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Montana National Bison Range

I’ve been wanting to go to this range for years, every time we’ve passed through the area. I didn’t know much about until we went there, which is often the case, but I knew it was a must when I read reviews where people saw of course bison, but also bear, bull elk, mountain lions, bighorn sheep,…

July 11, 2017

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Southern Idaho Road Trip: Shoshone Falls to Sheep Bridge

With little time left in Idaho, it was necessary to make a day long photo trip* during the last week. I (Amber) have been trying to be better about getting out and shooting on weekdays and not just our weekend ventures since that’s mostly what I’m doing for work right now. I made a list of places…

June 18, 2017

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City of Rocks and Castle Rocks State Park

As far as major things to see in Southern Idaho, my first thought was Craters of the Moon National Monument. It was the only place that really stood out on area maps and it sounded interesting enough. However, when we realized that we only had one weekend to see somewhere interesting, we choose City of Rocks, as…

June 14, 2017

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Southern Idaho Road Trip: The Southernest

Southern Idaho surprised us quite a lot. We found lizards at Balanced Rock, cacti near the Utah border, saw a Cow Killer (rare variety of wasp), a variety of Paintbrush flowers, and experienced a real ‘old west’ feel overall. The towns on our way to City of Rocks were quaint and historic, and the scenery around them…

May 31, 2017

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A Weekend in Nelson B.C. and Ainsworth

After a long, ridiculously snowy winter at the cabin we had spent more weekend indoors than any other winter in the last 7+ years. We were itching to get back out on the road, or just to do anything fun away from our remote locale. The weather had started to break by the last couple weeks of…

April 17, 2017

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Angels Camp RV Park and Surrounding Area

Angel’s Camp RV Park is a great little place just on the edge of the Sierra Mountain town of, you guessed it, Angel’s Camp, however its proximity to tons of great little towns and sites is the real draw – unless of course you’re really into frog jumping because Angel’s Camp is the home of the jumping frog! An interesting…

June 11, 2016

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Yosemite National Park in the Rain

There’s no doubt in my mind that Yosemite is beautiful no matter the weather, but we were perfectly satisfied with seeing it on a cloudy and occasionally rainy day. It was surprisingly cold, but light rain jackets were fine and Sherlock didn’t seem to mind napping in the truck while we hiked around and took the shuttle.…

June 11, 2016

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Otherworldly Visit to Joshua Tree National Park

April 17th, 23rd and 24th 2016. Day 1 Ross and I arrived in Twentynine Palms, a mile from the Joshua Tree National Park entrance, on a Sunday. We had made our escape from the Phoenix heat around dusk on Saturday, making it to a Walmart parking in western Arizona by 10, and only a short drive into California remaining the…

May 17, 2016