September, it’s a mixed feelings kind of month. It signals the beginning of the end for hiking and camping season. On the plus side, our trails become less crowded and the leaves beginning to change adds some majestic colors to our journeys. Due to the shoulder season, we decided to take a trip to Yellowstone National Park in hopes of seeing the park with fewer people. (I promise that this month’s roundup which features a good majority of Wyoming is purely coincidental). Be on the lookout for our One Week Yellowstone Park Itinerary in the upcoming months.
Watch More Than Just Forests: Bridger-Teton
After recently visiting Yellowstone, we can vouch for how stunning the Wyoming landscape is. But if you can’t take our word for it watch the video below. For more videos like this visit www.morethanjustparks.com.
Read Would You Pay to Hike?
Most trails don’t just appear out of thin air. It takes a team of volunteers an enormous amount of man hours to build and maintain popular hiking trails. Down trees, fires and overgrowth can wreak havoc on the ability to explore in the woods. We ran into this problem when trying to hike to a downed World War II plane here in Idaho. Would it be worth it to pay $10 a year to help maintain trail systems? In my opinion, yes. It would be no different than paying for a fishing or hunting license. But I can see why this may cause some concerns. Check out this article from Adventure Journal on the recent proposal to charge hikers which Wyoming is considering.
Watch Find Yourself Outside
This video is too perfect not to watch again and again. The sounds and visuals will immediately cause you to start planning your next camping trip. The sounds of a babbling brook, the cracking of cold beer, and the sketchy rustling sound in the middle of the night. We are all too familiar with these.
Read Is Your 9-5 an Adventure Killer?
A while back we considered some options for ditching our typical office jobs to pursue the nomad lifestyle. And while we were confident we could do it, we just weren’t sold on the idea that you had to sell your house and live in a van to experience a life of adventure. Why can’t you have a stable home life and explore the world? Check out this article from Tyler McKay at The Outbound Collective about not letting a 9 to 5 job ruin your adventurous spirit.
So what are we up to you ask?
We used the truck camper during our Yellowstone visit and learned a few things. Although the carpeted camper shell is much warmer than a tent it is still no match for the high elevation, low-temperature nights we experienced in the park. Rest assured we are working on some improvements for bringing the heat into our camping setup.
It didn’t take much time after getting back from Wyoming for us to plan our next trip. The holidays can be stressful and expensive so we figured why not take that anxiety and money and apply it to something more fun. So for Christmas this year we decided to take a trip to Prague and Budapest. No real rhyme or reason for our choice of locations. We heard it was gorgeous in the winter so we are going to see for ourselves. Yes, it will be cold. But it will be cold at home too. So why not be cold in the countries with castles and magnificent architecture? Flawless logic.
Chad can be summed up by his idea of a perfect day: Waking up early to watch the sunrise over the mountains, warm cup of coffee in hand then grabbing his camera and fly rod, hitting the trail to explore some uncharted territory followed by cold beers and campfire steaks. Chad is often joined on his adventures by his wife, Tori, and their dog, Kona.
