Discovering the Little Gems with Geocaching

  A recent geocaching quest into Smith Valley had all of the elements for discovering the little gems with geocaching.   The discovery of little gems we would have otherwise missed The benefit of learning new things Exercising in the great outdoors Uncovering traditional caches with lots of trinkets Finding a novelty geocache Successfully finding and […]

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Glacier National Park – See the Sights Before the Sun Sets

“Far away in northwestern Montana, hidden from view by clustering mountain peaks, lies an unmapped corner – the Crown of the Continent.” –George Bird Grinnell, “Father” of Glacier National Park. One of the wonderful things about living in Kalispell, Montana is its proximity to Glacier National Park. We can get ready, leave in mid-afternoon, see […]

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How Different It Was From Mine

Went hiking and  geocaching over the weekend. Instead of using our snowshoes this time, we walked the snowy trail without them. We stayed on the main trail which was fairly well packed by previous hikers, (such as ourselves), and cross country skiers.  Snowshoes would have come in handy in a few spots, but we did just fine without them. People were […]

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