I promised to post a few more photos of the beautiful scenery we saw while visiting Glacier National Park. We thought if we visited after Labor Day, there would be fewer people. Well….if that was fewer people, I’d hate to go in peak season!!! Wowza, that’s a popular place! Maybe everyone had the same idea as we did?!?
A trip isn’t successful without shooting some tree art:
Our next trip isn’t until December. Can I survive??? :o)
Have a terrific day and I hope you do or learn something NEW today!
It’s update time! I get to cross Glacier National Park off our National Parks bucket list and add multiple waterfalls to my 100 Waterfalls Bucket List.
We visited Glacier National Park last week. We were thrilled to see the northern lights while we were there! We had a terrific time hiking and biking, eating huckleberry pie, huckleberry ice cream and huckleberry bear claw pastries! The weather in the 60s was perfect hiking weather. It was an excellent week!
I officially added 3 waterfalls to my waterfall bucket list, but we saw multiple random waterfalls. For instance, while driving on Going to the Sun Road, we saw water pouring over rocks several times.
Here’s my official three:
Baring Falls:
St Mary Falls (someone needs to remove that random log that obstructs the view, right! :o):
And here’s Virginia Falls:
I’ll post more photos of the beautiful scenery of Glacier National Park in the next few days.
Here’s the updated NP list. 26 down, 37 to go!
LIST OF US NATIONAL PARKS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (63 total)
Acadia National Park {done}
Arches National Park {done}
Badlands National Park
Big Bend National Park
Biscayne National Park {done}
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park {done}
Bryce Canyon National Park {done}
Canyonlands National Park {done}
Capitol Reef National Park {done}
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Channel Islands National Park
Congaree National Park
Crater Lake National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park {done}
Denali National Park and Preserve
Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park {done}
Gates of the Arctic National Park
Gateway Arch National Park
Glacier National Park {done}
Glacier Bay National Park
Grand Canyon National Park {done}
Grand Teton National Park {done}
Great Basin National Park {done}
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park {done}
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Haleakala National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park {done}
Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park
Joshua Tree National Park {done}
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park
Kings Canyon National Park {done}
Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park {done}
Mammoth Cave National Park
Mesa Verde National Park {done}
Mount Rainier National Park
National Park of American Samoa
New River Gorge National Park
North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park
Petrified Forest National Park
Pinnacles National Park
Redwood National Park {done}
Rocky Mountain National Park {done}
Saguaro National Park {done}
Sequoia National Park {done}
Shenandoah National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Virgin Islands National Park
Voyageurs National Park
White Sands National Park
Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Yellowstone National Park {done}
Yosemite National Park {done}
Zion National Park {done}
Have a great day! I hope you do or learn something NEW today!
Happy Monday! It’s high time I posted (cuz it’s been over a month!) Yikes! I remember thinking if I paid for WordPress instead of having ads on my site, that would lead me to post regularly…to make it “worth” it! How’s that working for me?? I clearly need to be more intentional!
Nevertheless, here I am, and here’s some miscellany to share:
We had a family get-together and rode ATVs to this beautiful waterfall. So I’ll update my 100 Waterfall Bucket List!
Speaking of waterfalls…my ultimate bucket list waterfall to see is Iguazu Falls, and it WILL happen! We’ve booked our trip for early next year! I’m SO excited. Here are some Google images of Iguazu Falls:
Even more exciting is that I’m finally a Grandma! Yay! I haven’t asked permission to post any photos, so that will have to wait.
Here’s what I’ve been reading lately. And when I say “reading” I mean mostly listening to (on commutes to work)! My yearly GoodReads challenge is 75 books and I’m on track to reach that challenge. I’ve read some really good books this year. I’ve never really wanted to read everything from any particular author before, but I’ve decided I’ll read all of Susan Meissner’s books. Wish me luck…there are about 30. If I get tired of them, I’ll abandon that idea! :o)
That’s probably enough miscellany for now. The other stuff is too boring to share (the depressing process of getting decking bids…why is trex decking SO expensive?!) Travel planning is fun, but it’s hard to wait…I just wanna GO GO GO! The fires are making air quality not great. But I’m loving the beautiful summer flowers everywhere! I think I’ll go for a bike ride and enjoy the lovely yards in my area.
Have a great day! I hope you do or learn something NEW today!
Happy Monday! It’s been a while since I brain-dumped some miscellaneous NEW stuff, so here goes.
Miscellany #1: It was fun to see some wildlife on our hikes in Grand Tetons National Park. There were quite a few of these little guys running around! A grandpa pointed to one and asked his grandson if he thought that one was Alvin, Simon, or Theodore. I really doubt the little boy knew what his grandpa was talking about! Haha!
This guy wasn’t fazed at all by the attention he was getting!
