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Posted in Montana, North Dakota on Jun 23rd, 2016
Our second night in the tent was a little tougher. Libby had a headache (so didn’t sleep too well). I lacked having as much “fire starter” on hand (so struggled to build one old school out of kindling in the early morning hours). Once I had a roaring blaze, I then managed to burn holes […]
We survived well our first night in the tent, despite overnight lows in the 40s. I couldn’t really figure out how to control the temperature of the tent stove, but I managed to get a fire going before bed and again in the morning before the girls got up. Plus, the sleeping gear for us […]
Note: I’ve updated this post to include a few more images now that I have better Internet access. We departed the Jackson Lake Lodge around 9am this morning after a leisurely morning of coffee, breakfast, repacking for Yellowstone. I’m using a new system of keeping the large suitcase in the car and living out of […]
Posted in Wyoming on Jun 20th, 2016
Today, we woke up in a rather chilly cottage. Emerson and I headed off to get breakfast and saw some elk on the way, which was a nice treat. After breakfast, we drove off about 20 minutes south to do the String Lake Loop hike. This afforded some great morning views of the Tetons: Here’s […]
Posted in Wyoming on Jun 19th, 2016
We awoke to a nearly cloudless sky and the sight of vast freight trains slowing rumbling by our hotel in Rawlins. After filling up the gas tank and grabbing a quick breakfast to go, we drove north from Rawlins on a route that was different than yesterday’s map, following US287/US26 thru Wind River Country: […]