The Badlands and Back to Wall Drug!! I finally hit my fourth and final national park is just eleven days...and it did not come without a painful hour-and-a-half drive either. The reason it was painful (for those that are curious) was that I had to drive on the worst gravel I had ever been on…
Black Hills National Forest, Black Elk Peak, and Wall Drug!! I want to preface this post by stating that South Dakota is so underrated! It has so many great attractions besides Mount Rushmore (which I skipped seeing because I don't feel it is worth it). The Black Hills, Rapid City, Hill City, Badlands National Park,…
Yellowstone --> Rapid City, South Dakota I left Yellowstone around 11:00AM this morning and started my trek back east. My goal of the day was to stop and see Devils Tower National Monument and then find a place to crash for a few nights in Rapid City, South Dakota. I managed to make check both…
Grand Teton National Park!! I have been longing to see Teton Mountain Range for at least two years now. I even have a tattoo based off of the range on my left arm. When I planned this trip, I made sure that I would see these magnificent, jagged peaks. I drove 2.5 hours from West…
Eight-and-a-half Hours in Yellowstone National Park What up Road Trip Warriors!? So I spent 8.5 hours today driving around Yellowstone National Park hitting all the major attractions and stopping by at some of the smaller ones as well. I drove through forests, snowy mountain roads, rain, and by numerous bison and elk! It was a…
West Glacier, Montana --> Yellowstone National Park, Montana/Wyoming It was about a seven hour drive from West Glacier Montana to Western Yellowstone, Montana. The drive took me through small mountain towns surrounded by snow-capped peaks. Perhaps my favorite town was Ennis, a town in Madison County, Montana. It had some small restaurants, quaint log homes,…
HARDEST HIKE I HAVE EVER DONE Today I hiked the Mount Brown Lookout Trail in Glacier National Park. It is ten miles round trip and one of the more difficult hikes in the park. To put the difficulty into perspective, in five miles you gain around 4,250' of elevation gain. It is steep the entire…
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Glacier National Park is unreal. I explored for hours today and I cannot get enough. I hiked the Trail of the Cedars, hiked up to Avalanche Lake, saw giant waterfalls cascading down mountains, and witnessed a bear walking in the lake. The landscape here is so beautiful and the forests are pristine.…
Jamestown, North Dakota --> West Glacier, Montana After being on the road since 8:00 AM this morning, I made it to West Glacier, Montana!! Everywhere you look is so scenic....the mountains, waterfalls, forests.....my eyes can't get enough. I already saw some mountain goats too!! Unfortunately I was driving too fast to stop to take some…
Elkhart, Indiana --> Jamestown, North Dakota What up Road Trip Warriors!? I am absolutely exhausted! I drove for FOURTEEN hours after only sleeping about five last night. All things aside....we made some great progress today! We are only about twelve hours away from Glacier National Park and I am SOOOOO HYPED UP! I can't wait…
