Travel & Tourism
Shelli and Friends Vs. Wild
I love survival reality shows like Man Vs. Wild and Dual Survival. They showcase great challenges, stunning scenery and “news you can use.” Who knows when I might need to know how to skin and cook a field mouse, or start a fire without matches.
Here’s my first effort at my own such show. I hope [...]
Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim Video Blog
I previously blogged about my recent Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim experience.
My friend, Jon Dorn, the editor-in-chief of Backpacker Magazine, is the one who invited me along and enabled me to complete the life list adventure. Here’s his video blog of our adventure.
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My Most Epic Wind River Day Hike
I just completed a life list hike that’s in my back yard, Wyoming’s southern Wind River Range. As those of you who know me, or read this blog, know, I live for these “epic” hikes in the Wind River Range. This year I had a list of five major ones I wanted to do. Due [...]
Good Views Come to Those Who Hike Uphill
I just returned from my annual hike to Shoshone Lake above my town of Lander, WY. There’s no other way to describe this 22-mile hike. It’s a grunt.
The trail is not necessarily spectacular, and in fact much of it follows a two-track and is a popular ATV trail. Solitude isn’t the reason you hike to [...]
Droid Helps Country Bumpkin Find Her Way
My family just returned from a week in Omaha, NE, where we visited my husband’s family.
Before departing for our trip, I upgraded from a Blackberry Storm to a Motorola Droid X. During my trip, I fell in love with my Droid X.
For one thing, as we traveled for hours across the wide state of Nebraska, [...]
The “Gilbert Johnson 1-Mile-a-Day Challenge”
My husband’s uncle Gilbert is 82 years old. He has knee problems, glaucoma, and other aches and pains that commonly wreak havoc on people as they age.
But he is no ordinary 82-year-old.
Every summer we travel to Omaha, my husband’s home town, to visit his family. Omaha is home to the ever-expanding and awesome Henry Doorly [...]
Hiking the Bears Ears Trail
The Bears Ears Trail is one of my favorite trails in all of Wyoming’s Wind River Range. This is due to the nature of the trail and the views it provides.
After a little more than three miles of switchbacks through forest, the trail opens up into alpine tundra and hands out spectacular views as it [...]
Blue Ridge Lookout: A Perfect Family Hike
I live in Lander, Wyoming, which is an awesome town with about 7,000 people in it, located in the foothills of the spectacular Wind River Range. Those of you who follow me and this blog are well aware of my love of this area and for hiking.
Recently, my husband, Jerry, and I took our three [...]
Why I Love Lander, Wyoming
Someone once told me, “Happiness is a time, not a place.” I thought that it was a pretty neat way of looking at things. Still, the people in a community also help facilitate happiness. This is true for my community.
And, I certainly find happiness due to the place in which I live. A place called [...]
Biking to Frye Lake, in Wind River Range
Right now, the “Switchbacks” and road that connects nearby Sinks Canyon State Park and Bruce’s Bridge to Highway 28 and South Pass, above my town of Lander, WY, is closed to vehicular traffic, which means as a cyclist you can have the 8 miles of pavement up the Switchbacks all to your self.
Or, as [...]
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