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 | Aug 28, 2022 | Adventures, AYL Abroad, Backcountry
George and I are driving from Seeley Lake, Montana to Augusta, taking our time while we wait for word from the shop in Butte to tell us the fate of our truck that blew an axle yesterday. We were on our way to drop Little George and a friend at camp, and then...
by Jenny Golding | Jul 30, 2021 | Backcountry, Experiencing Yellowstone
Day 1 -Hiking the vast Pelican Valley My heart opens with every step away from civilization. We are taking off for 5 days to hike from Pelican Valley on the shore of Yellowstone Lake to the Lamar River Trailhead, some 34 miles away. We almost didn’t get to go;...
by Jenny Golding | May 26, 2021 | Backcountry, Yellowstone Life
19 years ago we celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary overlooking Yellowstone Lake as we entered through the East Entrance on our way to jobs with the Yellowstone Association at the Lamar Buffalo Ranch. A lot has changed in our two decades together, but one...
by Jenny Golding | Sep 24, 2020 | Adventures, Backcountry, Experiencing Yellowstone, Family, How To
The best laid plans…don’t always turn out the way you expect. In some cases, they turn out even better. George and I (Jenny) had planned an epic backpack from the south boundary of Yellowstone 145-ish miles home together, while little G was visiting...
by Jenny Golding | Jul 31, 2020 | Adventures, Backcountry, Experiencing Yellowstone, How To
The world looks different from the backcountry. I’ve always known that being in wilderness heals whatever ails me, but my recent trip with girlfriends canoe camping on Shoshone Lake drove home even more why we need to make time to be in wilderness, nature, and wild...
