Portland: Walking Tour and New Friends
Day 2 July 7, 2019 Having an open mind while traveling is very important as well as traveling to new places you do not know too much about. Being open-minded…
Glacier National Park: Polebridge, Lake MacDonald, and Whitefish, MT
Day 4 July 5th Friday, July 5th marked my last day in beautiful Montana, but since my train did not leave until 9 PM, I had the whole day to…
Glacier National Park: Two Medicine Lake and Twin Falls
Day 3 July 4, 2019 Happy Fourth of July! After enjoying a relaxing morning sleeping in and watching a couple episodes of Stranger Things, Season 3, I decided to head…
Glacier National Park: Many Glacier and Grinnell Glacier Hike
Day 2 Part 1 7/3/2019 The one hike that I knew I wanted to do when I was planning my trip to Glacier was the Grinnell Glacier trail. It is…
Glacier National Park: Logan Pass and Hidden Lake Trail
Day 1 Part Three 7/2/2019 After being chased off my seat by the ground squirrel, I started the Hidden Lake Trail. I read this trail was an “accessible” trail that…
Glacier National Park: Drive to Logan Pass
Day 1 Part Two 7/2/2019 After hiking the Avalanche Lake Trail, I decided to venture further into the park along the Going to the Sun Road. It is a 50…
Glacier National Park: Avalanche Lake Trail
Day 1 Part One July 2, 2019 There was no better way to start my expedition to Glacier National Park than doing a hike up to Avalanche Lake! It was…
Amtrak’s Empire Builder
Fargo, ND to Whitefish, MT: Whitefish, MT to Portland, OR July 1st, 2019 I began my official solo backpacking trip on Monday, July 1st at the lovely hour of 3:24…
New Englander with Midwestern Roots
June 19th – July 1st, 2019 The first segment away from home was actually at my home away from home! North Dakota! Anyone who knows me well knows I love…