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Three Nights in Yellowstone National Park

April 23, 2023 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

The first order of business when planning any bucket list trip is deciding how much time is needed. When said trip is to Yellowstone National Park, oh boy, does the answer ever get difficult. Initially I’d hoped to snag a campsite in Canyon Village Campground, a convenient, centrally located campground where the north and south […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park

Montana Blue Jewel Mine – review

April 16, 2023 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

You’ll be forgiven for assuming our epic Yellowstone (and Grand Teton … and Glacier) camping trip was as much about treasure hunting as it was sightseeing. That’ll happen when half the participants are mesmerized by shiny, glittery, and ancient things. Don’t get me wrong, I loved every minute of the national parks. Mother Nature at […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Blue Jewel Mine, Helena, Montana, sapphires

Fossil Hunting in the Green River Formation

January 26, 2023 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Our bucket list camping trip in the summer of 2022 will long be remembered as perhaps our best ever. Yellowstone National Park has that affect on memories. And while Yellowstone was the certainly the centrepiece of the trip, our four hours hunting Green River Formation fossils at American Fossil Quarry were, without question, the highlight. […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: American Fossil Quarry, fossils, green river, Kemmerer, wyoming

Rockhounding at Montana’s Crystal Park

July 29, 2022 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

What’s in a name? That which we call a park by any other name would look just as horrifying all dug up like a cratered exoplanet. Crystal Park in southwest Montana will challenge your every notion of a park. I’ve long questioned the presence of private cottages within provincial/national parks. But this? This is a […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Crystal Park, crystals, Montana, quartz, rockhounding

Grand Canyon Caverns – Everything to Know

April 30, 2019 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

I used to love driving.  The longer the drive, the better.  The first time I drove out west, I made the 3700 km trek from St. Jacobs, Ontario to Chateau Lake Louise (Alberta) in two and a half days.  By myself.  Without cruise control.  The muscles in my accelerator foot hurt like hell by the […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Arizona, attractions, Grand Canyon Caverns, tour, travel, USA

L’Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site – review

April 18, 2019 by acrockofschmidt 2 Comments

Is it worth the drive?  That is the decisive question when contemplating a visit to L’Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site. At first blush, L’Anse Aux Meadows sounds like the most awesome historical place in North America.  I mean, come on, Vikings!  From one thousand years ago!  Muscular fighting men dressed in furs and metal, […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: icebergs, l'anse aux meadows, newfoundland, st. anthony, viking trail, whales

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