Category: Cross Country During COVID 2020
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This Seat Is Saved in Coulee
The extensive list of rules for the Coulee City Campground are posted next to the computerized kiosk that accepts bills or credit cards for payment. Pick an empty spot. Park your rig. Pay for your spot. Once paid, you have one hour to establish your camp. It’s so easy to do, and it turns out,…
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Northrup and the Vic in Scablands
Was there ever a time when the Grand Canyon was NOT a major tourist destination? We’ve been there a couple of times and it is awe-ways inspiring. It was also hard to find a parking, the trails were crowded and a camping spot was out of the question; those were reserved 11 months in advance….
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Eastern Washington’s Fablands
The Dakotas have their Badlands, we call New Mexico the Radlands and eastern Washingtons’ early settlers named theirs the Scablands, aka “not suitable for farming.” Coulee City crush We did not anticipate spending a long week here in the scablands. Our plan was to pass through on I-90 with a quick photo op at the…
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Coulee-0
Nine out of the Top 10 hikes in Glacier National Park are on the covid-closed East side with no indication of opening. With an on-the-fly itinerary in play we narrowed our options … 200 miles south to Teton and Yellowstone, continuing south thru Colorado and New Mexico through the summer or 800 miles west to…
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Glacier Gone Wild
With East Glacier National Park still closed and West Glacier attractions exhausted, we extended our footprint and made some wild discoveries. Hungry Horse At 564 feet high and 15 miles from West Glacier, Hungry Horse is Dam one of the largest concrete arch dams in the United States, and its morning-glory spillway, with water cascading…
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Scurry and Plod Attempt Mt Brown
On the second anniversary of walking out of corporate America, we saw no better way to commemorate the event than with walking up 4,325 vertical feet in 5.4 miles and back down again on a whim. TLDR: It didn’t end well, but the memory of it is getting better with time. We honestly lost our…
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Biking to the Sun Road Glacier
Glacier National Park is in Phase 1 re-opening and while we can’t get to a glacier or the East Side of the park, or most of the West Side or camp in any campgrounds or explore the visitor centers, we’re surprisingly okay with that. It’s like the Royal Taj Indian buffet in Columbia, MD. Sheri…
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Wayfarers Landing
It’s been 24 hours of heavy rain here in Bigfork, Montana. They call it a Derecho – a big ass storm that’s long, wide and traveling. News reports say it may be the first in history to cross the continental divide. Of course it is. It’s 2020. Camping in a walk-up spot at the Wayfarers…
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TRNP News
(Medora, ND)In braking news today, drivers on the North Unit loop of Teddy Roosevelt National Park were gridlocked by herds of bison who have taken control of the roads in the absence of tourists. No park rangers were on site for comment, but trails were open and restrooms flush with toilet paper and hand sanitizer….
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Badlands Birthdays
We arrived at the Red Trail Vineyard in Buffalo, North Dakota just in time to catch owner Rodney for a tasting and storytelling session before he departed to Fargo for friends, ribs, and some Red Trail wine we imagine. Harvest Hosts is turning out to be a joyful respite from the road. These small business…