002
I started this blog with our most recent trip. Now I’m going back to the first trip that I journaled – our family trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and Craters of of the Moon National Monument in July of 2002. I hope you enjoy the next group of posts! July 2002 Destinations: Continue reading “July 2002”
Completing the Circle
Saturday, July 25, 2020 – Savanna Portage State Park, MN to Home Once again, I woke up early (why should the last day of the trip be any different?). As I emerged from the tent it was humid, cloudy, and it looked like rain. Sometimes I hate it when I’m right. I quickly put someContinue reading “Completing the Circle”
I Found Myself on the Continental Divide
Friday, July 24, 2020 – Savanna Portage State Park, MN Our campsite at Savanna Portage was near a lake. We weren’t on the lake, but it was only a few campsites away. I woke up with first light (as usual), so I went down to the lake to watch the sunrise. The campground was onContinue reading “I Found Myself on the Continental Divide”
Thoughts Turn Toward Home
Thursday, July 23, 2020 – Medora, ND to Savanna Portage State Park, MN The drive across North Dakota seems boring on the surface, but paying attention to the change in scenery made it fascinating. Going west to east first I noticed that the buttes disappeared. Then a few lakes started to appear. The grassland turnedContinue reading “Thoughts Turn Toward Home”
Petrified Forest
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 – Theodore Roosevelt National Park It was a hot one this day. Ninety-two degrees and not a cloud in the sky. We were touring the South Unit, so there was no long drive to our destination and we were able to start early. We took a 1.5 mile hike to aContinue reading “Petrified Forest”
Coulees and Caprocks
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 – Theodore Roosevelt National Park I can’t sleep once it is light out. Once I am up and out of the tent there is no going back to sleep if the sun is up, so I make some coffee and read. I was reading The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen onContinue reading “Coulees and Caprocks”
Center of the Nation
Monday, July 20, 2020 – Custer State Park, SD to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND Time to relocate. After “one-nighters” the first two nights of this trip, it was nice to set up camp and leave it up for a couple of days this time. But, alas, it was time to move on. It tookContinue reading “Center of the Nation”
Sunday in the Gulch
Sunday, July 19, 2020 – Custer State Park, SD I have a new hike for my favorite hikes list – Sunday Gulch Trail. It is a four-mile loop with 776 feet of elevation change, which would normally take us a while, but it took even longer this day. It was raining when we started outContinue reading “Sunday in the Gulch”
Sunrise at 5:32
Saturday, July 18, 2020 – Badlands National Park, SD to Custer State Park, SD Sunrise is my favorite time of the day. I love the beauty of the glowing orb rising out of Lake Michigan on my summertime morning runs. The rays piercing through the clouds, the colors on the sky – each day exactlyContinue reading “Sunrise at 5:32”
Where Are We Going Now? 