We woke before the sun and opened our blinds to see smoke surrounding us. The wildfire in west Yellowstone has been a pretty big one and there was obviously a change of wind as the air was thick with smoke and the sunrise looked like a smoggy Asian one. It did clear soon after arriving…
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The colours of Yellowstone
It’s been over four months since we began our roadtrip in Alaska and after 8500 miles we finally made it to the legendary Yellowstone National Park. It’s a place we’ve wanted to visit for years, we’ve seen so many documentaries and dreamed of the day we could see the sights in person. The ranger at…
A photographers dream in The Grand Tetons
The Tetons treated us to a day full of its best views. The sun touched the peaks first thing and stained them pink once again like a picture out of a brochure. We saw our first herd of bison in the distance and a male Pronghorn Antelope in the field before stopping at the Mormon…
Hiking in the stunning Grand Tetons
We find it really hard waking up early, especially when it’s freezing cold in our van, but whenever we’re in a National Park we dust off the alarm clock and make the most of each day. So at 6.45am my alarm began making the irritating noise and I snoozed a few times. I lifted up…
A day of boating, camping and sunsets in The Grand Tetons
The Grand Teton mountain range has to be one of the most recognisable in the world and we were super excited to explore the area. Before entering the national park we stopped at Jackson Hole. Everyone we’ve met has said we have to go to Jackson, the name has echoed around us since arriving in…
Craters of the moon national monument, Idaho
Out of nowhere the scenery changed from countryside with flat, dry fields to black lava flow as far as the eye could see. It was pretty bizarre! Just outside of Carey there was a hot spring nestled in the volcanic rock so we pulled up and had quite a shock after our tranquil pools in…
Wagon days and hiking to Pioneer Cabin, Idaho
We drove south till we reached the sweet town of Ketchum nestled in an idyllic spot of Idaho. It was labour weekend so lots of events taking place but the big Wagon Days Parade wasn’t till tomorrow so we headed out of town along the Sun Valley Road for the Pioneer Cabin trailhead. The old…
Shooting stars, squirting salmon and hot springs
We couldn’t resist another night under the stars soaking in one of Idaho’s many idyllic hot springs so we headed back. The skies in this area are said to be the clearest in the lower 48 and the moon was non-existent for our visit. We weren’t alone for our second night, a local guy was…
Finding paradise in Idaho
Craig and I have somehow managed to last 9 years together…with how much time we spend together it’s probably the equivalent of 25 years of marriage!! We woke up in a stunning location where the dry grassy hills all turned orange in the rising sun and deer darted away from our van as we opened…
The road less travelled | Montana to Idaho
I browsed over our USA map searching for a scenic route from Flathead Lake, Montana to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Their not far from one another but I couldn’t help but spot a green blob on the map called ‘Sawtooth Wilderness’ way south in Idaho. I was envisioning mountain peaks with edges spiky like…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 