Wyoming

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    Devil’s Tower

    January 29, 2016 - By 

    One hell of an interesting rock formation is Devil’s Tower, located in northeastern Wyoming.  Rising 1,267 ft. over its surrounding terrain, Devil’s Tower isn’t difficult to spot from the approaching roads. It is worth the quick stop and walk-around for a closer look at the rock details and columns. In addition to the short trail, there are a number of interpretive signs encircling the rock tower that lay out the history of spiritual use by Native Americans. Had I been a rock climber, I probably would have found Devil’s Tower to be more interesting. But other than that, what you see…

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    Yellowstone

    October 29, 2014 - By 

    Yellowstone is the suburbia of national parks; its vastness spreads across more than one state and the substantial distance between the sites, trailheads, and camping grounds make me wonder if its visitors spend more time in their cars or the wilderness. When we arrived during the last half of October, two roads had already shut down for the winter and all campgrounds but one near the far southern entrance remained open. Had we camped in Yellowstone, it would have been a 2-hour+ drive to Old Faithful, Yellowstone’s most famed geyser. Due to the prohibition of boondocking within the park and its…

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    Grand Teton

    October 21, 2014 - By 

    Driving north for only half a day completely transformed our surroundings with Wyoming’s alpine mountains, dense forests, year-round snow, and countless lakes replacing Southern Utah’s endless deserts, dry canyons, and wind-sculpted rock formations.  Although quite the opposite of where we’d spent the last 2.5 weeks, it was not difficult to fall in love with Grand Teton National Park. We left Salt Lake City in the afternoon and arrived in The Grand Teton long after dark.  As we made our way up toward Wyoming, we even ran into other Scampers!The mother-daughter pair who owns this 2014 13′ Scamp spend a lot…