My Side of the Adventure

The anticipation…

The reward…

Old Faithful

PART 1 of ?

As with many Americans, seeing Yellowstone was a lifelong dream. Because of this, I took my time for my first visit. Altogether, I was in the area for about two weeks. I camped just outside two different Park gates. Unfortunately, my visit coincided with partial closures due to the horrific June 2022 flooding.

Here are all my chosen photos from the Grand Tetons area. (Several are duplicates from the video in the previous post).

I tried my hand at a video for my visit to Grand Teton National Park.

Critiques are welcome–of the constructive variety! : ) I know there are some audio issues but I decided to go with it, anyway.

Full screen viewing is recommended (click in bottom right of video).

(Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!)

Sights in big, beautiful, wide open Wyoming as I excitedly made my way to Grand Teton and Yellowstone Parks.

RMNP – What a dream!

I know this post won’t interest as many people because it’s mostly about my Cardinals but there are also a few photos from the beautiful state of Colorado.
The reason it was a big deal for me to see the Cardinals this season is because two greats are retiring – long-time Cardinal, Catcher Yadier Molina, and returning Cardinal, Slugger Albert Pujols. We now know the Cards will be in the post-season which is nice considering the retirement of these players. I hope they/we go out with a bang and a banner!

While in Dixie National Forest, I got a wild hair. My boys, the St. Louis Cardinals, were coming to play in Denver. I asked a friend if they would be interested in meeting me. After scrambling to buy tickets and finding a place to camp, I started making my way toward Denver. I took a few photos along the way. I also posted a video after the photo gallery.

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It turned out that one of the couples that I met at the North Rim area, Bruce & Char, were going to the same area as I was after leaving the North Rim – Dixie National Forest in Utah. I asked if they would mind if I camped near them & they graciously agreed.
(My friend Penny had originally told me about this area and suggested it would be a good cool, high elevation place to stay while I visited nearby Bryce Canyon and Zion. She thought I would like the area, too, and she was absolutely right. Thanks, Penny!)
Bruce & Char found a nice spot on Strawberry Ridge Rd (FR239) with cell reception. I camped a stone’s throw down from them. At this spot, we were 33mi from Cedar City, 44mi from Bryce Canyon, and 43mi from Zion, so it’s a very nice central location. Temperatures were great (late July/early August). The road in was slightly rough but not too bad. There was a fair bit of traffic from razors, side-by-sides, etc., but I’ve seen much worse. No services but dumpsters at Navajo Lake are open to dispersed campers – 8mi away. Water, etc., is a bit tougher. A few amenities are probably available at Duck Creek Village but I’m guessing they are expensive. I arrived in the area all stocked up, and I also made a trip to Cedar City.

Please see photo captions for much more info.

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