I leave Yellowstone through its East Entrance and the highway which changes names 4 times along the route, takes me along the North Fold Shoshone River, by the Buffalo Bill Reservoir and straight into Cody, Wyoming. Apparently Buffalo Bill, who started the town of Wyoming, made it so on purpose – he built the town […]
Category: Road Trip
Yellowstone, Yellowstone
“He always had felt at home outdoors. It was as if the land and sky and wind were friendly, and no need for a pack of people about to make him easy. The wind had a voice to it, and the land lay ready for him, and the sky gave room to his eye and […]
The Spectacular Grand Teton National Park
On the drive from Bend, OR to Jackson, WY I intend to stop in Boise (Boyz-ee) but as I get closer to the city the highway gets bigger, signs announce this and that turn off, the traffic increases and I realize that I am not at all eager to explore a city. Nature is calling, […]
Central Oregon’s Outdoor Playground
The drive from Florence to Sisters is beautiful, winding through thick forests, following a river and then slowly ascending into the mountains. Along the way I stop in Eugene, home of the University of Oregon, and the town doesn’t let you forget it. There are ‘O’ stickers everywhere – on cars, in windows, on T-Shirts, […]
Oregon’s Playful West Coast
Mission complete, a part of it anyway – I make it to the coast. It’s wonderful to walk towards the beach in my bare feet, cool sand slipping between and around my toes, the big sky above, and the coast stretching as far the fog and haze. I take my shoes off and run towards […]
Portland, Oregon
Have you ever tried to watch Portlandia but couldn’t manage to get through an episode? I didn’t get through an episode a few years ago. Didn’t get it. Turned it off. It was too weird. And now I do. I get Portlandia. Because I’m in Portland and it all kind of makes sense. I’m staying […]
Billings, Bozeman and Butte, Montana
I drive into Montana – Big Sky country. My first stop is Miles City where I caffeinate for the long drive ahead. Miles City a is still fast asleep on a Sunday morning, but I find a diner/restaurant where I get my coffee, and an entire coffeepot so that I can refill my own cup […]
Medora and Theodore Roosevelt National Park, South Unit
In North Dakota, a sunny day quickly turns into a thundery one. The wind helps the clouds conglomerate, hook up, build electricity and thunder down on the campers. Thankfully, the storms tend to come in the evening and rage throughout the night, so my day-time adventuring is not hindered. At night, my tent shakes as […]