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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The Route of the Hiawatha – The Dark, Cold Tunnels
A Moment of Terror on the Route of the Hiawatha – Dark, Cold Tunnels! Suddenly everything went dark. A sense of unease came over me. It was cold and I could barely see. I was afraid and wanted to stop but I had to keep moving for fear that someone would run in to me. […]
The Route of the Hiawatha – The Trailhead and Trestles
The Route of the Hiawatha is the “Crown Jewel” of the Rails to Trails System. With that said, the Hiawatha lived up to its reputation as a spectacular bike ride through the rugged Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho and Montana. After a pleasant stay in historic Wallace, Idaho, we drove out of town 20 miles on […]
Mallory Rides a Bike
You remember Curious George. He lived with his friend, the man with the yellow hat. He was a good little monkey and always very curious. One morning the man with the yellow hat had a surprise for George. It was a bicycle! George was delighted. The man with the yellow hat […]
Would You Hike in 5 Degrees? A Winter Hike in Glacier National Park
Before we had our traditional black-eyed peas and cabbage for New Year’s dinner, we took a hike in Glacier. It was about 5 degrees, so we knew to bundle up like the Michelin Man. It was a pretty busy afternoon near Fish Creek and as we headed out onto the trail, a group of gals […]
Our Geocache Was Missing!
Official Geocache – Please Do Not Disturb It Came as a Surprise How disappointing is was to discover that our geocache was missing. We had gone to check it at its secret location in Lawrence Park only to find that it wasn’t there. It came as a surprise simply because I couldn’t imagine why anyone would steal it. There were […]
Discover the Fun of Geocaching
An ammo cache filled with trinkets Discover the Fun of Geocaching Have you discovered the fun of geocaching? If not, I highly recommend it. Kids of all ages are captivated with the thought of finding treasure, and it’s an inexpensive and fun way for the whole family to enjoy themselves. What is Geocaching? Geocaching […]
Camping and Hiking in Many Glacier – How to Pack a Backpack Video
Busy, busy, busy……getting ready for a camping and hiking trip this weekend to the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park. We’ve made some trail mix, cleaned hydration packs, and started getting the camping gear ready. The Going to the Sun Road should be completely open tomorrow and the June 26th opening is […]
Reckless Abandon
It’s May and I know to bring hats, coats, and gloves to watch the kids play sports. There was a time, not too long ago, that this was quite new to me. In fact, everyday was full of new places and experiences. With wonder, I look upon those days. We threw caution to the wind […]
National Bison Range Video
Scenes from our adventure to the National Bison Range. Thirty to 70,000,000 buffalo once roamed the plains before man nearly brought them to extinction. Today they no longer face that danger. There are over 140,000 buffalo in North America. Three hundred fifty to 500 of these animals roam over 18,000 acres of beautiful Montana landscape […]