From swimming with beluga whales and photographing polar bears in Canada’s Great White North, to swinging through the jungle in Mexico, we love exploring our home continent as much as one’s across the pond. Join us on road trips, hikes, rafting adventures, and cultural experiences in North America.
Sunday we went for a hike along the Yellowstone River Trail. The route follows the Yellowstone River from Gardiner (and the confluence of the Yellowstone and Gardner Rivers)18.5 miles into the park. Through-hikers start at the other end since you lose more elevation that way, but we were only going a short distance, so it …
Today Rigby, Diesel, Anders, and I headed west to Homestake Pass. That’s about 10 miles east of Butte for you non-Montanans. My friends Mandy and Chris bought land there last summer and quickly whipped it into a Nordic center with 20 kilometers of ski trails, a warming hut/yurt and beautiful scenery. By next winter Homestake …
Nordic Ski Trails in Montana With Henry gone we’ve had to figure out how to make our own fun. So, on Sunday Anders and I headed down to the B Bar Ranch up the Tom Miner drainage in Paradise Valley. This private guest ranch has 30 km of groomed cross-country ski trails and they …
On our way home from a great Thanksgiving weekend in West Yellowstone (more about that in the coming days), Henry, Anders and I stopped at Norris Hot Springs to soak and grub. Read about more Hot Springs in Montana. Normally, you pay to get in, but last night some pipes froze and the pool didn’t …
Last time I drove to Jackson I had my very cute malamute with me. Since Rigby isn’t allowed on the trails in National Parks (no dogs are, it isn’t specific to Rigby)I decided to stop in the Rockefeller Memorial Parkway for a hike. Sheffield Creek The Rockefeller Memorial Parkway is a little chunk of land …
I can’t say enough about Chico Hot Springs in Pray, Montana. (That’s about 25 miles south of Livingston and about the same distance north of the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park). Read more about Montana’s Hot Springs. Of course there are the hot pools. One large swimming pool that is just the right temperature …
There are so many great hikes in the Beartooth Range, but on a recent trip my mom, baby and I decided to check out Island and Night Lakes. I picked this hike because it is flat and pretty shortperfect for folks who arent super fit or those who want to make a quick stop on …
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When driving the Beartooth Highway from Red Lodge to Cooke City (68.7 miles), youll pass through sylvan stretches, fragile tundra, alpine lakes, hanging valleys and a landscape that normally takes a day of hiking to get to. Beartooth Highway Heres a little history of the highway: The First crossing was made by General Phillip …
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Continuing on the Red Lodge theme, heres another hike not too far from town. The dirt road from Red Lodge to the trailhead is only about 7.5 miles, but it is a slow drive. Most of the route is pretty good, but there are some rocky sections. And watch out for the cows that hang …
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Just a few miles from Red Lodge, along the banks of the West Fork of Rock Creek, lay the Silver Run Ski Trails. We took a little walk here during the fall and imagined how fun it would be to ski here in the winter. West Fork of Rock Creek The West Fork of Rock …
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