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Yellowstone National Park, so majestic!

After Grand Teton National Park we returned to our Airstream for the night.  We then headed to Yellowstone National Park.  From our home base of Ashton, ID we had about an hour drive to Yellowstone.  Yellowstone was established as the world’s first national park in 1872!  This park influenced the creation of the National Park Service in 1916. The park is 3500 sq. miles of wilderness atop a volcanic hot spot.  The park features canyons, alpine rivers, forests, hot springs and geysers.  The most famous geyser, Old Faithful that got it’s name because it blows approx. every 90 minutes and…

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Grand Teton National Park!

Three days in Grand Teton National Park did not disappoint!  Our drive from Ashton, ID was beautiful through lush green fields that took us to Teton Pass at an elevation of 8,432’ into Jackson Hole, WY.  After a short walk around the town we headed to the entrance of the national park.   Throughout our exploring we encountered all types of wildlife. Have you ever wondered how the park rangers show up so quickly when animals are visible from the road?  Most of the animals that frequent populated areas are “chipped” and “tracked” ; when an animal is getting close…

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Twin Falls Idaho overnight

Milestone: 11 Months on the Road!  The adventure continues!When we left Heber City last Saturday, we spent the night in Twin Falls, Idaho at a Harvest Host Golf Course, Canyon Springs.  Twin Falls is located on the Snake River that  winds through a gorge right beside the town.  Canyon Springs Golf Course is adjacent to the Snake River in the gorge.  Our spot for the night was right next to the river!The town is called Twin Falls due to the two major waterfalls in town, Shoshone Falls and Perrine Coulee Falls.  There is also Dierkes Lake Park above the Shoshone…

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So much to report, so little bandwidth!

We are on the move again!  So many packed days and very little bandwidth/internet to upload videos…but don’t worry, they are coming!  Just before we left Heber City Utah on Saturday we spent Friday morning fly fishing on the Provo River with our guide, Todd Kramer from Fish Heads Fly Shop!  What a morning.  We met Todd at 6am to beat the heat…after a short walk to the river the fun began.  We started hooking brown trout (Carol landed one) and then we hooked the wild rainbows!  I caught the first one and then just after Carol caught hers!  These…

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