An essential part of our adventuring has been taking advantage of dispersed camping opportunities. We knew that there were plenty of forest roads to find places to camp in the Black Hills National Forest. We had picked up a forest motorized vehicle map for the Mystic Ranger District. After our first night at a paid Continue reading “Dispersed Camping In The Black Hills National Forest: Hits and Misses”
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Hiking The Black Hills With Poppy the Mountain Goat
Misadventure Ensues When we adopted Poppy, we knew she had a lot of energy and loved to go for walks, but we weren’t sure how far she could go since she is on the smaller side (not quite 14 lbs). We started with the 1.5-mile Stockade Lake Trail loop to warm her and us upContinue reading “Hiking The Black Hills With Poppy the Mountain Goat”
The Black Hills: Scenic Byways
Besides driving the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park, we drove the Needles Highway and Iron Mountain. Needles Highway On the first day, we took the Needles Highway. Fortunately, we are driving an itty bitty van because the tunnels on this particular byway are narrow and short, less than 9 ft and 10 ft sometimes.Continue reading “The Black Hills: Scenic Byways”
The Black Hills: Wildlife
A friend that has spent a lot of time in South Dakota recommended that we visit the Black Hills and Custer State Park. What a great suggestion that turned out to be. What may have been a one-day visit turned into a week because there were so many hiking trails, scenic drives, and beauty toContinue reading “The Black Hills: Wildlife”
The Teton Range: Stunning Views, Incredible Dispersed Camping
On our way to find dispersed camping outside of Jackson, WY, we drove through a portion of Grand Teton National Park and stopped to take pictures of a bison herd. The camping we were headed to is in the Bridger-Teton National Forest outside of the National Elk Refuge. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see anyContinue reading “The Teton Range: Stunning Views, Incredible Dispersed Camping”
Wind Cave National Park: In Pictures
While exploring the Black Hills, we drove to Wind Cave National Park. I have to admit I had never heard of it, but there are a lot more national parks than the ones that I knew about. We could not explore the cave (it sounds interesting) because we had Poppy with us. Instead, we walkedContinue reading “Wind Cave National Park: In Pictures”
Bison in the Badlands
We were excited to return to Badlands National Park after our first visit almost two years ago. We were there with our now-deceased dog Kelso and trying out a road trip in the Delica for the first time. Our first stop was primitive boondocking in Buffalo Gap National Grasslands outside the park. We drove toContinue reading “Bison in the Badlands”
Death and Beauty: On the Road Again
After two months in Ohio, we were back on the road in the van. It was exciting. We were headed west to parts already visited, but mostly not. We were prepared with an updated van interior, additional solar, and the lessons learned from the first four months of life on the road. One of theContinue reading “Death and Beauty: On the Road Again”
Living In a 4Runner With Poppy
Our decision to adopt Poppy was easy but came with a temporary problem – Mark’s dad was not open to us bringing a dog into his house, where we were staying, until the modifications were done on the van. Fortunately, I have a good friend who runs a farm sanctuary where I could stay withContinue reading “Living In a 4Runner With Poppy”
Introducing Poppy
The dog-shaped hole in our lives has been filled by a curly-haired dog named Poppy. We came back to Ohio for a wedding and to update the van’s interior. I decided to look at the dogs available from a shelter I’m on the board of. Usually, they only have larger dogs, but this time theyContinue reading “Introducing Poppy”
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