Look very close. That’s a bear across the lake. I need a better zoom lens!!!
Thanks to Google, I believe this is a Western Tanager. Again…Santa, I need a zoom lens for Christmas! Haha!
AND, what do you think of this “wildlife”?!? He (or she) is livin’ the life!
Miscellany #2: What I’ve been reading lately. I’ve already hit my GoodReads 2023 Reading Challenge goal (my goal was 52 books, and I’m already at 62…). So I think for the last part of this year, I’ll make a goal to read a book from every genre that GoodReads list on its browse page. I figure that’s one way to read NEW and different material (I hope to learn LOTS of NEW stuff!). Here’s the genre list.
AND lastly, miscellany #3. I learned something NEW recently. I showed my friend at work my photo from the Tetons and she taught me that these yellow flowers that were everywhere are called Mule Ears. She had been to Colorado that same weekend and noticed a lot of them there too! Here’s more from our trip to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. I’m taking her word for it (so I hope she’s correct). It’ll be an easy name to remember (I hope).
That’s it for today’s NEW miscellaneous stuff. Have a great day and I hope you do or learn something NEW today!
As I mentioned yesterday, we recently traveled to North Carolina and I learned some NEW miscellaneous stuff while we were there. So, of course, I gotta share!
We were chatting with a local, and she mentioned the Brown Mountain Lights. She was saying her husband has seen them twice, but she’s never seen them. I had never even heard of them! Apparently, the mysterious Brown Mountain Lights have been appearing in the Linville Gorge area of North Carolina for hundreds of years. No one can explain them. Here’s a website with more info: CarolinaCountry.com. My great-grandfather lived in Linville in the late nineteenth century, so I’m curious to know if he ever saw them! Maybe you’ve heard of them if you saw the movie Alien Abduction. And here’s an interesting YouTube video about them.
The next miscellaneous NEW thing I learned in Asheville was how oddly shaped a lawn bowling ball is! It is very cool that the city of Asheville has provided a lawn bowling green in their public park. You don’t see that every day! One of the players at the park noticed our interest in the game and came over to explain and show us the balls they use. Let’s just say they aren’t perfectly round. The game is similar to bocce {i think}, but there are obviously some differences. If you’re interested, here’s a site that explains the game {HERE}.
This is the bowling green in Asheville’s Carrier Park, which has a fun history of its own. It’s a former speedway turned into a public park!
Oh, the miscellaneous NEW things you learn when you get away from your own neighborhood!
I’m not sure of the author of this quote…but I luv it!
“The best education you’ll get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences.”
Have a great day today! Do or learn something NEW!
Well, October passed in a blink, right!?! We had a blast the last week of October. We traveled to Asheville, North Carolina, and saw the beautiful fall colors in the area right at their peak! How lucky was that? Some areas, like in the Great Smoky National Park were past peak, but around Asheville the colors were GORGEOUS!
We hiked almost every day and saw multiple waterfalls. So, today I updated my Waterfalls Bucket List. We added 11 to the list, just from this trip, and we barely scratched the surface of NC Waterfalls!
Our hikes were spectacular! Perfect weather for hiking and check out these colors:
Another waterfall…
I’ll probably share more pics in a few days if I get around to it.
If you Google “Best places to visit in the fall”, Asheville NC is top of the list. I definitely agree, Google!!!
Note to self…Always plan a road trip (traveling north) toward the end of September each and every year!
We traveled to Jackson Hole, Wyoming last weekend and the colors were gorgeous! The best views seemed to be at spots that we couldn’t really stop and take photos…but the beauty is fondly stored in my memory instead of my camera’s memory.
The dinner and show at Bar J Wranglers in Jackson was excellent too. A friend recommended it to me, years ago, and I’m happy we finally got to go.
Road trips are the best for taking in all of the beautiful fall scenery. If any of you have a recommended itinerary for next fall’s trip, let me know! Have a great day! Do or learn or see something NEW!
We’ve just returned from a week or so of traveling and now it’s time to update my “100 Waterfall Bucket List“! The photo above is of Hog’s Back Falls in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We also saw Rideau Falls in Ottawa and Montmorency Falls near Quebec City. I really LOVE waterfalls!
AND…funny thing…I recently read this article “The Most Jaw Dropping Waterfalls in all 50 states” and it lists the waterfall in front of the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada as that state’s best waterfall! I understand that Nevada is the driest state and they probably don’t have any natural waterfalls. I’ve been to the Mirage Hotel’s waterfall. Can I count it?….Should I count it as one of my 100? Let me know what you think! :o)
{Rideau Falls, Ottawa, Canada}
{Montmorency Falls, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada}
Have a great day! Do something NEW…maybe work on a NEW bucket list?!?
