by tdinfl | Jul 9, 2018 | Hiking, Montana, Sightseeing
Middle Cottonwood Creek Trail is a moderate hike of about six miles out and back that follows the path of Cottonwood Creek for nearly the entire trail. This provides great views of various waterfalls, cascades, and pools, as well as several easy creek crossings. At...
by tdinfl | Jun 30, 2018 | Biking, Hiking, Sightseeing, Wyoming
Grand Teton is one of the most iconic of the U.S. National Parks, and has amazing mountain views in almost every foot of the 310,000 acres. Grand Teton has an awesome variety of forest, lake, and river habitats that are home to an equally large variety of animal...
by tdinfl | Jun 23, 2018 | Hiking, Sightseeing, Utah
Canyonland National Park is a very interesting national park, only 40 minutes Southwest of Moab, UT. Canyonlands is divided into four districts, which although close by geographically, require two to six hours by car between each. The closest district to Moab is...
by tdinfl | Jun 23, 2018 | Hiking, Sightseeing, Utah
Arches National Park is just north of Moab in the state of Utah. Arches is home to more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, and so much amazing landscape it’s difficult to take in! We visited in June, because we were nearby in Colorado. But, would advise...
by tdinfl | Jun 20, 2018 | Colorado, Hiking, Sightseeing
Our second (and favorite) tour of the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings was the Cliff Palace Tour. This one didn’t have the 32 foot ladder or sketchy path down that the Balcony House did. But, Cliff Palace is a much larger and more visually impressive example of a...
by tdinfl | Jun 17, 2018 | Colorado, Hiking, Sightseeing
Balcony House is one of the great Ranger-led tours available at Mesa Verde National Park. Balcony House is an interesting example of a medium sized cliff dwelling with well-preserved rooms, kivas, and plazas that are all viewable by the public. The Park Service calls...
