Month: June 2020
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Sloverlanding from the Tetons to the Sawtooths and along the Salmon River
Daily travel can get exhausting, but the benefits of us doing it together have been pretty profound over our first month. A month ago, we would each sort of do our thing around the house with infrequent conversations about the common issues. We both worked in different industries spending lots of time and energy in…
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Teton Valley, Idaho: Rainy Days to Rainey Bridge to Moose in the Mountains
We left Bear Lake as we have with most places, wanting more. But also knowing it will be there next time and to get more would require warmer days. So we made our push north across the state line, our first deep dive into Idaho. We drove into Driggs and made two moves included in…
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The Relationship Between Jimmy Buffet Songs and Bear Lake, UT/ID
You can debate your favorite Parrot Head songs but the similarity referenced is in the turquoise blue color of Bear Lake’s water. Bear Lake is referred to as the Caribbean of the Rockies because of its luminescent blue water. It is a large lake surrounded by mountains and shared by two states. It is used…
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Uinta National Forest, Challenges, and Porcupines, oh my… – 6/3/2020
Bonus Feature of the Blog: Notes on the variety of camps. There are private and public camps such as KOA’s and RV parks that come with full amenities including pools, playgrounds, and dog parks. In fact, one KOA host informed us the specifics of the varying levels of KOA’s with the mack daddy having restaurants.…
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The Cattle Drivo to Provo on Juno Firsto
“Even if my neighbour doesn’t understand my religion or my politics, he can understand my story. If he can understand my story, then he’s never too far from me. It is always within my power to build a bridge.” – The Alchemist,” by Paulo Coelho While sitting here, I noticed this. An empty, eaten can…
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Hmm, Why Not Fish Lake National Forest? 6/1/2020
When we went to sleep Wednesday night we had readied everything to move our home 255 miles to Ely, NV. By 7 AM the next morning, that idea shifted based on the upcoming wind/weather forecast in Ely, our underlying need for lush mountains and cooler temperatures, and quite frankly, Patsy, a full time KOA resident…
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KOA’s are A-Okay 6/1/2020
The one daily risk we are fully aware of out west is that of fuel for the Tacoma. Having spent 33 years in the risk management field, I am a bit over conservative with the risk of running out so I watch the fuel gauge like a hawk. The little truck works really hard to…