Generations of travelers from far and wide have made their way to the northwestern corner of Wyoming for over 100 years. Perhaps the most well known of our National Parks System, Yellowstone and Grand Tetons national parks are only a few hours apart, making them easily bundled together into one … [Read more...] about Planning a Trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks
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A Beer Lover’s Guide to Colorado
When my sister and I decided to fly in and out of Denver and rent a car to go to Wyoming, we knew that one of the top priorities was visiting the glorious breweries that call the state home. It's only been in the last few years that I've gotten really into craft beer so visiting Colorado is like … [Read more...] about A Beer Lover’s Guide to Colorado
On Respecting Our National Parks
The past six months have been ripe with stories of idiocy in the American National Parks System. At Yellowstone alone, there was the Chinese tourist fined for collecting water from the thermal springs, the Canadian YouTubers who went off the path at Grand Prismatic, the American man who died falling … [Read more...] about On Respecting Our National Parks
Photo Friday: Mormon Row, Grand Tetons, Wyoming
Like many parts of the West, the area now known as the Grand Tetons were settled by followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the late 1800s. They started homesteads in what became Jackson, Wyoming with plenty of room for their large families. Community was important to … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Mormon Row, Grand Tetons, Wyoming
A City Girl’s Weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The first stop on my sister and I's national park road trip was Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I had no idea what to expect, but my sister spent two weeks in the town in 2010, the same year that I took a similar trip that would change my life. She stayed with childhood friends of my grandmother's who … [Read more...] about A City Girl’s Weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyoming