I walked to the Cowboy Cafe at the other end of town for breakfast and it was fantastic.  As much as I liked the Black Bear Inn, I decided to switch hotels and try the…Continue Reading

I broke camp on the small hill overlooking Upper Brooks Lake and hiked past beautiful Brooks Lake Lodge.  The trail joins a dirt road on the other side of the lodge which I followed for…Continue Reading

I got an early start even though everything was still frozen.  I need to modify my tent breakdown procedure when it’s so cold.  My fingers froze and I couldn’t feel the tent bag to get…Continue Reading

It froze last night for the first time.  I didn’t want to face the cold so I had a late start of 7:30. It’s funny how much determination it takes to get out of your…Continue Reading

I only did 14 miles today.  The hives are sucking all my energy.  Going uphill is agony with muscles screaming “Nooo!”. Even though I was exhausted, the trail is beautiful here. It follows the Snake…Continue Reading

I ate breakfast at Grant Village, hitched to the main highway, then hitched again to the Heart Lake trailhead.  The first car stopped and I got a ride from a very nice younger guy on…Continue Reading

I was miserable and slept in my tent most of day. Grant Village sucks.  Nobody here gives a shit.  Everything is so commercialized and the park employees are used to dealing with hordes of tourists…Continue Reading

My assigned campsite for the day was at Moose creek – just 12 miles away. I crossed the Firehole River and after a bit entered the Shoshone Geyser Basin. I’ve been here several times over…Continue Reading

We got up early and booked it to Old Faithful – fearful that we would miss the famous buffet breakfast.  We eventually became separated and I arrived alone and ate the ho-hum breakfast by myself. …Continue Reading