I am not a fan of crowds. I can’t stand waiting in a line and I hate driving in traffic. So we went to Yellowstone National Park for a day. It wasn’t my first time in the park, but...
Palisades Reservoir and Melvin Brewery Day
Derek and I celebrated our 22 year wedding anniversary the other day and spent the day at Palisades Reservoir and Melvin Brewery. Palisades Reservoir was completed in 1957 to provide irrigation water, flood control, and recreation. Supposedly it supplies...
Phillips Canyon & Ridge Loop
While in the area we had our eye on the Phillips Canyon & Ridge Loop and we tackled it the other day. This loop started up on the pass at Phillips Trailhead. 19 miles and 3066′ of climbing. I...
Alaska Basin Trail
Hiking day! Today we hiked out and back on Alaska Basin Trail. If you go far enough you get to some lakes but we just wanted a couple hours of forest time. Our hike was 7 miles with around...
Grand Targhee Day 2
Grand Targhee Resort has enough mountain bike trails to ride several days and we spent today riding a close version of the first loop of a big 100 mile race they hold here in August. Our ride was 19.1...
Mill Creek to Grand Targhee Loop
Next up is the Driggs, ID area and we found a great boondocking spot from which to launch all our activities. Between the whispering jazz hands of the aspens and the rushing sound of the creek I find myself...
Wild Horse Canyon
We are boondocking right off the Wild Horse Canyon Road that runs between Green River and the highway east of Rock Springs. For our last day in Green River we rode out and back on the gravel road to...
Better Than Dead
We’re still in Green River, WY and yesterday we hooked different trails together for a 15 mile ride with 1600′ of climbing. A couple of the trails were unsanctioned but they were pretty well established and VERY fun. Finding...
Historic Rock Springs, Wyoming
Derek and I completed a self guided walking tour of Rock Springs, Wyoming one morning. The tour starts at the very impressive Historical Museum building, a Richardsonian Romanesque architecture masterpiece. The museum is free and worth checking out. We...
Wilkins Peak Trail System
We ducked out of Utah for a while and are just across the border in Green River, Wyoming. Our new primitive spot sits up above town at about 7200′ and is nice and quiet. Our last couple weeks were...