Camping, Grand Teton National Park, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, United States, Wyoming

The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 2- Paddle Boarding on String & Leigh Lakes in Grand Teton National Park

"The Grand (Mis)Adventure" is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day adventure in July 2025 through the rugged, awe-inspiring northwestern corner of Wyoming. From hiking and backpacking along the Continental Divide to paddle boarding on alpine lakes and camping under the stars, Iโ€™ll be sharing the highs, challenges, and misadventures from my summer vacation that didn't… Continue reading The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 2- Paddle Boarding on String & Leigh Lakes in Grand Teton National Park

Camping, Grand Teton National Park, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, United States, Wyoming

The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 1 – Laramie to Grand Teton National Park

"The Grand (Mis)Adventure" is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day adventure in July 2025 through the rugged, awe-inspiring northwestern corner of Wyoming. From hiking and backpacking along the Continental Divide to paddle boarding on alpine lakes and camping under the stars, Iโ€™ll be sharing the highs, challenges, and misadventures from my summer vacation that didn't… Continue reading The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 1 – Laramie to Grand Teton National Park

National Forests, Shoshone National Forest, United States, Wyoming

My weekend at summer camp: Wyoming Becoming an Outdoors Woman 2025

The last (and only) time I attended a summer camp was for Girl Scouts in 1992... my last memory is of the leech-filled lake at the Chimney Park Boy Scout Camp that victimized those who dared enter it, along with horrendous smelling vault toilets. Needless to say, I was overdue for some fonder summer camp… Continue reading My weekend at summer camp: Wyoming Becoming an Outdoors Woman 2025

Activities, Hiking, National Forests, Shoshone National Forest, United States, Waterfalls, Wyoming

Wyoming Hiked: Lake Louise

No, not the famous Lake Louise that is in Canada... this is the gorgeous Wyoming version! ๐Ÿ˜€ It feels great to go back and accomplish a hike that I did not finish in the past. In August 2020, I had tried to hike to Lake Louise in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness near Dubois after a failed… Continue reading Wyoming Hiked: Lake Louise

Hiking, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, Oregon, United States, Utah, Wyoming

Two Girls Roving: Days 15 & 16 – John Day Fossil Beds National Monument & The Journey Home

Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522 mile road trip to the Pacific Northwest in celebration of my friend's college graduation! Follow along for all the shenanigans through thousands of miles, eight National Park Service units, night after night of camping, and even some coastal backpacking! September 6, 2024 Whelp, the day… Continue reading Two Girls Roving: Days 15 & 16 – John Day Fossil Beds National Monument & The Journey Home