This past weekend was Memorial Day in the US–a perfect time for family to get together! And my cousin Delia flew out to visit us with two of her four children–Juniper and Steve–who are also cousins, just a different generation. But we all had a great time hiking in Glacier and biking Going-to-the-Sun Road on…
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Polebridge
Well, the weather has once again taken a turn and we woke up to this on our day off. So we’re not going hiking, we’re not going biking; instead, we took a scenic drive to… Polebridge! We’ve seen it on the map, about 25 miles away from Apgar Visitor Center (which is one of the…
Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
This past weekend, Rob and I had to make one final trip down to our storage area near Yellowstone to pick up his motorcycle, the last of our remaining toys in storage. It’s about a five-hour drive, no matter which way you go, and we try to go a slightly different way each time to…
Animal Hospital
I spent a huge chunk of my formative years wanting to become a veterinarian when I grew up. It was only when I spent a summer volunteering for my hometown vet that I realized my fear of being bitten was going to make this career unsuitable for me. Because although my own pets were invariably…
Bears Are Everywhere
Recently, I have been fielding a lot of questions from people in various states of anxiety over the recent bear attacks at both Glacier and Yellowstone. Which is, in weird a way, kind of helpful for me. Because while I am also nervous about the possibility of a bear attack, fielding others’ questions does help…
Avalanche Lake
It’s hard to believe we’ve been here a whole month already! Glacier still feels brand new to us, and with the weather being as wintry as it has been, and many roads and trails being closed, we hadn’t gotten a chance to explore much. To be honest, the conditions had really been impacting my whole…
Wild Horse Hot Springs
As you may remember from last year, one of our favorite extracurricular activities was visiting the public hot springs around Yellowstone. And after our first full week at work, we were really Jonesing for a nice, relaxing soak! So we were thrilled to discover that although they’re a bit further away, there are a few…
Saying Hello… to Glacier!
Welcome back to the Flavors! It’s a new year, and we’re in a new home: Glacier National Park! So much has happened since my last post, and I’m sure I’ll weave in the major events as we go, but the big one is that we are working this season for the Glacier National Park Conservancy,…
Saying Goodbye
As with all good things, our wonderful summer at Yellowstone has finally come to an end. We knew it was coming when we saw the aspen trees turning yellow against the backdrop of the green pines. So like the myriad squirrels storing nuts around the store and the dorm over the past few weeks, we…
The Wild West, Part 2
It would be hard to overestimate the impact that just one person, William Frederick Cody, has had on the American West. Born in 1846, just outside what is now LeClaire, Iowa (home of American Pickers), Buffalo Bill grew up playing with Indian kids in Kansas. As an adult, he worked as an Army scout, Pony…