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Yellowstone National Park, part III: Old Faithful and Upper Geyser Basin
In last week’s edition of this Yellowstone saga, we traveled a decent distance and stopped at multiple geyser basins. In today’s edition, we’ll pretty much be staying in one location: Upper Geyser Basin, home to the famous Old Faithful Geyser. Of course, this is the main reason people visit Upper Basin. But I think what… Continue reading
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Yellowstone National Park, part II: Madison to Old Faithful
Welcome back to my Yellowstone saga! Today, we’re going to pick up where I left off last week and continue south on the Lower Loop of Grand Loop Road from Madison Junction to the famous Old Faithful. This can be found on the west-central portion of the map below. This 16 mile (26 km) stretch… Continue reading
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Yellowstone National Park, part I: Mammoth to Madison
Last week, I published a comprehensive guide to visiting Yellowstone National Park, which was largely focused on planning a trip to the park: logistics, navigation, accommodations etc. If you’ve stumbled across this post because you’re planning a visit to Yellowstone, I’d recommend starting there, as it’s much more focused on the big picture. However, I… Continue reading
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A comprehensive guide to visiting Yellowstone National Park
I grew up visiting Yellowstone National Park at least once per year, so when I say I’ve been to the park dozens of times, I’m not exaggerating. In another life, I probably would have been a good park ranger or tour guide; I can identify many of the hot springs and geysers by name, recite… Continue reading
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Driving the Beartooth Highway
In my opinion, no trip to Yellowstone National Park is complete without a drive over the Beartooth Highway. This scenic byway – US Highway 212 – connects the northeast (Cooke City) entrance of Yellowstone to the town of Red Lodge, Montana. Between these two destinations lies the Beartooth Mountains, a rugged range that sits atop… Continue reading
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An afternoon in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
After spending the first few years of our relationship completely and utterly broke (it’s super fun to have both people in school at the same time, living on a meager stipend and student loans), my husband and I still frequently have to remind ourselves that we have real adult jobs now with real salaries. And… Continue reading
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Grand Teton National Park: hiking to Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point
Our recent trip to Grand Teton National Park was, unfortunately, not nearly long enough. We really only spent a day and a half in the park. As you saw in my last post, one full day was spent driving a giant loop through the park and stopping at all the viewpoints and historic sites. For… Continue reading
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A scenic driving tour of Grand Teton National Park
You’ve probably seen the Teton Mountains before without even realizing it; photos of the iconic range pop up all over the place. The rugged profile of the Grand Teton, Mount Owen, and Teewinot Mountain is unmistakable. I’d recognize them from anywhere. I generally write about our travels in chronological order, but sorting through all the… Continue reading
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A photo a day: Yellowstone edition
This past July, we loaded up the car, drove up to Montana, and spent a week exploring Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks with my in-laws. While I’d been to both parks before and my husband had been to Yellowstone twice, this was the first ever visit for my in-laws. It was very much a… Continue reading
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Campsite roundup: best spots we’ve ever pitched a tent
Back in May, we were relaxing at our campsite in Hovenweep National Monument and enjoying the view, and I remarked that it had been a while since we’d had a scenic campsite like this. My husband agreed, and then joked that I should write a blog post listing our best campsites. He should know better… Continue reading
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A guide to visiting Yellowstone National Park in the winter
I’m in the process of doing a complete overhaul of my old Yellowstone National Park posts because, well, they’re old and in dire need of an update. Given my many visits to the park over the years, it’s a large undertaking. We’re also headed back to Yellowstone this coming summer, so I’m going to wait… Continue reading
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A winter snowcoach adventure in Yellowstone National Park
As mentioned in a couple previous posts, this past Christmas we eschewed traditional gift-giving in favor of travel. Specifically, an overnight trip into the heart of Yellowstone National Park. Despite visiting many times, a winter overnight was something we’d never done, largely due to the expense. Only the northernmost road in Yellowstone remains open to… Continue reading
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Snapshots from the sky: Colorado to Montana
I know I said a couple weeks ago that posts about our Thanksgiving roadtrip to Utah were upcoming – and they are – but I’ve decided to shake things up a bit and talk about our Christmas trip to Yellowstone National Park first. For the last few years, my family and I have repeatedly found… Continue reading
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Eight Hours in Laramie, Wyoming
While we were camped at Vedauwoo (if you missed last week’s post, you can read all about Vedauwoo here), we took a few hours out of our day to visit nearby Laramie, Wyoming. Laramie is the third largest city in Wyoming and home to some interesting museums and quite a lot of frontier history. We… Continue reading
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Among the Rocks – Vedauwoo Recreation Area, Wyoming
Vedauwoo [vee-dah-voo]: anglicized version of the Arapaho word bi-ito’o’wu, meaning ‘earth born’ Vedauwoo Recreation Area encompasses a large collection of 1.4 billion-year-old granite outcrops in the foothills of the Laramie Mountains in southern Wyoming. Evidence of human habitation of the area dates back at least 8000 years; it is the native land of the Arapaho,… Continue reading
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A hidden waterfall and obnoxious geese – Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming
The final destination for our three-day weekend in Cheyenne, Wyoming was nearby Curt Gowdy State Park. Curt Gowdy State Park is located in the foothills of the Laramie Mountains, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Cheyenne. This is the native land of the Comanche, Pawnee, Crow, and Shoshone, but they were displaced in the… Continue reading
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Pioneers on the Plains – Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming
Ask anyone who has ever gone on a road trip with me, and they’ll tell you I planned far more things than we could possibly fit into the time we had. They wouldn’t be lying. I’m not exactly what you’d call a relaxed vacationer. But every once in a while – usually accidentally – I… Continue reading
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48 hours in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Visiting Wyoming’s capital city was not plan A for this particular outing. But when weather thwarted plan A, we found ourselves spending the weekend in Cheyenne. Prior to our departure, some friends warned us that Cheyenne was lame and to prepare to be disappointed. Perhaps they enjoy different things when they travel or went in… Continue reading
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Snowy Range Scenic Byway & Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming
At an elevation of 12,013 feet (3662 m), Medicine Bow Peak is the highest peak in the Wyoming half of the Medicine Bow Mountains (which extend into northern Colorado). The Snowy Range – the northernmost section of the Medicine Bows – is traversed by a scenic byway and was our destination for Labor Day Weekend.… Continue reading
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Wild Mustangs and Montana Skies – Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Memorial weekend in Colorado was a snowy mess, so it was fortunate that I’d already made plans to visit Bighorn Canyon with my mom. We set off on Friday morning, reaching Bighorn Canyon by early afternoon. The main visitor center is located in the town of Lovell, Wyoming a few miles from the Rec Area… Continue reading
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