By Chris on July 10, 2014
firehole lake drive, yellowstone national park
Travel, Wyoming
This entry is part 43 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 This isn’t some kind of joke. It really is named Firehole Lake Drive. Well, actually for anyone who travels with kids, you know all too well that anything can be a fart joke. But, when you are in […]
By Chris on July 10, 2014
fumarole, hot spring, lower geyser basin, mut pots
Travel, Wyoming

This entry is part 42 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 The Lower Geyser Basin Fountain Paint Pot area is the first geyser area you can visit coming from the north. Trails are clearly marked and signs clearly indicate it is dangerous and illegal to go off the […]
By Chris on July 8, 2014
junior ranger program, yellowstone, yellowstone national park
Travel, Wyoming
This entry is part 41 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 If you have kids, you must bring them to a visitors center in Yellowstone National Park so they can participate in the Junior Ranger Program. When you hear rangers and staff say, “the next generation is crucial […]
By Chris on July 8, 2014
geyser, old faithful, yellowstone
Travel, Wyoming
This entry is part 40 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 Old Faithful is probably one of the most recognizable names and features in all of the American park system. By accident, I was walking by Old Faithful at sunset on the 4th of July. I was filming […]
By Chris on July 7, 2014
old faithful inn, yellowstone, yellowstone national park
Travel, Wyoming
This entry is part 39 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 If you don’t have the opportunity to stay a night in the Old Faithful Inn, you need to at least visit it when you go to Old Faithful. The Old Faithful Inn was built in the early […]
By Chris on July 7, 2014
firehole, firehole canyon drive
Montana, Travel
This entry is part 38 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 After you enter Yellowstone National Park from the West, you will come to Madison Junction. Madison Junction is where the Gibbon River and the Firehole River merge to become the Madison River. Just up the Firehole River […]
By Chris on July 7, 2014
all american road trip
Montana, Travel
This entry is part 35 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 Day 9 of our all-American road trip out West was our fourth and final day in BigSky. Grandma and Grandpa offered to watch the kids in the morning so Sarah and I could go for a hike. We […]
By Chris on July 7, 2014
beehive basin, hike, montana, outdoors, road trip
Montana, Travel

This entry is part 36 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 If you have ever taken a road trip, you know how difficult it is to get exercise. Either there is no time, or you are so exhausted from driving and traveling that is seems impossible to get […]
By Chris on July 7, 2014
all american road trip, big sky, montana, road trip
Montana, Travel
This entry is part 31 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 This is our third day in Big Sky Montana and part of our all-American road trip out west. Tired from a long day yesterday, we all slept in a bit. After a good breakfast, Jackson and I took […]
By Chris on July 7, 2014
big sky, cedar mountain corral, horse back riding, montana
Montana, Travel
This entry is part 34 of 50 in the series All American Road Trip out West 2014 In Big Sky, you are in cowboy country Montana. There is no shortage of horses around. So how do you pick a place to ride? You ask a local. We were told to go to Cedar Mountain Corral […]