Buena Vista, Colorado
A two-week base for the Collegiate Loop, the Sawatch Range, and a summit day on Mount Elbert
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
Bighorn National Forest
Glacier-carved valleys, alpine lakes, and nearly forty miles of hiking through one of Wyoming’s quietest mountain ranges
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
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park
A hot, exposed Montana state park hiding the best-balanced cave experience we’ve found yet.
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.
Yellowstone National Park | The Galleries
A visual journey through Yellowstone’s wildlife, water, high country, living ground, and the light that kept changing everything.
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.
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.
Henrys Lake State Park
A high-country Idaho lake stay with moose, mountain views, ranger stories, national forest hikes, and easy access to the edges of the Yellowstone region.