2011

I’m back and I’m blogging! It’s been a whirlwind week since I’ve been able to post anything. As an interpretive ranger here at Yellowstone I am required to...

Near West Thumb Geyser Basin are a couple of short trails that had been calling my name since I arrived in Yellowstone 6 weeks ago. Very scenic, one...

It’s been three weeks since I arrived at Yellowstone and I’ve been to the Upper Geyser Basin an average of once a week. There is definitely some kind...

Barely escaping hypothermia and an almost certain demise during my spur-of-the-moment venture into the frigid high country of Dunraven Pass and the Washburn Range last week, I soon...

After five week days of work and two weekend days exploring the park, I am finally beginning to get my bearings around Yellowstone. I had serious plans for...

Many years ago, when I was first contemplating moving from Tennessee to Utah, a co-worker made a really peculiar comment. This person (his brain undeniably swelled by the...

Highway 26 in eastern Idaho passes through soaring plateau country where I felt like I could reach out and touch the mountains peaks. At Swan Valley I crossed...

It’s been barely one week since I arrived at Yellowstone, and the days have passed like the rushing water of spring snowmelt thundering down the surrounding mountains. There...

I almost didn’t go on the backpack last weekend, and was surprised to hear that most everyone else had considered backing out, too. We all had our excuses,...