bugsy running on lone rock beach with the airstream and f-150 in the background

Author: lauren

  • Two days in Hamilton, MT–Big Trip #3

    Two days in Hamilton, MT–Big Trip #3

    We visited Hamilton in September 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Hamilton was great… until Hamilton was covered in smoke from the fires in CA and OR. We managed to get in a cuckoo amazing hike, eat some surprisingly good sushi, and hang out at a cool brewery, before the smoke drove us away. And…

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  • One night in Missoula, MT–Big Trip #3

    One night in Missoula, MT–Big Trip #3

    We visited Missoula in September 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Here’s something exciting! On the drive to Missoula from Sandpoint we heard a big bang! And one of the Airstream tires had exploded! Woo! We were able to change it on the side of the road and get all new tires (shout out to…

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  • Three days in Sandpoint, ID–Big Trip #3

    Three days in Sandpoint, ID–Big Trip #3

    We visited Sandpoint in September 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Read about our second visit in 2022 here. This was the point in the trip where we were supposed to turn north and head for Banff, long on my travel wish list! But alas, due to stupid Covid and the US’s inept handling…

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  • Two days in Kalispell/Whitefish, MT–Big Trip #3

    Two days in Kalispell/Whitefish, MT–Big Trip #3

    We visited Kalispell and Whitefish in September 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Glacier National Park was incredible, but we were ready for fewer people and more hiking with Bugsy, so we relocated a bit to the west to hit a different section of Flathead National Forest. Two neighboring towns appealed to us as potential…

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  • Glacier National Park

    Glacier National Park

    We visited the west side of Glacier National Park in September 2020, as part of Big Trip #3, and the east side in September 2022, as part of Big Trip #4. Glacier National Park is popular! All this popularity means crowds in the campgrounds, crowds in the parking lots, crowds on the scenic drives, and…

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  • Four days in West Glacier, MT–Big Trip #3

    Four days in West Glacier, MT–Big Trip #3

    We visited West Glacier in September 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Theodore Roosevelt National Park put us into hyper-hiking mode, and we were so excited to get to Glacier National Park! Our sincere hope was that we’d arrive late enough in the season that we would miss the crowds but still get great weather…

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  • One night in Havre, MT–Big Trip #3

    One night in Havre, MT–Big Trip #3

    We visited Havre in September 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Our route from Theodore Roosevelt National Park to Glacier National Park took us across Rt 2 in northern Montana. We chose Havre as a stopover town because it seemed to have the most going on. Two breweries! Food trucks! Campground We stayed at the…

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  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park

    We visited TRNP in late summer 2020 as part of Big Trip #3, and again in late summer 2022, as part of Big Trip #4. We’ve now been to Medora, North Dakota and Theodore Roosevelt National Park twice, and both times had an incredible experience because 1) the scenery is gorgeous, and 2) it’s not…

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  • Big Trip #3 Catch-up #1

    Big Trip #3 Catch-up #1

    Yes, I’m behind posting about Big Trip #3, and I’m just going to get slower because we’re into the good hiking territory now and that’s pretty much all we’re doing. And drinking beer. So in an attempt to keep you caught up if you’re following along in real time, here’s where we’ve been so far,…

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  • Two nights in Fargo, ND (visit #1)–Big Trip #3

    Two nights in Fargo, ND (visit #1)–Big Trip #3

    We were in Fargo in late August 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Read about our second visit in 2022 here. Fargo is a fun town! We mostly went for the beer, which will surprise no one. J has lots to say about that below. But we also enjoyed our riverside campsite in a…

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