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Skunked in the Organ Mountains
February 29, 2024. 9.7 mi. | 2650′ ele. gain | 6 hrs. Photo album In the spirit of Hike366, I knew I couldn’t miss hiking on leap day. It only comes around every four years, and even though I’d...
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Trail work at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
March 7-11, 2024. Photo album When dreaming up this big 2-year road trip, I wanted to make service projects, specifically trail work, an essential part of our travels. What I didn’t realize way back...
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Romero Canyon
March 18, 2024. 13.7 mi | 2930′ ele. gain | 7:30 hr. Photo album In search of wildflowers and a good, long hike, I strapped on my backpack and ventured up into Romero Canyon. My hike began from our...
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One year in a camper van: a review
April 30, 2024. On April 28, Aaron and I celebrated our one year vanniversary! We left our home in Bend, Oregon on that day in 2023 to set off on a two-plus year road trip. In the past year, we’ve...
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Hiking the Wichita Mountains
March 28-30, 2024. Photo album Tucked away in the southwestern part of Oklahoma, past flat lands and wind farms and ranches, lies the beautiful Wichita Mountains. Its granite outcrops, rolling...
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Total solar eclipse 2024
April 8, 2024. Not sunset. Photo album Since we foolishly missed the total solar eclipse that came within a few miles of our house in 2017, we began planning to catch the next one. This year’s eclipse...
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Ozark Trail to Taum Sauk Mt
April 11, 2024. 20 mi. | 2850′ ele. gain | 10 hr. Scour TH > Ozark Tr > Taum Sauk Mt > Hwy 21 TH Photo album When I realized we’d be in the general vicinity of the Missouri state highpoint, I...
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Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area
April 22-24, 2024. Photo album I dropped Aaron off at the Denver Airport early in the morning. While he attended a work trip for a few days, I gallivanted off to Nebraska. My first stop: Panorama...
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Pueblo, Colorado
April 26-28, 2024. Photo album I hadn’t originally planned to spend so much time in Colorado, but several events converged that required us to be within spitting distance of Denver. But it’s expensive...
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Lewis and Clark Caverns
May 19-20, 2024. Photo album Caves I was excited to explore a new cave. We arrived in the morning to secure a campsite and pick up tickets for a cave tour at Lewis and Clark Caverns in Montana. Still...
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Glacier National Park adventures
May 22-26, 2024. Photo album Arriving at the park It was not my intention to visit a national park on Memorial Day Weekend. It never has been, and never will be. However, our route itinerary just...
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Waterton Lakes National Park
May 26-29, 2024. Photo album I first learned about Waterton Lakes National Park back in 2019, when I was beginning to plan a trip to Glacier in the summer of 2020. We all know what happened that year,...
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Upper Kananaskis Lake
June 1, 2024. 8.3 mi. | 1085′ ele. gain | 5 hr. Photo album We stopped into a visitor center the day before this hike to get information on the Kananaskis parking pass (which we needed for both...
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Johnston Canyon
June 3, 2024. 7.9 mi. |1625′ ele. gain | 5:30 hr. One of many waterfalls on the trail Photo album Still feeling crummy, but needing to get out of the van, I decided to take a stroll up the Johnston...
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Jasper National Park
June 5-8, 2024. Typical driving scene Photo album I had been looking forward to Jasper National Park as an alternative to the hectic and overcrowded Banff. I’d heard it had wonderful scenery, great...
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Starting the Alaska Highway
June 9-12, 2024. Photo album Dawson City At about 3:30 pm on June 9, 2024, we reached Dawson City and the start of the Alaska Highway. What started as a crazy idea on the couch nearly 4 years ago...
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Flower springs trail
June 12, 2024. 7.5 mi. | 900′ ele. gain | 4 hr. Photo album We pulled into an empty Summit Lake campground around 11 am and picked our favorite spot. I read this place was really popular, which is why...
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Baba Canyon
June 13, 2024. 5.7 mi. |1220′ ele. gain | 5:50 hr. Baba Canyon Photo album I had read about the Baba Canyon hike online in my Alaska Highway research. It looked like a fun and challenging scramble up...
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Liard River Hot Springs
June 14-15, 2024. Liard River Hot Springs Photo album Several people recommended visiting Liard River Hot Springs on our trip up the Alaska Highway. I added it to our trip idea spreadsheet. I have...
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A-B Mountain
June 17, 2024. 6.8 mi. | 2900′ ele. gain | 7 hr. Photo album The previous night, we met up with a Yukon local who had listed his place on Boondocker’s Welcome. After discussing our route for the next...
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