Author: Mike Dunn
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Learning New Leps
I’ve been trying to learn more about the many new (to me) species of butterflies that call this area home. Identifying some has proven challenging. Read more…
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Shore Patrol
A follow-up to Melissa’s post about our recent canoe camping trip to highlight one of the bird neighbors we encountered on that beautiful lake. Read more…
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Dewlap-a-doo
If it is meant to be, it will be. ~Anonymous Japanese photographer I’m going to try to catch up on some of the many cool things we have witnessed in recent weeks as we travel to learn about our new surroundings. Melissa’s parents visited back in July and one thing they wanted to see was… Read more…
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Wolf Watching
The gaze of the wolf reaches into our soul. ~Barry Lopez It’s hard to believe we have been in our new home now almost three months. Though we have been busy with numerous home projects and family visits, we have managed to get out into the park a few times to enjoy seeing some of… Read more…
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Bison Days
What must it be like to be a bison, to own nothing yet have everything. ~Donna Frider, N.C. teacher on one of the museum’s Yellowstone Institutes I’ve probably used this quote on a previous post, but it seems to capture my thoughts and emotions when it comes to these incredible, almost mystical animals. Last week… Read more…
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Sharing Yellowstone
Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent in the office or mowing your lawn. ~Jack Kerouac Two years ago we started planning a summer vacation trip to Yellowstone with Melissa’s brother’s family. Melissa made reservations over a year ago and we planned on dong a trip itinerary similar to what we… Read more…
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Our First Hike
Between every two pines there is a doorway to a new world. ~John Muir A few days ago Melissa and I took our first long-ish hike in the park since we moved in. This is a follow-up to her earlier Facebook post about the hike. The original plan was to scope out an area for… Read more…
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Morning Excitement
It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement… ~Sir David Attenborough I was awakened this morning about 5:30 a.m. by an elk call that sounded close to the house. I said something and that woke up Melissa who looked out and spotted an alert elk at the base of… Read more…
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Settling In
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~Henry David Thoreau We’ve been in our new home a little over three weeks now and we are starting to feel settled. It is a different world to be sure. As I started writing this yesterday, it was 4:30 a.m, Mountain… Read more…
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Welcome Home
The best journey takes you home. ~Unknown It has been a little over a week in this journey from our beloved woods in North Carolina to a small town at the edge of a place we love – Yellowstone. It has been a very busy several days with us driving two vehicles across country in… Read more…
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