Stayed in a crusty old RV park in Snowville one night, en route to City of Rocks. In the morning I discovered a row of vintage cars on the edge…
Mark WatsonAugust 30, 2009
From Wild Iris we drove back to Lander and waited for a day while a low pressure system and associated thunderstorms and cold temps passed through the area. Unfortunately it…
Mark WatsonAugust 30, 2009
Fancy some bullet pocketed limestone in a sublime location - 3000m above sea level - and perched high above the central Wyoming plains? Then check out Wild Iris. Only a…
Mark WatsonAugust 30, 2009
We bailed from Yellowstone hoping to escape the crowds of tourists, but arriving at Jenny Lake Visitor Centre, at the foot of the Teton Range we realised the traffic jams,…
Mark WatsonAugust 21, 2009
After ticking The Wedge our next mission was Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, just across the border from Montana. The USA's (and the world's) first national park, Yellowstone is on the…
Mark WatsonAugust 15, 2009
After our Glacier National Park scramble we spent a couple days hanging out at Kalispell's local quartzite crag Stone Hill, where Nico sandbagged me on various things. After failing miserably…
Mark WatsonAugust 15, 2009
So yes, we're getting a bit behind in this blogging business right now... but bear with me and we'll try to bring you some updates from the front... At the…
Mark WatsonAugust 12, 2009
Our arrival in the Bugaboos (Purcell Range, south-eastern BC) coincided with the end of a two day storm and the beginning of a forecast fine spell. After nine days of…
Mark WatsonAugust 1, 2009
After our time at Lake Louise, and a couple of days driving out to Drumheller, we spent a few days hanging out at Paul Rogers' place in Canmore (thanks Paul…
Mark WatsonJuly 13, 2009
