Grand Teton National Park was established in 1929. As you might imagine, since Grand Teton National Park is right next door to Yellowstone National Park, there is a lot of volcanic and earthquake action here too. Although it might not seem like it; the landscape is always on the move. Our first afternoon we did some hiking in the Jackson Lake area. It was warm and sunny, so much so, that we caught a coyote snoozing on the side of the trail. He got up as we approached and g

Yellowstone National Park (2.2 million acres)was established in 1872 as the 1st National Park in the US and in the world. Pretty amazing to think it all started with this park 146 years ago and I can't think of a more iconic park to bear the honor. I can hear you thinking "Hey! The National Park Service just celebrated it's 100th birthday, how can Yellowstone be 146 years old?!?" If you recall the blog about Yosemite, the Army was in charge of managing the early parks. Th

This is called the Roosevelt Arch. It welcomes everyone to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, MT. We made camp in Gardiner and drove into the park up to the Wyoming border. It was 104 degrees and I was regretting deeply the promise I made to all of you that I would do at least a 5k (3.1 miles) in every park/state. But there was nothing to do but get the run in before it got dark. Just a little further and I'll be to the North Pole... I wish! I must have looked pretty