Today’s hike is to Grinnell Glacier which yields some potential facebook profile pictures. Sarah, our favorite Aussie, counts 86 waterfalls. Ordinarily I would never think of drinking water from a stream, but the water running down the mountain, straight from the snow a few feet above us, was so clean.
The third lake we came upon [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Adventure Travel Road Blog- Mountain Madness day 7
July 28th, 2009 
americanrambler Rafting the Gauley River
July 27th, 2009 americanrambler It’s one of North America’s top whitewater rafting runs, and certainly the jewel in Western Virginia’s crown. While it takes some gut to go Gauley River rafting, many take up the challenge nearly every day. But few have lived to tell the tale. Just kidding! Even a 12-year-old could do it.
FYI: Gauley River rafting in [...]
Road Blog- Mountain Madness day 6
July 26th, 2009 americanrambler The trek up to Glacier National Park: Lunch stop is at Flathead Lake, 50 miles long, every single one of them gorgeous. Half the group jumped in the lake and the other half thought 50 degrees too cold. Weird. Lunch hit the spot- grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato and avocado. A deli masterpiece despite its simplicity. [...]
Adventure Travel Road Blog- Mountain Madness day 5
July 23rd, 2009 americanrambler In the morning we hiked a Yellowstone trail that was named after a German genius who, by the way, also invented the Bunsen burner. It was such a clear, nice day, we could see the Grand Tetons, which were about 75 miles away! We came upon some watermelon snow, which I’ve only seen in these [...]
Road Blog- Mountain Madness day 4
July 21st, 2009 americanrambler One of the passengers, Evan, remarked how traveling in the US is just as cool as Europe. Well put, Evan. It’s so true. He said this in Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone. It’s a quaint little mountain town with just a main street, but with a twist because there are full grown elk and buffalo [...]
Road Blog- Mountain Madness day 3
July 20th, 2009 americanrambler What better place to celebrate a birthday than in the Grand Tetons? And I would imagine the best way to wake up is by silly string and party poppers to the face. Dj, our fearless leader and everyone’s favorite southern man, turned another year older and wiser today.
The Death Canyon hike was sometimes treacherous, but [...]
Road Blog- Mountain Madness day 2
July 16th, 2009 americanrambler Those horny French-Canadian fur trappers! The Tetons for their name when the trappers called them Les Trois Tetons- The Three Breasts. The raft guide said he doesn’t really think they look like breasts, but “then again, I haven’t seen a naked woman in 6 months”. Before making it to the Tetons, this group of 15 [...]
Road Blog- Mountain Madness day 1
July 16th, 2009 americanrambler This is from a recent Mountain Madness trip in June. Just a few notes for your perusal to see what kind of fun stuff is happening at these national parks and with our adventure groups. For more info http://tinyurl.com/cu47tx
On the way to Yellostone we ate lunch where Lewis and Clark ate lunch 200 years ago. [...]
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July 16th, 2009 americanrambler These days everyone is looking for ways to save money. Scrimp here, save there, etc. Cable television, eating at restaurants, shopping, vacations… what do you cut down on and what do you do away with?
Cable television is replaceable by watching via the internet. Restaurant visits are replaceable by cooking at home. Even if you don’t [...]