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 […]
Montana Blue Jewel Mine – review
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 […]
Fossil Hunting in the Green River Formation
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. […]
Rockhounding at Montana’s Crystal Park
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 […]
Grand Canyon Caverns – Everything to Know
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 […]
L’Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site – review
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, […]