by Jenny Golding | Jul 25, 2025 | Backcountry, Experiencing Yellowstone
Originally published on Substack.When I asked young George where he wanted to go for our family wilderness trip this summer, he asked for “a mountain and a lake”. Mission accepted! I simply knew we needed to go to Heart Lake, a beautiful, large backcountry lake deep...
by Jenny Golding | Oct 21, 2024 | Yellowstone Life
Today was supposed to be an office day, but I had the sense of being "pecked by ravens," a phrase I coined to describe the chipping away of well being that comes from a seemingly endless pile of to-do's, too many responsibilities and not enough nature. Feeling an...
by Jenny Golding | Aug 24, 2024 | Adventures, Backcountry, Experiencing Yellowstone, Videos
In early August, George and I and our friend Julianne embarked on a 54 mile backpacking trip through the high and wild Absaroka Mountains from Sunlight Basin to Crandall Creek. This is the section Julianne and I were unable to complete last year during my 200 mile...
by Jenny Golding | Jun 17, 2024 | Experiencing Yellowstone, Yellowstone Life
Each year in early June, as spring is rising in a crescendo to summer, I like to spend a few days camping at Bridge Bay along Yellowstone Lake.There’s something about Yellowstone Lake that beckons me – it’s like this pulsing watery heart around which the Greater...
by Jenny Golding | Apr 29, 2024 | Yellowstone Wildlife
What happens when you go out looking for bear cubs? You get distracted by otters MATING! It seems that is often the case with wildlife watching in Yellowstone; you never know what to expect.Jenny captured some of their fascinating mating behavior with a spotting scope...
