Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Arrived at Yellowstone and the weather was very temperamental – gray skies with rain, then sun, then thunderstorms. Drove almost the entire main circle through the park minus area just west of the southern gate. Saw tons of bison and elk but no bears. Saw Old Faithful and by dumb luck showed up during its … Read more
Crossed into Wyoming to see the Devils Tower (aka Bear Lodge, the true / non-whitey appropriated name). Did the 1.3 mile Tower Trail which was very peaceful. If you ever do this yourself, find a bench and wait for all people to leave your sight. Listen to the wind through the trees and enjoy the … Read more
Woke up freezing in my tent. Either the wind chills got very low or my 20 degree bag isn’t quite up to par, but will make due for now. Wind died early morning and gave way to a lone coyote howling in the distance. Camp stove and pot work well and the freezer bag cooking … Read more
Made it to the Badlands in South Dakota. Once I crossed the Missouri River it was a white-knuckle drive due to 40mph sustained winds today with stronger gusts. Watched the terrain go from flat, boring corn fields to rolling grass hills with sunflower fields and hundreds of free-grazing cattle. Then the rock formations appeared and … Read more
Visited my family in Las Cruces, New Mexico back in October 2011 and had a blast! Here are some photos of our adventures for your enjoyment. Will update the captions and such at some point in the future if I get the time! White Sands National Monument Prehistoric Trackways National Monument National Solar Observatory/ Sacramento … Read more