Did You Know?

Did you know that male moose use almost as much energy growing their antlers yearly as female moose use being pregnant?

1 month from today - Grand Teton National Park



This is one of the pictures I took last time at was at Grand Teton.

1 month from today - Zion

Screen Capture from google maps.

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1 month from today - Grand Canyon

This is a picture from the national park service archives.  1 month from today I will be able to take one of my very own.  I wonder what the chances of seeing a rainbow are?

Yosemite - 1 Minute Video Vacation

Thankfully I will have more than a minute to explore Yosemite.

1 Month from today - Yosemite

If it were a rodeo, it would be the Grand-Daddy of them all. So many of the photographers who I admire have done some of their best work at Yosemite. In my earlier years, Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell then continuing on with photographers like Don Smith. Artists who were/are not only able to capture the beauty of the world but also to help teach others to see and capture the beauty for themselves. While I am excited to visit and am sure to be amazed by Glacier, Olympic, The Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Parks, I think I am most looking forward to our time at Yosemite. I can't wait to experience Tunnel View, Glacier Point, Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, Tuolomne Meadows, Vernal and Nevada Falls and so many others for myself.

George Mallory - Jeffrey Archer - Paths to Glory

I just finished the novel Paths to Glory by Jeffrey Archer.  It's about George Mallory and his attempts to climb Mt Everest.  It was a great read.  In my opinion Mallory and Irving were the first to summit Everest although there will probably never be any hard evidence to prove it.  What really caught my eye though was this picture of Mallory and Irving as they were setting off on a climb one day.  Look at their clothes!!  That is less than I wear when I go out to clear snow from my driveway at sea level in North Dakota and it's what they were wearing to climb to 29,000 feet on Mount Everest.

Maps

Links to our daily driving maps.

Day 1 - To Glacier

Day 5 - To Seattle

Day 6 - To Olympic

Day 7 - To Portland

Day 8 - To Redwoods

Day 9 - To Muir Woods, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Day 10 - To Yosemite

Day 14 - To Grand Canyon

Day 16 - To Zion

Day 18 - To Park City

Day 19 - To Grand Tetons

Day 21 - To Yellowstone (go to highway, take a left)

Day 23 - Home (through gardiner or red lodge???)

So many possibilities

Just another morning at glacier national park.
http://www.nps.gov/glac/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

1 Month from today -Olympic National Park

I'll be blogging about this more later, but coming this fall to PBS is The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Ken Burns. I don't watch much PBS, but I will be watching this.

1 Month from today -Seattle

1 month from today we will be in Seattle on our way to Olympic National Park.

Sanctus Real - I'm not alright

Some day's I feel like this. Probably a lot of days this week.

1 Month From Today - Glacier National Park

Photo by Off The Planet http://offtheplanet.typepad.com/2_girls_and_the_world/2005/08/day_eight_three.html

Glacier Afternoon - I Love Webcams

Glacier Afternoon - I Love Webcams

New Mountain Dew out today.

If you know me, you know I love Mountain Dew. In particular the limited edition summer flavors. Click the banner above to learn more about this years flavors.

Glacier Morning

I hope I get at least one morning like this when we are there.

Minneopa State Park - Falls

I got a few minutes this morning to run out to Minneopa State Park this morning with my brother. It was raining, so not the best day, but it was nice to get out and take some pictures.

Minneoppa Falls

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One of mine from last summer

This is one of my favorites from last summer. Taken near Lake Crystal, MN.

Ribfest Fun

Apparently my Cell phone camera isn't working.

Pearl Jam on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

Pearl Jam on the first Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien