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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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Early Adventures: Melissa’s Take
Mike gets up much earlier than me, and that’s his blogging time. By the time I’m ready to face the world, he’s already shared our adventures! However, with a bit more time on my hands these days, I’m looking forward to contributing more to the blog. Here’s my take on some of our early adventures 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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Walking the Woods
Parting is such sweet sorrow. ~William Shakespeare Yesterday morning we took what may be our final stroll through our property. Our home is on a little over 14 acres of rolling landscape with big hardwoods, mostly white oak and tulip poplar with some northern red oak and various hickories making up the largest trees. As Read more
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Chip Away
The temple of truth has never suffered so much from woodpeckers on the outside as from termites within. ~Vance Havner Melissa spotted a pair of pileated woodpeckers out front the other day and we grabbed the scope to take a closer look. They were both pounding on a couple of hickory stumps that we had Read more
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