I love, loVE, LOVE waterfalls, so I’m gonna keep track of the ones I visit and try to cross off a bucket list of visiting 100 waterfalls. I’ve gotta get busy!
Dunn’s River Falls, Jamaica {done}
Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota {done}
Multnomah Falls, Oregon {done}
American Falls, Niagara, New York {done}
Bridal Veil Falls, Niagara, New York {done}
Horseshoe Falls, Niagara, New York {done}
Bridal Veil Falls, Provo, Utah{done}
Akaka Falls in Hilo, Hawaii {done}
Emerald Pools Waterfall, Zion National Park, Utah {done}
Horsetail Falls, Alpine, Utah{done}
Cascade Falls, Brianhead, Utah{done}
Upper Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone National Park {done}
Lower Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone National Park {done}
Snoqualmie Falls, Seattle, Washington {done}
Kanarraville Falls, Kanarraville, Utah {done}
Toquerville, Falls, Toquerville, UT {done}
Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls, ID {done}
Twin Falls, ID {done}
St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, MN {done}
Hog’s Back Falls, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada {done}
Rideau Falls, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada {done}
Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada {done}
Upper Mesa Falls, Idaho {done}
Lower Mesa Falls, Idaho {done}
Talcott Falls, New York {done}
Pixley Falls, New York {done}
Stewart Falls, Sundance, UT {done}
Battle Creek Fall, Pleasant Grove, UT {done}
Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, CA {done}
Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite National Park, CA {done}
Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, CA {done}
Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, CA {done}
Lower Calf Creek Falls, Escalante, UT {done}
Grizzly Falls, Kings Canyon, CA {done}
Box Canyon Springs Waterfall, Wendell, ID {done}
Bullion Falls, Marysvale, UT {done}
High Falls, Dupont State Forest, North Carolina {done}
Triple Falls, Dupont State Forest, North Carolina {done}
Linville Falls, North Carolina {done}
Pearson’s Falls, Polk County, North Carolina {done}
Hickory Nut Falls, North Carolina {done}
Mingo Falls, North Carolina {done}
Tom Branch Falls, North Carolina {done}
Juneywhank Falls, North Carolina {done}
Indian Creek Falls, North Carolina {done}
Soco Falls, North Carolina {done}
Bowen Falls, New Zealand {done}
Hidden Falls, Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming {done}
Potem Falls, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California {done}
Burney Falls, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California {done}
McCloud Falls, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California {done}
Hedge Creek Falls, Dunsmuir, California, {done}
Kings Creek Falls, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, {done}
Whiskeytown Falls, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California, {done}
Crystal Creek Falls, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California, {done}
Cascade Falls, Ouray, Colorado {done}
Box Cañon Falls, Ouray, Colorado {done}
Bridal Veil Falls, Telluride, Colorado {done}
Milky Falls, Sanpete County, Utah {done}
Baring Falls, Glacier National Park, Montana {done}
St. Mary Falls, Glacier National Park, Montana {done}
Virginia Falls, Glacier National Park, Montana {done}
Iguazu Falls, Argentina {done}
Brandywind Falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio {done}
Blue Hen Falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio {done}
Chagrin Falls, Chagrin Falls, Ohio {done}
Minnehaha Falls, Nelson – Kennedy Ledges State Park, Ohio {done}
Cascade Falls, Nelson – Kennedy Ledges State Park, Ohio, {done}
Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen State Park, New York {done}
Triphammer Falls, Ithaca, New York {done}
Cascadilla Falls, Ithaca, New York {done}
Ithaca Falls, Ithaca, New York {done}
Lucifer Falls, Robert H. Treman State Park, New York {done}
Taughannock Falls, Taughannock State Park, New York {done}
Buttermilk Falls, Ithaca, New York {done}
Upper Genesee Falls, Letchworth State Park, New York {done}
Middle Genesee Falls, Letchworth State Park, New York {done}
Lower Genesee Falls, Letchworth State Park, New York {done}
High Falls, Rochester, New York {done}
Lower, Middle, and Upper Falls, Stony Brook State Park, New York {done}
Salmon River Falls, Orwell, Oswego, New York {done}
How do you you like these pasta “curtains” from this pastry shop in Portovenere Italy? I thought it was clever! I loved snapping photos of the every-day nuances of each of the countries we visited. I should have remembered to take more pics of PEOPLE in our group though!
So now I’m in the mood for pasta! Here’s some recipes I want to try soon:
Cream Cucumber Pasta Salad because a co-worker gave us some fresh cuks that we need to use up, and this looks so fresh and yummy!
AND, I need to make some manicotti because it freezes well for those nights I need a quick dinner. But I think I’ll try cooking it in the crock pot. What if I had some in the freezer and then just stuck them in the crock pot in the a.m. before work? I’ll let you know how that turns out! 🙂
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