Category: Tent Sleeping

The Buffalo Report

It feels like there is too much to say.

I have indeed arrived in Colorado Springs safe and sound.

no images were found

The drive here was not without incident. We camped several nights. From Stanwood we drove to my mom’s house in Idaho (near Couer d’Alene). We stayed the next night in Butte, which was without excitement except for the amazing full moon….

The following day we headed into Yellowstone where we saw the usual things – geysers, hot springs, LOADS of tourists. It was gorgeous and I took a

no images were found

lot of photos. That night is when it got interesting….

The Bison Incident.
Here’s the story. So in Yellowstone on Monday night we set up the tent (Jason slept outside so he just helped me set up my tent), ate (having the cooler was such a luxury!) and then I said “I want chocolate!” and Jason said that town wasn’t very far away. So we drove in to West Yellowstone. We went to the supermarket  and headed back. … Continue reading “The Buffalo Report”

Treading on the Heights

On Sunday I headed out with my good

no images were found

friend for a short back country camping trip. We left in the afternoon and headed up Highway 20 toward the North Cascade Mountains.  The weather was incredible!
It took us about 4 hours to get up to Harts Pass and since the hike we wanted to hike would take possibly another 4 hours, we decided to camp there for the night at The Meadows campground.
The colors all along the way were amazing and constantly changing. On the East side of the mountains near Winthrop, the colors are a palate of sage green and lavender… creamy yellow and a muted orange/brown.

no images were found

At Harts Pass there are a lot of burned trees- white and black toothpicks which were maybe used to poke all those bright holes in the night sky. Also, GREEN, really green with dots of purple, bright yellow and white flowers.

We were visited in the night by some large beasty thing. We did not see it, but heard its heavy footfalls in the gravel around our tents. I’ll be honest- I was scared. I think it was only a large dear or elk but in the dark I have a vivid imagination and to my ears it sounded more like some alien creature looking for freckles on which to feast.
Nevertheless we awoke uneaten early the next morning. After breakfast and reconfiguring our packs, we headed up again…  further up and further in…. Continue reading “Treading on the Heights”

Unbirthday Gifts

Currently I am sitting across from two of my nephews. Randall and Jonathan. They are 10 and 11 years old. Cousins who are also friends. Randall is fake coughing to make me laugh or … annoy me? He is also a little annoyed that I’m writing about him on the internet. Jonathan explains that I may be planning world domination with my typing. So we sit across from each other and make silly faces and noises. When he discovers that I’m  typing about our interactions, Randall furrows his brow- an impressively clear message is given.  He is not pleased with my public communications about him.

no images were found


Later in life he may be both proud and embarrassed to know what an amazing Aunt he has and how much she adores him.

But this is not what I meant to sit down and write about…. Continue reading “Unbirthday Gifts”