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Badlands National Park & so much more!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:October 22, 2022
Post category:Adventure National Parks Videos Wildlife

We left Custer State Park and headed to Badlands National Park! Wall DrugThis is a “fun” place to visit…everything from country western clothing to novelty items, food and an actual drug store! It has been here since 1936!Badlands National ParkThe Badlands are an amazing national park with 240,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires surrounded by prairie lands. The wind was so fierce we could not enjoy the park for a couple days. Fun Fact: Badlands is one of the world’s richest mammal fossil beds where Acient horses and rhino once roamed. Minuteman Missile National Historic SiteWe toured…

Devils Tower, Spearfish Canyon & More!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:October 8, 2022
Post category:Adventure Exploring Videos

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…

Leaving Canada, Rainbow Trout and hiking the Highline Trail!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:October 1, 2022
Post category:Adventure Exploring Hiking National Parks Videos

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…

10 Days in Jasper National Park! (our last week in the Canadian Rockies)

Post author:Colleen
Post published:September 25, 2022
Post category:Adventure Exploring Our Favorite Places Videos

* This video was filmed the last week of August 2022 It is hard to believe this is our last video our month long adventure in the Canadian Rockies. The first two weeks we were in the Banff area and the third week in the Lake Louise Area…in this video we head to Jasper National Park via the Icefields Parkway. This drive is one of the most beautiful drives ever! The ride is 232 miles with some stunning sights that include Bow Lake, Peyto Lake and Athabasca Glacier. We spent ten days at Whistlers Campground in the National Park. During…

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