Elk are bugling, school kids are back to the classroom, and life is returning to non-summer normalcy. But it doesnt have to. In September, we try to squeeze in at least one more camping trip, one more hiking and roasting…
Backpacking the Yellowstone River Trail
Scroll to the bottom to find details on planning your own Yellowstone River Trail trip. Or check out my other website – YellowstoneTrips.com – and I’ll plan your trip for you! The latest High Country News has an article titled,…
Sugar, slopes, sanctuary satisfy Red Lodge visitors
Nestled at the base of some of Montanas highest peaks, Red Lodge is a mountain town with lots of culture and history. From Red Lodges historic downtown to the Abasroka-Beartooth Wilderness, art and Western tradition mingle, and there is plenty…
Field Trip Friday: Alpaca Shearing
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)…