After our two week trip in the Canadian Rockies, we opted to take the scenic route back to Colorado. This was a much better choice then 24+ hours of driving! We explored Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, Idaho’s Sawtooths, and our beloved Crested Butte in Colorado. After this trip, we would return […]
Canadian Rockies – Jasper & Banff We took July off to prepare for our move up to Bozeman. During this time, we set off on an adventure North – starting with Jasper National Park, followed by Banff National Park, and then a slow drive through National Forests in Montana, Idaho […]
Canyonlands Needles District With a lot of life stressors coming our way (moving, new jobs, a baby on the way), we looked forward to a quick weekend backpacking trip to Canyonlands Needles District. With its remoteness, there is no better place for a disconnect than the Needles. This May, we […]
Kearney Nebraska – Sandhill Crane Migration Nearly 80% of North America’s Sandhill Crane population stops over on the Platte River near Kearney Nebraska on their flyway north. This region is rich in a food source (now spent corn) and relative protection from predators. Although not a birder by trade, I […]
Squaw Mountain Fire Lookout We spent one night in the Squaw Mountain Fire Outlook in Evergreen. This hut used to serve as the fire outlook for the region and has an amazing panoramic view of the Front Range Mountains.
Goblin Valley and Escalante After our trip here in 2014, we were excited to plan an eventual trip back to Southern Utah. With many areas of the desert being very crowded and developed (Bryce, Zion, Page, etc), Escalante is a relatively uncrowded refreshing tiny town offering a plethora of outstanding […]
Iceland 2017 We had such an amazing trip to the southern coast of Iceland in 2016 that we decided to return for another week-long experience. This time we headed to the Northern coast.
Betty Bear Hut Trip After a mostly travel free few months after our European adventure, we took off on our annual hut trip into Colorado’s High Country in late-January.
Slovenia After touring Croatia’s historic coast, we took a train to nearby Slovenia. Here we spent time exploring it’s charming capital, Ljubljana, and hiked through the Julian Alps.
Croatia – Dubrovnik, Dalmatian Coast, and Plitvice Lakes When people say Croatia is on their bucket list, it’s for good reason. We checked this one off of ours with a 1-week car tour through the country. Dubrovnik Our first night was spent in the historic Old Town of Dubrovnik. Once […]
Italian City Slicking We made the obligatory Venice and Rome stops during our trip to Italy. Being that we aren’t big city people we spent only 2 days in Venice and 5 days in Rome. Venice Venice is a place you need to see once in your life. And maybe […]
Amalfi Coast and Capri In-between city slicking around Rome and Venice, we headed to Italy’s Amalfi Coast for a week of hiking and touristing during the end of September.