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23
Jul
Alpine lakes beneath the rugged peaks of the Snowy Range in Medicine Bow National Forest.

Medicine Bow National Forest

A quiet base at Ryan Park opened into days of alpine hiking, trail running, wildlife, and glacial terrain in Wyoming’s rugged Snowy Range
7 min read
19
Jul
Bighorn National Forest

Bighorn National Forest

Glacier-carved valleys, alpine lakes, and nearly forty miles of hiking through one of Wyoming’s quietest mountain ranges
9 min read
15
Jul
Custer Gallatin National Forest

Custer Gallatin National Forest

Three nights in Hyalite Canyon revealed one of our favorite campsites and a national forest we have only begun to explore
6 min read
12
Jul
Fiery orange and purple sunset behind the limestone hills of Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park in Montana.

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park

A hot, exposed Montana state park hiding the best-balanced cave experience we’ve found yet.
6 min read
07
Jul
Passage Falls cascading through dense evergreen forest in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness near Gardiner, Montana.

Gardiner, Montana

Gardiner may be known as Yellowstone’s North Entrance, but the river, mountains, and wilderness beyond the park became the real story of our stay.
5 min read
04
Jul
Delicate Arch rising above red sandstone with the snow-covered La Sal Mountains in the distance at Arches National Park, Utah.

A Field Guide to America’s Public Lands

America’s public lands may share a map, but they do not share the same purpose.
16 min read
01
Jul
Yellowstone River winding through the steep colorful walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Yellowstone National Park | The Galleries

A visual journey through Yellowstone’s wildlife, water, high country, living ground, and the light that kept changing everything.
7 min read
30
Jun
Appalachian Trail | WV, MD, PA

Appalachian Trail | WV, MD, PA

Approx Mileage: 1,025 - 1,295 | Harpers Ferry to Delaware Water Gap
7 min read
28
Jun
Lamar Valley at sunset with bison scattered across the valley floor beneath distant mountains.

Yellowstone National Park | Beyond the Boardwalks

Yellowstone’s icons lived up to their reputation, but the moments beyond the boardwalks are what stayed with us.
11 min read
26
Jun
Horse-drawn wagon tours crossing the sagebrush near Tower-Roosevelt in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park | Learning the Landscape

Yellowstone didn't make sense when we arrived. It slowly came into focus as we learned how its lakes, rivers, valleys, and mountains all fit together.
11 min read