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Hunting Opal at Klinker Opal Mine

July 30, 2023 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Let’s play word association. I’ll go first. Opal. Did you say Vernon? Huh? Did you? Did you? Huh? Huh? Yeah, I’d have said Australia too. It’s one of those universal geological facts that everyone learns as a kid for some reason. But opal is found in several other locations around the globe, including Canada. And […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: geology, klinker opal mine, opal, rockhounding

Two Nights in Cody, Wyoming

July 23, 2023 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

What do you do when the start of your Yellowstone camping trip is derailed by flash floods a week before departure? First, you panic. Of course. Then, you regain composure and conjure a whirlwind two-day Hail Mary in Cody, Wyoming. The closest urban centre to the east entrance of Yellowstone, Cody is hardly an unknown […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Buffalo Bill, Cody, Heart Mountain, wyoming

Two Nights in Grand Teton National Park

July 20, 2023 by acrockofschmidt 2 Comments

Conventional wisdom says you need to be controversial to get noticed on social media. So, here’s my stab at it. Grand Teton National Park is overrated. I don’t know. Maybe it was unfair sandwiching it between Yellowstone and Glacier? That’s some hefty competition, after all. Like standing me between Brad Pitt and Chris Helmsworth and […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Grand Teton National Park, hiking, travel, USA

Three Nights in Glacier National Park

July 17, 2023 by acrockofschmidt 4 Comments

You know a trip is too long when your kid critiques Glacier National Park with a disinterested shrug, stating, “It’s just like more Banff.” First, how that could ever be construed as a negative is beyond me. And second, it’s actually “just like more Waterton”. Sheesh. That is where we stood as we set up […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Glacier National Park, Montana, mountains, USA, waterfalls

Lewis & Clark Caverns – review

June 6, 2023 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

I wouldn’t say I’m looking forward to death, but I think I’ll be okay with it. Well, the burial, at least. I do like me a good hole in the ground. Luckily, geology goes hand-in-hand with holes in the ground, so when I was hunting for cool places to visit on our big Yellowstone camping […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: geology, Grand Canyon Caverns, Lewis & Clark Caverns, Montana

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

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