Can you paint with all the colors of the caldera? Not pictured: Old Faithful West Thumb Geyser Upper Geyser Basin Fountain Paint Pots Midway Geyser Basin Mammoth Hot Springs
Fairy Falls Loop, Yellowstone
Maybe you're going to be in Yellowstone on a weekend, and you find yourself overwhelmed by the number of people in jeans taking all the parking spots and swarming all over the geysers or getting out of their cars when they see a bison. There are plenty of places where you can put in a …
Grand Teton and Yellowstone Dispersed Camping
October 3rd 2020 was supposed to be the date of our wedding, followed by a big international honeymoon trip but then, you know....global pandemic. It gave us the opportunity to embark on a more local and socially distant trip, which was amazing. We got a (contactless) van rental the weekend of our wedding so we …
Continue reading Grand Teton and Yellowstone Dispersed Camping
Davis Mountains State Park
...And Big Bend National Park Important Big Bend Tip: When you're driving this close to the Mexico-U.S. border, you will be stopped multiple times at border patrol checkpoints. They will ask if everyone in the car is a U.S. citizen. If the answer is yes they will wave you on, if the answer is no, …
Galveston Island State Park
The first "adventure" I went on after March this year was in May. I had gone straight from Spring Break skiing in Colorado, planning my mom's PCT trip where I would join her for a month, to teaching remotely, PCT permits being cancelled, and walking the dogs 3-17 times a day to get my outdoor …
There and Back Again: A Thruhiker’s Tale
"[Bilbo] used often to say that there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: it's springs were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary. 'It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door,' he used to say. 'You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, …
Milford Sound
Driving to Milford Sound is an experience in itself, a hair-raising winding road along cliffs with stunning views. Being there in the off season we only had to worry about our own driving which was great, because in the busy season when that road is packed with cars and lots of drivers maybe not used …
Wanaka
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for, the most photographed tree in the world....THE WANAKA TREE!!!! I'm still confused about this whole phenomenon, there were scores of people sitting looking at the tree, there was drone taking high resolution video and photos from every angle. It is a neat tree, and the …
12 Mile Delta Hike
When we went back to Queenstown (to drop one of our crew at the airport) we stayed at 12 Mile Delta again in part because as a Tolkein and Peter Jackson fan, I had looked up a number of Lord of the Rings related filming locations. The Bob Cove Track included one such location, where …
Mt. Aspiring National Park
The drive from Lake Tekapo to Mt. Aspiring National Park had views on par with the destination itself, and some of the windiest, windiest (squiggly roads and high winds) roads we experienced until the drive to Milford Sound. The park itself was one of the few places we were actually able to freedom camp in …
onehappycamper 