Fly Curious

Well the blog left on in 2017 on a cliffhanger of sorts and 2018 was here before I knew it. Time will tell if I get inspired to write more but for now suffice to say 2018 was great and I learned a lot of things on this trip I wasn’t expecting. Namely that I … Continue reading GTNP 2018

It took about 30 minutes to paddle my heavily laden kayak across Leigh Lake and land on the west shore at site 14B. This portion of the lake is a huge arm extending to the very base of Mt. Moran, and Leigh and Paintbrush canyons. It’s the remote arm of the lake with boat access … Continue reading Grand Tetons 2017, Part Four

Trapper Lake is about a mile from the north end of Leigh Lake. I stashed The Jolly Roger in the woods and made a couple trips back and forth to ferry my kit to the only site at the lake. Along the way I hiked through dry open areas filled with sage and wildflowers. It … Continue reading Grand Tetons 2017, Part Three

So I didn’t sleep well and rose (I can’t say woke because I’m not sure I was ever asleep) around six. This is typical for me on my first night camping anywhere. It rained a bit overnight and the sound of thunder came and went.  The lack of sleep actually worked in my favor though … Continue reading Grand Teton 2017, Part Two