No Vacation Required's Blog – July 2011 Archive (9)

Glacier / Waterton - Peace Park Hike

A great visit to Glacier National Park will also include a jaunt up to Glacier's sister park, Waterton – just across the border in Canada.

Having skipped spending any real time in Waterton over the last few years, we were happy to include a couple of days there in this year's itinerary.

We arrived in Waterton early in the day and, again, were discouraged by the number of trail closures due to the late melt. Forced to forego our intended 20+ mile hike on…

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Added by No Vacation Required on July 30, 2011 at 10:29pm — No Comments

Hiking a Peak and a Valley

We hiked every single day that we were in Glacier. Side note: Strenuous hikes pair very well with camping because they knock you on your ass and, therefore, make sleeping in a tent seem almost comfortable. See we have an ulterior motive for embarking on these monster hikes.

Today, we want to highlight two trails. One that took us far into a gorgeous valley and another that ended on a mountain-top with a killer view.

First, this photo gives you a good idea of what we saw on… Continue

Added by No Vacation Required on July 30, 2011 at 10:28pm — No Comments

Postcard from Glacier - Our Bear Encounter

You know from our last post that we had a huge day earlier in the week here in Glacier. It started with an incredible hike, turned into a sad story and then – after walking into a bear and her cub – ended with a lot of whiskey.

It's not uncommon to spot a bear or two on the roads within Glacier. It's actually pretty fun to spy a black bear or grizzly from the… Continue

Added by No Vacation Required on July 26, 2011 at 10:22am — No Comments

You Just Never Know

It's evening. We're working on this post together and drinking whiskey. Camping and whiskey... what a wilderness cliche. We're owning it.

Convinced that we've just lived one of the most memorable days of our lives, we're both in a haze. A few minutes ago – on our way to clean up in a lake – we were surprised by a black bear and her cub. Frolicking in the short grass as the beating sun was just beginning to relent, the two of them nearly made stroke victims out of both of… Continue

Added by No Vacation Required on July 24, 2011 at 10:57am — 1 Comment

Postcard from Glacier - Why the National Parks Rock

Another quick update as we make a quick pit stop on our way to explore another area of Glacier. Here's a photo of what we just left behind in the southeast corner of the Park.

If this doesn't make the case for visiting a National Park, I don't know what does.…

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Added by No Vacation Required on July 19, 2011 at 7:35am — No Comments

Postcard from Glacier - Two Medicine

Hello from a quick supply run to the bustling town of East Glacier, Montana. We wanted to post this picture of our campsite in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park.

Things are off to a great start – how could they not be in this setting. The Park is experiencing a late melt, so there is some snow (and cold) all up in here.

More next week when we come back to civilization. For now, we're heading back into the woods and off on a…

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Added by No Vacation Required on July 19, 2011 at 7:34am — No Comments

The Seven Links Project Meets NVR

Last week, we started enjoying other bloggers' contributions to the My 7 Links project and saying things like: "Those seven posts would be tough to choose! Glad we don't have to." Well, our satisfaction as observers was cut short when we found that our friends, the other K and C, over at Technosyncratic had nominated us to participate (and then so did our pal… Continue

Added by No Vacation Required on July 11, 2011 at 10:01pm — No Comments

On Camping, Vegas and Potato Chips

We should not be left alone with all of the Kettle Chips we have in the house.

We have been obsessively making our way through several flavors as we get all caught up on stuff and finalize our camping adventure before taking off (next week!). Our desks are, uncharacteristically, bursting with papers, books and files – many carry the telltale sign of having eaten potato chips. Colorful salty fingerprints.

We've felt… Continue

Added by No Vacation Required on July 7, 2011 at 9:40am — No Comments

How To Be Disruptive in Life and Work

I don't know what gets more of a reaction – telling people we are car free or telling people we aren't on Facebook (well, actually, weren't on Facebook).

In truth, those are just a couple of the things, minor things actually, that prompt the crinkled brow in people. We happen to get that befuddled look – the same one people often get when looking at unusual art – a lot. We see it as a good sign because it usually means we're on the right track.…

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Added by No Vacation Required on July 4, 2011 at 3:20pm — 1 Comment