- Located in Wyoming
- First National Forest established in the U.S.!
- High point: Gannett Peak (13,810 feet/4,209 meters)
- Highest point in Wyoming
- Wilderness areas: Absaroka-Beartooth, Fitzpatrick, North Absaroka, Popo Agie, and Washakie
- Website
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 lasting 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…
Wyoming Hiked: Lake Louise
No, not the famous Lake Louise that is in Canada… this is the gorgeous Wyoming version! 😀 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…
Caldera Tales – Day 1: Trout Lake, Lost Creek Falls, Petrified Tree, & the Lamar Valley
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir September 6, 2021… the day had arrived to head back to one of my favorite places ever, Yellowstone National Park. After spending five days/four…
Of Geysers & Waterfalls – Day 2: Fitzpatrick Wilderness Hiking
Day 2 – August 23, 2020 Because I was unable to change my camping reservations on short notice in Yellowstone, I decided to kick it around the Dubois area for a day before heading into the park. I delved into researching hikes, and learned about Whiskey Mountain (11,1547 feet) and Lake Louise that were fairly…
Of Geysers & Waterfalls – Day 1: Popo Agie Falls
Day 1 – August 22, 2020 Ever wake up on the morning of a grand adventure, so darn excited?! That was me. Though I didn’t need to get an early morning start, I was still filled with anticipation. My grand 2020 adventure would take me to corners of Wyoming I had not visited in 29…
The Adventuring Heidi 