Megan’s Take We made it out of the house and onto the road! Big thanks to my mother-in-law and Mom for helping with the kids this week, giving me extra time to get packed and clean up the house. (I hate coming home to a messy house after vacation.) Emilia asked me repeatedly today, “When […]
Update
These posts are random musings from various trips.
Counting Down the Days
In 4 days from now, we will have started our travels for the 2025 Sabbatical trip, ending at our first campground at Lincoln Trail State Park. This trip is going to be a big one, and it’s going to be awesome! Check out our itinerary here. For those of you who are interested in following […]
Phelps Lake, Hidden Falls & Inspiration Point
Today we got up at 5 a.m. to go to the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve in Grand Teton National Park. (There is limited parking so we wanted to make sure to get in before the lot filled up.) We hiked through forest and meadow around Phelps Lake. This is a very peaceful and pretty place, […]
Bradley and Taggart Lakes and Menor’s Ferry
Today was our first day in Grand Teton National Park, as seen here: But, before we headed into the park, we stopped off in Jackson, Wyoming to acquire some refreshments: We started off our visit to this magnificent park by hiking up to Bradley Lake (the featured image of this post), which was one of […]
Craters of the Moon National Monument
We left Sunny Gulch Campground and said goodbye to the Sawtooth Mountains, heading south to the Craters of the Moon National Monument en route to Grand Teton National Park. This place is SO cool! We were able to spend several hours here (in between driving, grocery shopping, getting gas, going to church, etc.), and it […]
Museums & Big Hole National Battlefield
We managed to cram a lot of museum sightseeing into the day, starting with the Old Montana Prison and Montana Auto Museum in Deer Lodge, MT. The Old Montana Prison was interesting but probably what you would expect from a prison museum – definitely a good reminder to follow the law, be a decent human […]
Miracle of America Museum, Kerr Dam & National Bison Range
Today we left Glacier National Park and drove south past Flathead Lake, making a stop at the Miracle of America Museum. This is a must-see if you’re in the area, as it’s a really interesting, eclectic mix of historical items. They have over 40 rooms/building inside/outside with more stuff than you could possibly see in […]
Avalanche Lake & Fish Lake
We packed up at the St. Mary/East Glacier KOA and traveled along the southern border of Glacier National Park through Marias Pass to West Glacier KOA for our last night near the park. We said goodbye to Glacier National Park by taking two final hikes – Avalanche Lake and Fish Lake. Avalanche Lake was beautiful […]
Siyeh Pass and Two Medicine
Today’s big adventure was hiking the Siyeh Pass Loop, which is actually completed as a point-to-point trail (10+ miles in length and 2,000+ feet elevation gain), starting at Siyeh Bend and ending at Sunrift Gorge. We were originally planning on doing an out-and-back trek to Siyeh Pass, but when we got to our destination, the […]
Ptarmigan Tunnel and Iceberg Lake Trail
Today we logged another 16+ miles with probably 2,500 feet elevation gain hiking in Glacier National Park. We went up to the Many Glacier region where we started with the Ptarmigan Tunnel trail. It was basically uphill through forest and meadows to a lake. From there, the trail turned *more* steeply uphill with switchbacks across […]