Mark’s Photos- #23
On September 10th of 2024, Cappuccino and I had a permit to camp at the bottom of the Grand Canyon along Bright Angel Creek. The start, on the South Rim, had been a cool...
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Mark’s Photos- #22
I actually took this picture yesterday a couple of miles from my house. Eugene, OR, has a sister city just across the Willamette River that borders both towns and divides them. That other city...
Mark’s Photos #21
It was the end of my morning training hike on a day in April of 2024. The sun was about to come up, and Canadian geese were arriving by the virtual busload to one...
SF2T- Post Script-2
It has been a while since I posted anything about the medical condition that took me off trail from the Santa Fe to Taos trail. I have gotten a number of heart tests, seen...
Mark’s Photos #20
It was the year of the pandemic, 2020. I was out on a morning hike in November. The air was crisp, the days were short, and the leaves had turned. As I walked the...
Yellowstone Family Trip-7
A float trip down the Yellowstone River at 11:30 was today’s adventure. We had to get out to the small town of Gardiner, MT. Situated near the north entrance to the park, it is...
4 responses to “Yellowstone Family Trip-7”
Glad you stayed away from any soft spots on the road shoulder near Gardner!
JR, You have a mind like a steel trap.
This is a key distinction for me “a float trip and not a white-water trip.” I’m a floater. I’ve heard one too many stories of rafts flipping on the Kennebec River in Maine and participants supposed to stay calm for the 30 seconds they are under water. I’m no Teddy Roosevelt in this regard. Speaking of which, we are watching a wonderful documentary on TR on Netflix. So much to learn.
I think the older boys would have liked a little more splash, but the 4 year old was definitely good with our languid pace and lack of spray. There were a few riffles along the way but our guide kept them pretty tame.
Teddy Roosevelt was an amazing guy. I’m sure he is rolling in his grave as the current administration works at undoing all his ground breaking conservation efforts.