A blog about our travels and adventures through life (and maybe some nerdy stuff)
This morning, day 10, we took slow since we had to repack everything and it had been a late night so we needed some extra sleep. Unfortunately, Robert’s bum arm keeps him from doing too much, but I don’t mind taking point on things. We got everything reorganized and packed in the car before 11 and went next door to grab a good breakfast. Then we were off to North Cascades NP.
Continue reading “Day 10 – North Cascades with a Side of Reality”Anyways, I spread the tent out in the back of the car to air it out while we drove up through Canada, over Idaho, and back into Washington to Okanogan
British Columbia was very cute and pretty. The Canadian Rockies were on point with a dusting of snow on the higher peaks that we could see. Most of the towns were cute and had little downtown areas similar to Manitou Springs. We stopped to get something to drink and a snack in Creston at Buffalo Trail Coffee (and to use the wifi to check in with the world).
All in all, a smooth sailing day. The border guards got a little nosy about Robert’s face, which makes sense, but they were curt and didn’t give us much trouble. The motel in Okanogan was quaint and we got pizza from a nearby joint that was delicious. They put on a nice thick, gooey layer of cheese on over the ham, pepperoni, green peppers, and onion. It was a perfect victory pizza. My stomach almost couldn’t handle it though, going from almost no food to half a pizza was maybe not the best plan.
Since the pizza, we finished laying out all the wet stuff from the packs and have been working on blog posts with South Park playing in the background.
Today, we bid farewell to the “Three Breasts” (if that’s what the French think breasts look like, well, they need to spend some time on the internet). Also, I got a decent night’s sleep. We’re getting much better at packing up camp now so, progress! Continue reading “Day 4 – “We punished ourselves yesterday, let’s do it again today.””
Once we got into Yellowstone, I was on duty to have the camera ready for any sudden vistas or wildlife. There were quite a few:
It took us almost six hours to get through Yellowstone. We stopped at most of the things along our route northward along the western route, and they were all pretty, but by the time we got about halfway, we were ready to be out of the park. We stopped at the falls and the grand canyon of Yellowstone and went down the 328 steps on Uncle Tom’s Trail, because, well, we punished ourselves yesterday, why not do it again today? It was worth it, but my legs didn’t love me afterward and the heights were making me a little woozy (heights make me a little anxious…). We headed to Artist Point after that, despite Robert’s initial misgivings: he decided it was worth it once we got there. After Artist’s Point, our last stop was the petrified tree, which was pretty cool, if you think about how it’s now rock and used to be wood.
The rest of Yellowstone was pretty, but we ran out of battery and space on the cameras so I just enjoyed the view while Robert drove. In the Mammoth Springs area there is a nice little village area (with touristy stuff) and there was a herd of elk just hanging out around town. There was even a little one chewing on a sign, which I thoroughly enjoyed but only got one picture from afar.
After that, it was smooth sailing to Helena, MT where I passed out as soon as Robert would let me after we went through some of the pictures from the day.
Vernal, UT is a nice looking small town that is a shining example of the way humans and dinosaurs could co-exist if we didn’t harvest their bodies for fuel. (They have lots of dino statues)
