Originally we weren’t planning on riding the tram, but we found ourselves with a free day with no hiking planned and thought it would be a different view of the area. The Aerial Tram originates out of Teton Village (at an elevation of 6,311 ft), and climbs to the top of Rendezvous Mountain (elevation of…
Another periodic stats update: States: 13 (Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming), another 2 we were close enough to see but did not enter (Nebraska, Kansas) Miles Traveled: 5,500 (8,851 km) Approximate Highest Elevation Reached: 10,450 ft (3,185 m) – Rendezvous Peak, Jackson Hole Aerial…
For the first several days in South Dakota, I didn’t notice that many wildflowers, or when I did, it appeared they were all the same as I’d seen in North Dakota. However, near the end of our stay, I started noticing some new and unique flowers. Whether my powers of observation were sharpening or if…
K and I have decided that the Grand Tetons must be one of the most beautiful sights we’ve ever seen. When we drove over Togwotee Pass (at 9,658 ft (2,944 m)) and first saw the Tetons, we were in awe. And that awe did not recede the entire time we have been here! This may…
We knew that there would be tons of great rock climbing in SD, and we made it a point to plan for a lot of days on which we would do this. The way K put it, we would “climb our brains out.” Of the 11 days that we were in SD, we climbed on…
The climbing is so great around here and the hiking is no exception. There are so many gorgeous views, cliff faces and rock formations, challenging elevation gain, and cool forests, that we have to use a term our caving friend P coined, that it is “outrageously scenic.” We hiked out and back to Little Devil’s…
false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Here is an update on the stats for our trip so far. We’ve found a new cheapest gas price (hooray!), significantly increased our highest elevation, and got a good amount of additional hiking in! We’ve also noticed that wedding season has started, as we’ve run across 4 so far….
false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Back by popular demand! 🙂 These are various plants we saw while in North Dakota. For your viewing pleasure: K knew the name of this one – juniper berries! (K kannte den Namen dieser Pflanze, Wacholderbeeren!) A cactus this far north? We didn’t expect that! (Ein Kaktus so weit…
Here are some stats for our trip so far: States: 12 (Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota), another 2 we were close enough to see but did not enter (Nebraska, Kansas) Approximate Miles Traveled: 3,500 (since the oil change during the week before we left) Cheapest…
When I told K I wanted to do a post with pictures of the various flowers and blooming trees I’ve taken pictures of, his response was, “that will be riveting.” 🙂 So, this post won’t be for everyone, but I think there are some that will appreciate it. If that’s not you, please check back…
