Wander-Filled Life
@wanderfilledlife
The travel blog of Grant and Bonnie Sinclair, two traveling teachers. Exploring our world one National Park at a time. Authors of Moon Guides USA RV Adventures.
Most folks go to Agate Fossil Beds NM for, well, the fossils. Did you know it is also home to one of the best collections of Lakota and Cheyenne artifacts in the country? #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #VisitNebraska #ParkChat
A9) The West Yellowstone entrance line is nuts in the summer! And it backs up into town in 3 directions. I knew there was a reason we don’t typically stay there but we wanted to check out a USFS campground (Bakers Hole, which was great). One day it took us 2 hours to go about 15 miles. #ParkChat
I made it through (many years ago), but that doesn’t mean I’m ever gonna do one of those tours 🫣 #ParkChat
Tioga Pass was closed until July when we visited in mid-June 2017. Still need to get back for a revisit! #ParkChat
This a bull #bison grazing in our campground loop at Bridge Bay Campground in #Yellowstone. Yes, this is the campground where the grandpa was attacked. It is entirely likely this is the same bull. We don’t know for sure. #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #Parkchat
We’ve made a point to do things that we have never done before on this trip to Yellowstone. Today, with both that and the heat (mid 90s!) in mind, we decided to take a scenic boat tour on Yellowstone Lake. It was really neat! #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #Yellowstone #Parkchat
It doesn’t take much to get amazing views in Yellowstone. You can be staggered by without even leaving your car. But for those that do get out of their car, just a few miles on the trail will open up a whole different park! #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #yellowstone #parkchat
It’s been 16 years since we said our “I dos.” We celebrated today by hiking and exploring the north part of Yellowstone, wrapping up with an amazing dinner at the Roosevelt Lodge! Here’s to many more anniversaries spent exploring our world one park at at time! #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone is one of those things you have to see with your own eyes to truly believe. Whether you walk the boardwalk at Midway Geyser Basin or take the Fairy Falls Trail to the overlook, the colors simply defy belief. #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #Yellowstone
It’s been 9 years since our last attempt to see Lone Star Geyser. We missed it by 30 min. This time, we came prepared so we could wait out the three-hour cycle to see Lone Star Geyser erupt! We even got to see a momma moose and calf on the way back! #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #ParkChat
Just sunset on Lake Yellowstone… “because you must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light and every moment of your life.” #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #Yellowstone #WaltWhitman #SongOfMyself #ParkChat
Pro tip: while Artist Point has amazing views of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, if you head south along the trail, you will find even better views! #FindYourPark #WanderFilled #ThatsWY #Yellowstone
Just sharing a little beauty from Yellowstone… this is Tower Falls. #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #Yellowstone #ParkChat
A very happy Independence Day from Cody, Wyoming where the fireworks were spectacular! #WanderFilled #ThatsWY #CodyYellowstone #4thofJuly
There’s no better way to spend a summer evening than the Cody Nite Rodeo… and there is no better time than the Cody Stampede! #WanderFilled #codyisrodeo #codyyellowstone #codystampede
Wow! We have bearly spent any time in Yellowstone and we have already seen four grizzlies, including this bear we spotted just outside the East Entrance. Bonnie got this photo (from the road) on her iPhone! #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #yellowstone #ThatsWY #grizzlybear #shotoniphone
We finally got out on the trail! A special thanks to fellow Moon Travel Guides author Becky Lomax for the recommendation on an amazing 5-mile loop. We saw plenty of wildlife, thermal features and, best of all, had the trail to ourselves! #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #Yellowstone #Parkchat
So, this morning we drove from Flagg Ranch up through Yellowstone… and ran into snow as we crossed the Continental Divide. While the temps were hovering just above freezing on the ground, it was cold enough to snow at elevation! #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #parkchat
#wanderfilled Is it a fun way to spend a cold, rainy day in Grand Teton National Park? No, but at least it’s not a sunny day! #WanderFilled #findyourpark #thatswy #vanlife #parkchat
Bears, schmears! We aren’t going to let a little thing like bears scare us off a trail! 😉 In all seriousness, we were quite aware of our surroundings and made a point to make noise AND we both had a canister of bear spray. #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY #ParkChat
Even though this is our third trip to Grand Teton National Park, the views never get old. Today, we were just passing through on our way to Jackson and still had to stop for these views! #WanderFilled #FindYourPark #ThatsWY
Sometimes, #rvlife / #vanlife is hard… long days on the road, fighting with broken gear, living in a cramped space for weeks on end. But then there’s this… relaxing by the Wind River, listening to nothing but the wind, the birds and the river. It’s more than worth it. #WanderFilled #ThatsWY
Had a wonderful tour of the Wind River Wild Horse Sanctuary in Lander today… this place provides a home for wild horses that have been removed from public lands to keep the population under control. #WanderFilled #ThatsWY #wildhorses
Speaking of scenic drives, don’t miss the Wind River Canyon between Thermopolis and Shoshoni! This drive is epic! Or, if you want to get wet, you and float the river! #WanderFilled #ThatsWY
The view from my camp chair! Seriously, there’s a small herd of pronghorns hanging out by our campsite in Lander, WY! #WanderFilled #ThatsWY #vanlife #shotoniphone
One does not simply drive the Beartooth Highway, one experiences it. The staggering views, the hairpin curves, the whistles of the marmots and the snowfields in June… there’s a reason this is known as the most scenic drive in America! #WanderFilled #MontanaMoment #ThatsWY #beartooth
Sooo, it’s been a long day. We started in Canada, crossed into Montana, completed a lot of errands in Kalispell, then drove five hours southeast to our campground outside Helena. Sometimes, though, last minute campgrounds work out just fine…. #WanderFilled #montanamoment #vanlife
Even on an overcast day, the Icefields Parkway through Banff and Jasper national parks does not disappoint! #WanderFilled #canada🇨🇦 #banff #jaspernationalpark