Gallatin Valley! Last night, I started the book Gallatin Canyon, short stories by Thomas McGuane. It reminded me how much I have always wanted to travel the Gallatin Hwy to West Yellowstone. Considering where I am and where I am headed, at the very least, I could travel about 50 miles or so down the…
We all know about freeway exits and the numbering system. Exit numbers correspond to the closest mileage markers along the road. In Wyoming, I exit I-25 at exit/mile marker 81. That exit is 81 miles north of the Colorado/Wyoming border. The first exit over that border into Wyoming is #4. When I visit the…
During my sabbatical trip last summer, I bought a zero-gravity lounge chair from Cabelas (Billings, MT). My other chair was uncomfortable, the bed in my camper was awful, and I ached from head-to-toe. I needed to solve those problems so I could sleep in the camper and lounge outdoors during the day, for 6 weeks.…
I made it out of Billings to the Bluebird trail. Before writing about that adventure, here is my weekly summary: Big Horn Mountains, WY Greatest Find on the road: propane, water, van gas all in one place (Flying J) Biggest Duh: Trying for 5 minutes to light refrigerator (propane connection). Tried again and again later.…
Yesterday I decided to move on. I loved the remote setting; however, the lack of Internet made my work projects difficult, I had a run-in with my popup camper mattress (it lost), and I could not find any good birding places. The mattress from hell story is the most interesting. Before the trip I expected…
The Cabelas mailer came today. Since they are one of my favorite outside-themed stores, I started flipping through the pages. I came to a screeching halt on page 3, where I saw battery-heated socks. Woo-hoooo, just what I need for winter camping, I thought at first. Then I looked at the price. $20? $50 $75?…