Devils Tower, Spearfish Canyon & More!

We departed Montana and started our trek East. We spent a week in Eastern Wyoming and Western South Dakota.Our first adventure, Devil’s Tower! Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established in 1906 by Theodore Roosevelt. This site was also featured in the movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind!  The Indians called the Devils Tower "Bear's Tipi" or "Bear Lodge," because so many bears lived there. They believed it was put there by the Great Spirit for a special reason, because it was different from the other rocks, rising high up in the air, instead of being…

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Leaving Canada, Rainbow Trout and hiking the Highline Trail!

After an adventure filled month in the Canadian Rockies we headed South to Kalispell MT. On the way we stopped in Ft. Steele overnight and the next day visited the Kootenay Fish Hatchery and saw some amazing rainbow trout.While in Kalispell we got up at 5am and drove into Glacier National Park to hike the Highline Trail. We arrived at 7am at Logan Pass and the parking lot was full except for just a couple parking spots…we got one!The Highline Trail is a scenic trail in Glacier National Park. The trail stretches 7.6 miles to Granite Park Chalet. We only…

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