After a delightful breakfast with our friends at Super Mini Walnut Cafe it was time to head east towards home. In Burlington, CO I happened to see an odd road sign. A carousel? Let’s check it out. It took us a bit to find it but it was soooo worth it. The Kit Carson County…
The title of this entry could be “Salt Lake Sucks”. But I don’t want to give it that much credit. After we abandoned our camping plans at Antelope Island, we headed south, planning to stop at one of the dozen campground listed on the GPS just south of Salt Lake. We left Antelope Island around…
Craters of the Moon is a young lava flow, less than 15 thousand years old. Some areas of the park are less than 2,000 years old. We hiked many of the trails in the park as many were paved and clearly labeled with elevation changes and interpretive information. This was one of the most informative…
We stopped briefly in Jackson Hole for the obligatory antler arch picture. I think everyone that passes through Jackson, WY does a picture like this. Then we were on to Melvin Brewing Company. Funny story. They showed up in a Garmin GPS search for “local breweries” as having a taproom in Jackson. I told…
Our night in Colter Bay was rather miserable. I kept convincing myself that I could hear a bear and couldn’t sleep. And the next morning the mosquitoes were still just as bad as the night before. So we packed up and headed out. We headed north to the Geyser Basin in Yellowstone. We watched an…
We left Devils Tower Monument and turned north in to Montana. Our next destination was Grand Teton National Park, but we both have wanted to travel Beartooth Highway through Beartooth Pass into the northeast entrance of Yellowstone. We checked the road status as we were leaving Devils Tower and it had been opened for the…
This was our first time visiting Devils Tower. And no, that’s not my grammatical error. It’s officially Devils Tower due to a clerical error. Though while we were visiting we learned that there is a petition to rename the monument to a name more reflective of it’s original native names, such as Bear Lodge or…
I was 7 months pregnant on this trip. Which meant J had a full-time designated driver. We stopped at Firehouse Brewing Company in Rapid City, SD for lunch. J had a liquid lunch and I enjoyed the beer cheese soup and an entire basket of beer bread. They have the BEST beer bread I have…
If you’ve ever roadtripped along I-90 anywhere between Wyoming and Iowa, you’ve doubtless seen signs for Wall Drug. Seriously, there are signs almost every mile. It’s a sprawling, kitchsy tourist trap but it’s also a whirlwind tour of idealized western Americana… complete with souvenirs made in China. It’s worth a stop for the 5 cent…
I love the Badlands. In small doses. I’ve only ever been in May-June and it gets damn hot. So I love the Badlands… for about 48 hours. Then it’s time for a shower! And the Cedar Pass Restaurant near the Visitors Center has delicious frybread tacos. Yum! My favorite hiking trail in the Badlands is…