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Category Archives: Adventure
Slough Creek Sonata: The Yellowstone Wolves’ Choir
Slough Creek, Yellowstone National Park, January 17, 2014 We’re standing on a ridge overlooking the valley, scoping the hillsides and hoping to see a wolf. The day is sunny and calm, and not too cold, so we’re just pleased to be … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Hiking, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Wildlife, Yellowstone
Tagged collaring wolves, netting wolves, Rick McIntyre, winter in Yellowstone, Yellowstone wolves
28 Comments
I Resolve
to be more like the wonderful human being who posted this warning at a local trailhead: Happy New Year everyone!
Posted in Adventure, Hiking, Humor, Life, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged bigfoot warning, don't forsake manners, Sasquatch
16 Comments
Silence and Solitude Once Again: December in Yellowstone
Mammoth Campground, Yellowstone National Park. December, 2013. Once again we’re all alone for two cold nights in Mammoth Campground. Yellowstone in winter – especially before the Mammoth Hotel is open – can be harsh and cold, but there’s a stark beauty that’s worth a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Camping, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Wildlife, Yellowstone
Tagged Boiling River, Mammoth Campground, the value of wild places, Yellowstone in winter
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Government Trail to the Big Man Pictographs: Grand Gulch, Utah
It’s about a 10 mile roundtrip hike across Cedar Mesa, down into Grand Gulch, and up the gulch to the spectacular Big Man Pictographs. We’ve done it as a day trip, but it’s worth spending as much time as you … Continue reading
Moon House Ruins, Cedar Mesa, Utah
Just being out in nature is usually motivation enough to get me out on a hike, so I know I’d be willing to traipse around the canyons of southeastern Utah even if there weren’t cool ruins and rock art to be … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Hiking, Outdoors, Southwest hikes, Travel
Tagged Anasazi Ruins, Cedar Mesa hikes, Grand Gulch Primitive Area, Moon House Ruin
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Citizen Scientist-ing in the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness
I’m a citizen. I’m not a scientist. But – after three days in the wilderness with the Wilderness Institute – I am an official Citizen Scientist. And I’ve got the badge to prove it.* *Not really. Didn’t get no stinkin’ badge. … Continue reading
Yellowstone: The Usual Suspects and a Surprise or Two
This fellow is one of the usual suspects: his name is Scarface, and I’ve seen him before in Yellowstone. He’s over twenty years old, with a mangled right ear, and..yes..a scarred face from too many run-ins with other grizzlies. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Travel, Wildlife, Yellowstone
Tagged American Badger, grizzly bear, moose, Yellowstone, Yellowstone animals
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Solitude in Zion: Not on Angel’s Landing
The National Parks are certainly not lax about warning the public about the dangers that we will encounter within their borders – even cactus! – and Zion is no exception. Warnings about falling from cliffs seem to pop up every … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Hiking, Outdoors, Southwest hikes, Travel
Tagged Angel's Landing, West Rim Trail, Zion National Park
38 Comments
Winter in Yellowstone Part II: Make Sure to Look Behind You
There are two reasons to stay alert and remember to check your blind side when you’re out and about in Yellowstone: 1) there could be something alarming behind you, and 2) you might be missing something pretty nifty going on if … Continue reading
The Time I Didn’t Fall into the Canyon
I don’t think you’d call me a cavalier, “throw caution to the wind” type of person, especially when I’m heading out into the backcountry. I doublecheck lists, check the weather, and seek out all the information I can find about … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Hiking, Nature, Southwest hikes
Tagged Grand Gulch, hiking danger, hiking Utah, Todie Canyon
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