Rats With Wings in Venice »
By Len on Oct 15, 2011 in Pictures | 0 Comments
In Chicago we call them Rats With Wings and avoid them if possible.
Location: 45.4343363, 12.3387844
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Dubrovnik, Croatia »
By Len on Jun 26, 2011 in Pictures | 1 Comment
Brilliance of the Seas Cruise – Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 20, 2010
Location: 42.6419008, 18.1064849
Ribbon Falls »
By Len on May 15, 2011 in Pictures | 0 Comments
Ribbon Falls off of the North Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, October 2007. An oasis in the desert.
Location: 36.2105382, -112.0612802
Glacier Park Jammers »
By Len on Apr 29, 2011 in Pictures | 0 Comments
A little Photoshop magic. Jammers in the parking lot, East Glacier, Montana.
Location: 48.44377831058805, -113.22509765625
In a bear area? »
By Len on Apr 23, 2011 in Pictures | 1 Comment
Entering a bear area, oh wait, you’re in it! Also, if you want to go to Campsite WD3, turn around. Yellowstone National Park, July 2008.
Location: 44.81691551782855, -110.9124755859375
Ben and Tony on the High Sierra Trail »
By Len on Apr 16, 2011 in Pictures | 2 Comments
Ben and Tony on the High Sierra Trail, with Hamilton Lake in the background.
Location: 36.56122122975857, -118.58024597167969
You brought a turkey? »
By Len on Apr 3, 2011 in Pictures, Trip Information | 1 Comment
There’s a place in Glacier National Park called the Granite Park Chalet. Granite Park is one of two chalets left for hikers in Glacier, the other being the Sperry Chalet. Several chalets were built in Glacier around 1915 to serve as destinations for tourists arriving by train. Actually, there is a third chalet still in use, it is serving as the general store at Two Medicine. The Granite Park Chalet and the Sperry Chalet are both reachable only by trail. Sperry Chalet is a “full service” chalet which serves gourmet meals in its dining hall, Granite Park Chalet has a kitchen, complete with propane stove and oven, which it allows hikers to use to prepare their own meals. Most hikers bring in freeze dried food and eat their dinner out of an aluminum pouch. We’re not most hikers.
The last time we went to Granite Park we planned on hiking in via the Highline Trail and out over Swiftcurrent Pass to Many Glacier. The Red Eagle forest fire changed our plans, closing Logan’s Pass and the Highline Trail, and forced us to hike in and out over Swiftcurrent. Previous to leaving Illinois I threw a boneless turkey breast on my smoker, froze it solid, and packed it in ice for the 20 hour roadtrip to Montana. Wrapped it in aluminum foil and packed that baby in my daypack for the 8 mile hike in to the chalet.
I heated up the smoked turkey in the Granite Park oven, made some Stove Top Stuffing, and prepared the fresh green beans with garlic and hoisin sauce that I dehydrated at home. When John asked me what we were having for dinner and I told him, his reply was “You brought a turkey?”. I can only image him envisioning that I had packed in a raw, 15 pound turkey. It was kind of fun sitting down with a complete turkey dinner while the rest of the hikers were eating freeze dried mac-and-cheese. We even had plenty left over to feed the chalet staff.
Location: 48.775424024724984, -113.80668640136719
Mount Sheridan, Yellowstone National Park »
By Len on Mar 20, 2011 in Pictures | 0 Comments
Len, Tony, and Mike on the summit of Mount Sheridan, Yellowstone National Park, 2008.
Location: 44.2660521, -110.5293715
Yosemite Backcountry Lake »
By Len on Mar 6, 2011 in Pictures | 0 Comments
Mirror image on a backcountry lake in Yosemite National Park, from our campsite.
Location: 37.61640705577992, -119.3829345703125
The Thorofare »
By Len on Mar 2, 2011 in Pictures | 3 Comments
Rivers Edge campsite on the Yellowstone River, The Thorofare, 2005. This area is the farthest away from a road in the Lower 48.
Location: 44.309600743903125, -110.18428802490234
