Category: Camping

Go West: Lakes and Ponderosa

Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward #51 of my 2023 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Thunder Basin National Grassland; Two Moon Loop, Glendo State Park, Glendo, WY This travel, hike and camping took place on the traditional territory of the Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ and hinono’eino’ biito’owu’ (Arapaho) who have stewarded this land for more than 5,000 … Continue reading Go West: Lakes and Ponderosa →

Go West: Backroad Surprises

Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Custer State Park, Jewel Cave National Monument and Thunder Basin National Grasslands This travel, hike and camping took place on the traditional territory of the Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Mnicoujou, hinono’eino’ biito’owu’ (Arapaho) who have stewarded this land for more than 5,000 years. I respect the histories, languages and cultures of these … Continue reading Go West: Backroad Surprises →

Go West: Buttes and Prairie

Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward #50 of my 2023 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Badlands National Park (Lakota: Makȟóšiča )  This travel, hike and camping took place on the traditional territory of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Yankton, Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), and Mnicoujou who have stewarded this land for more than 5,000 years. I respect the histories, languages and cultures of … Continue reading Go West: Buttes and Prairie →

Go West 2023: The Best Laid Plans

Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Where to From Here In 2022 I did a blitz trip west to visit family and friends in Utah, California and Arizona. As the landscapes rolled by on 10-12 hour days of driving, I had promised myself I would take the trip again in 2023, cutting back those … Continue reading Go West 2023: The Best Laid Plans →

Go West: Get out the Map

Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area This travel, hiking and camping took place on the traditional territory of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Wahpeton and Wahpekute who have stewarded this land for more than 5,000 years. I respect the histories, languages and cultures of these peoples, whose presence continues to enrich … Continue reading Go West: Get out the Map →