The weight of the world is kind of heavy right now, and I needed a break. Last week I took a couple of days and headed to my happy place; the the mountains surrounding the northeast entrance to Yellowstone and the tiny communities of Silver Gate and Cooke City. I left...
From my comfy spot on the couch, I am staring up at towering spruce and fir trees and watching the snow fall. I have a floor to ceiling view of the forest, the thick tree trunks pillowed in deep, unbroken snow. The trickle of water remaining unfrozen in Soda Butte...
The day that Yellowstone roads close is always bittersweet. It’s a sure sign of the change in seasons (as if the multiple snowstorms in October this year didn’t adequately drive home the point…) Between now and mid December, snow will accumulate and...
I’m always amazed at what it takes for plants and animals to survive in the Beartooths. Summer up here at 10,000 feet is fleeting, if it arrives at all. In early September, the high plateau is already bracing for the impending transition to winter and the trials that...
We had just a few more days before Little George came home from Grandma’s, so we loaded up the camper and drove to Pebble Creek. We spent the next four days rising with the sun and staying out until dark, wildlife watching in Lamar Valley, and hiking in between. The...
Golden evening light dances across Lamar Valley as bison gently grunt to each other and grizzlies stride through the sage. Witness Lamar Valley in summer: If you love Lamar Valley as much as we do, check out these posts: Four Days in Lamar Valley, Spending Time With...
