Category Archives: Vacations
Boulder Mountain Park, Boulder, Colorado – September 8, 2014
Monday: My second day of hiking in Boulder began earlier, as Batya’s course began at 8:30 a.m. on the second day. 8:43 a.m.: Within minutes of dropping her at Chautauqua, I hiked up the Baseline trail across the meadow. … Continue reading
Boulder Mountain Park, Boulder, Colorado – September 7, 2014
Batya had registered for a three-day Advanced Wilderness Life Support course being offered in Boulder, so after flying into Denver on Friday, September 5, and spending the Sabbath there, we drove on Sunday morning to Colorado Chautauqua. While Batya was … Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 23-25, 2013
Friday: We had wanted to visit the Mud Volcano area south of Canyon, but a lady at the Camper Services building told us that the area was still closed because of fire danger or damage. We had been lucky that … Continue reading
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming – August 22, 2013
Thursday: We were on the road by about 7:15 a.m., with Julie driving. I was happy to let her do most of the driving on the trip, though she had added me as a driver, so I was able to … Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 21, 2013
Wednesday: As the fires south of Canyon blocked our direct path to Grand Teton, we postponed our hike there, hoping that we could go on Thursday. Instead, we decided to spend the day investigating the geyser basins in the Old … Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 20, 2013
Tuesday: We began driving west from Canyon, and upon reaching the Norris Junction we turned north toward Mammoth Hot Springs. 8:30 a.m.: We stopped when we saw that other vehicles had pulled over. A bison appeared to be dozing in the field, but no … Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 19, 2013
Monday: The first photo below is our campsite, or part of it, showing my new two-man Kelty Gunnison 2.2 tent in the foreground (white and orange), with Julie’s new North Face Meso 2 in the background (green). The third tent … Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – August 18, 2013
Sunday: My friend Yigal and I flew from JFK to Salt Lake City, and from there on to the tiny airport at West Yellowstone, Montana. My friend Julie had flown from Pittsburgh into Jackson, Wyoming the day before and rented … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana – August 21-22, 2012
Tuesday, late afternoon: Leaving the Avalanche Creek area, where I had enjoyed a hike to Avalanche Lake as well as a walk around the Trail of the Cedars, I resumed driving east on Going-to-the-Sun Road. 5:02 p.m.: I passed Triple … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana – August 21, 2012 (to 5:00 p.m.)
Tuesday: This was Julie’s last day in the park. With a flight leaving at 2:00 p.m., she had arranged for the shuttle to pick her up at Apgar Village at noon. Thus, she had very little time left for adventure. … Continue reading