Our friends at Rusted Moon Alpacas invited us their beautiful farm in the Paradise Valley to help shear their alpacas. I wasn’t handed the clippers or anything, but I did get to help pull the blanket (fleece) off and wrap…
Spring hike to Pine Creek Falls
Taking turns on Slide Rock. Umbrella hiking. Glacier lily Hiking buddies: Anders and Kale Finn in front. Pine Creek Falls Finn drinks from the river with our new Life Straw. More to come on that… The rivers are high and…
Field Trip Friday: Lewis and Clark Caverns
On Fridays, I (sometimes) post about our field trips exploring near home. Pack a lunch and hop in the car– here’s what you need to know to plan your own field trip. Montanas first state park is a showstopper. Stalactites,…
Field Trip Friday: Natural Bridge Falls (the time we saw the waterfall!)
On Fridays, I (sometimes) post about our field trips exploring near home. Pack a lunch and hop in the car– here’s what you need to know to plan your own field trip. Natural Bridge Falls is about an hour from…
Field Trip Friday: Montana Grizzly Encounter
At the top of the pass between Bozeman and Livingston live four grizzly bears. They started out in horrible conditions–one lived 18 years in a tiny box. Another was part of cub feeding program (and as soon as the cubs…
The Bozeman Trail Connector adventure
He wanted to go on an adventure, he told me. He wanted to explore unknown places, climb dirt piles, and find out what hides behind the willows. It might be all those Magic Treehouse books he read when he was…
My favorite tea shops in Montana
I love tea. Black teas, green teas, herbal teas, even a rooibos on occasion. So, whenever I am in another town I look for a teashop. I almost always buy an Earl Grey, but I often branch out (a little)…
Six Trails in Livingston, Montana
From almost anywhere in Livingston, one can look up at the Crazy Mountains, the Absaroka Range or the Gallatin Mountains. Trails wind through all these ranges, touching their peaks, crossing their streams, and providing glimpses of the plants and animals…
Livingston Flooding 2014
Crazy weather, I tell you. Last week it was well below zero with tons of snow falling from the sky. This week it has been in the mid-to-high 40s. Put those two together and you get frozen ground and a…
5 winter activities for kids and families in West Yellowstone
For the second time in three years, we met our good friends in West Yellowstone for a long weekend (see the first time here). We got adjoining rooms so the kids could go back and forth. To save a little…