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12 Comments
WOW girl, you’re truckin’- on to Yellowstone or Glacier?
If you’ve got the time, you ought to check out Devil’s Tower National Monument. It’s just northeast of you, but a very nice diversion.
Steve
I just stumbled across your blog about a week ago and I’m hooked on it. I love the pictures as well as your writings, and check it daily, wanting to see and read more, more, more! Have fun on your dream adventure, I’m really enjoying it along with you!Be safe~
Wow, that story yesterday about getting lost in the snow was something else! A good rule of thumb while hiking in unfamiliar areas is to stop periodically and look back the way you came to familiarize yourself with how the trail should look when you return. This will go a long ways toward avoiding that “lost” feeling. You did the right thing going back to the lake.
Oh, I love to see maps of routes! And the state signs are great! I look forward to each entry from you. I am anxious to read your impressions of Glacier. We loved that park when we were there 30 years ago! Time to go back, I guess. Have a fun day traveling! “May the wind be at your back”.
For heaven’s sake, Jennifer, slow down.
You are just blowing by some really spectacular country. Adventures galore just left in the dust. Get off the damn interstates! At this pace you will be in the Arctic next week!
You don’t want to be in northern BC in June. All those beautiful lakes might as well be on TV, because if you venture out past the windshield of your mini the mosquitoes will eat you alive.
They only last a couple of weeks, in massive clouds of biomass. Miss ‘em.
And relax. There’s no extra credit for the “fastest trip north”. In fact, the Awards Committee is seriously considering demerits and frowny faces.
You don’t want to get back here and remember only a blur.
Bob, whose reckless journey today is about 100 miles to the infamous city of Snook. By motorcycle.
827 of those miles were just getting out of Texas! I do that part as fast as I can. ; )
I slowed down after that. Five days in the Rockies and now 10 nights in the Yellowstone area….
I have very limited Internet access (and getting to it interferes with my ‘lost in the natural world’ time), so may not get much updating this week…
Nice to hear from you all!
Jennifer
p.s. Yellowstone is HUGE! I hardly know where to start. I may head down toward the Tetons, as well.
Sometimes you just want to be on the road, some days you want to be off the road. It’s all good:).
Yellowstone is all about breaking it up into manageable pieces. It would be overwhelming to think of it as one “visit”.
Look at the map and think of each intersection/corner in the “figure 8″ plus the “spur” roads as one “place”. Decide on one of them and “do” that area that day — don’t be afraid to drive past some other place you intend to “do” later. And don’t feel too bad about leaving some stuff out altogether: you’ll be back, again and again.
I definitely ditto Jeremy’s thoughts on Yellowstone. I’ve been living in Jackson Hole for 6 years and there’s plenty of places I still haven’t seen. take your time and take it all in. no one moves quickly in Yellowstone, so add a lot of time to all your driving. the Tetons are very different from Yellowstone, and much different than many other mountain ranges. they look immense as they seem to just rise up like a wall out of the valley. if you can make it down to Grand Teton National Park, you’ll love it. Kayak on Jenny or Jackson Lake, or go whitewater rafting on the Snake River.
but remember the bear spray. there’s more bears out there than in previous years and they’re wandering further and further from their usual areas.
i gotta stop commenting on blogs and get out for a hike. if only this weather would cooperate. the Tetons do look amazing when the clouds are like this though…
i hope you brought enough cards for your camera!!
e
Just stopping by to say hello, good on the travels, pretty soon you will be up in Canada!!!
Take care, drive safe and keep blogging!!
Cheers!
WOW,you must be having a blast. I envy you and will be joining everyone on the road as soon as I get 1500 worth of tires!!Ed