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Craters of the Moon

Craters of the Moon

See Park Video Ranger Talk Video Arco is the home of the first nuclear reactor in the world but we were there on a weekend and couldn't do the tour. We headed for the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Talk about a forbidding landscape! Caused by the same...

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Grand Tetons Up Close

Grand Tetons Up Close

We spent today in search of new adventures in Grand Teton National Park. At the suggestion of a park ranger we hiked near String Lake where the mountains seem to come up out of the water. We explored a little in the Laurence S. Rockefeller Preserve to learn more about...

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Jackson, Jenny, and the Ferry

Jackson, Jenny, and the Ferry

We spent today in search of memories from our honeymoon - and we found them! The Grand Tetons are more crowded than when we came in 1973 but we found an almost quiet stretch of Jenny Lake shore for our lunch. The door on the outhouse at Menor's Ferry is now nailed...

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Yellowstone Day Four

Yellowstone Day Four

Park Service Video Series Spent the day in the western side of the park, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The falls are spectacular! We hiked "Uncle" Tom's trail from the top of the canyon to the bottom of the 308 foot Lower Falls. The hike down was pretty easy but...

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Yellowstone Day Three

Yellowstone Day Three

Tuesday dawned bright and clear! We set out in search of more Yellowstone adventures. The Fountain Paint Pots was spectacular. We watched Old Faithful erupt twice. The second time we learned firsthand that you should not sit downwind from it unless you want to be...

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Yellowstone Day Two

Yellowstone Day Two

Spent the day walking boardwalks through all sorts of geothermal phenomena. Nothing like walking around on top of one of the world's most enormous volcanoes! Also saw lots of wildlife...elk, bison, an eagle, and more. Made the mistake of arriving at Canyon Village...

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Yellowstone Day One

Yellowstone Day One

Started the day with Mass at St William in Gardiner, Montana, then drove through the Roosevelt Gate at the northern entrance to Yellowstone National Park. We were greeted almost immediately with two herd of elk near the Mammoth Hot Springs Lodge. At one point the two...

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The Missouri to the Yellowstone

The Missouri to the Yellowstone

We returned to the Lewis & Clark Center in Great Falls this morning. Enjoyed the talk on the kinds of boats they used and tried pulling a keelboat ourselves. Saw some of the five sets of falls that they portaged around then more or less followed the Missouri to...

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Low Key Day in Great Falls

Low Key Day in Great Falls

By sunrise we were the first in line waiting for the service department to open at City Motors Chevrolet in Great Falls. We've logged about 4,700 miles so far so figured routine service might be in order also wanted the A/C repaired. While we waited we had breakfast...

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US 89

US 89

After a morning and a picnic lunch in Glacier we headed north just ten miles to the border, saw Canada in the distance, then turned the car around and headed south on US 89 through the Big Sky Country of Montana. We scanned the FM radio dial and listened to a country...

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Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.

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Kristiansand

Kristiansand

The tour guide for the Old Town Waling Tour in Kristiansand regaled us with tales of the history of Norway in general and Kristiansand in particular.