Geocacher ~ Person who plays the worldwide game of hide and seek with a GPS (Global Positioning System) device. Muggle~ A non-geocacher. Based on “Muggle” from the Harry Potter series, which is a non-magical person. Usually this term is used after a non-geocacher looks puzzled after befriending a geocacher searching for a cache, or when a […]
Life is an Adventure
Everywhere you look, life is an adventure.
Close Encounters of the Buffalo Kind
Before I rattle on about our trip to the zoo (Montana style), I would like to thank Blogger for honoring me with Blog of Note yesterday. I was at Costco all morning having my winter studded tires changed over to my summer ones. When I returned, I checked my email and found that Angie had […]
10 Adventurous Mother’s Day Ideas to Get You Outside
Typically we think of Mother’s Day as breakfast in bed and dinner at a nice restaurant. Moms love to escape the kitchen once in a while, and certainly do appreciate a meal away from home; especially one that she doesn’t have to cook! Nevertheless, wouldn’t it be fun to surprise Mom by taking her “out”? Outside, as […]
Jammer Joe – The Red Bus Driver in the Grizzly Suit
Little did I know at the time, that the man with the handle bar mustache and bear suit was well known around Glacier National Park. His name is Joe Kendall and he’s a farmer from Illinois who fell in love with Glacier National Park 59 years ago. It was May of 2005 and […]
The Snow Rodeo or The First Day of Spring!
Okay, it was the first day of spring….birds were chirping and sunshine bathed the landscape. So what did we Rocky Mountain Kids decide to do? Go the annual snow rodeo of course! We knew there wouldn’t be any fast food joints or grocery stores for a lot of miles. So, we loaded up some brown paper bags with snacks […]
Magical Missoula
Mom said, “Pack your duffel bags!” E ran into her room and grabbed stuff, including her bathing suit because she wanted to swim. “Do you think we’ll stay in a motel?” asked M. “Maybe. Mom and Dad sure are acting like we will,” E replied, shoving her brand new tankini into the bag. […]
Mushers Hit the Trail Near Olney, Montana
Outdoor recreation in Northwest Montana doesn’t stop because it’s winter. Saying that it’s too cold to go outside and play would mean we’d be stuck inside for months and be nothing but a bump on a log. Sure, there’s lots of hibernation and movie watching, of which Redbox has made quite convenient of late. Sometimes we’re sluggish when the weather outside […]
Sometimes He Hits the Jackpot – Sometimes He Hits the Jade
I was an 8-year old kid from Louisiana at the time experiencing the trip of a lifetime. I struggled to stay awake in the backseat of the truck as I had been traveling for about 12 hours from New Mexico to Wyoming. We were just getting ready to check in at a motel in Rawlins. […]
Gee! Oh Cash!
WARNING: THIS GEOCACHE ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS Geocaching is a fun sport that GPS users actively participate in. You use the internet to get the coordinates for the geocache. Then you use your GPS to find a container that can be anywhere from the size of a tiny nano to a 5 gallon bucket. The other day was pretty boring, so Mom thought […]
Lunch in a Strawberry Patch
Hiking the Strawberry Lake Trail and Having Lunch in a Strawberry Patch Finally, we reached the alpine lake at the top of the mountain. Mom led us to a clearing with short bushes surrounding us. It was protected from the harsh wind and it was the best place in the whole area to eat […]
