Those Young Guys – Finding Our Way
Another day, another hike. We follow OhThePlacesTheyGo and one of their blog posts mentioned a hike called “Observation Point” via East Mesa Trailhead. The Point has a great view south of the Zion Canyon along with a view down onto Angels Landing. It looked interesting to us so we decided
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One of the best things about visiting our National park system is going during the off-season so you can enjoy some peace and quiet with less people and less congestion. Well, early in November at Zion, even though the shuttle buses have stopped running, proved to be still crowded. The
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Not only is there spectacular scenery and tons of hiking around Zion National Park, there are also some indoor activities to enjoy. There are two Visitor Centers, the Kolob Canyons Visitor Center at the West Entrance (exit 40 along I-15) and the Zion Visitor Center at the south entrance. The
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Really? The end of summer? Almost. How can that be? Seems like summer just started. This weekend is Labor Day weekend and many schools start next week. That means….drum roll please…we will have the lakes and rivers to ourselves! Awesome! Especially if a bit of an Indian Summer decides to
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Another beautiful day for a motorcycle ride. Can you say “School’s Out for Summer.”? Today is the last day of school for many kids in this area so we thought we should take advantage of peace and quiet before the roar of summer! We decided to head out to Post
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What a great day for a motorcycle ride, warm and sunny. It is that time of the year when the pines smell so wonderful. Nothing better than pine trees in May! A beautiful day. Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been”
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It’s that time of year. Spring has sprung and Easter is almost here! Yes, we are having house guests soon so we need to get the boat in the water. Not only that but we needed to get it cleaned and prepped and my husband has to make sure the
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We drove over to the border of Idaho and Montana to the Route of the Hiawatha Trail. It is a rails to trails bike path which is now open to the public. It is operated by the Lookout Pass Ski Area in Idaho right at the Montana border where you
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We decided to head to Manning Provincial Park in British Columbia for a bit of cross-country skiing. The weather forecast was looking perfect so we jumped on it. My husband is pretty much an expert at it having taught it in the military. Me, not so much. I downhill ski
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We decided to take the WaveRunners out on Lake Coeur d’Alene and head down to Harrison, Idaho. Harrison is at the mouth of the Coeur d’Alene River where it feeds into Lake Coeur d’Alene along the east side. It is a small town with a population of just a few
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