• Hikes,  Missouri,  Trips

    4th Road Trip – Valley View Glades Mo

    Since we left the poor dog and the truck home when we recently went out west, we made it up to both of them this weekend by going on a short road trip to Valley View Glades in Mo near Hillsborough. We started out early on a rather chilly June morning: Arrived at the Rec area with one excited mutt: And a wife that takes lots of photos: And proceeded to hike all over that park (about 2.5 miles total):…

  • Hikes,  Montana,  National Parks,  Trips

    2011 WY/MT Trip – Day 6

    Today was a day of our longest (well, steepest anyway) hike. That being, the hike to Grinnell Glacier off of Many Glaciers Road. Daily Travel: Cruising into the park: We did wind up cheating a little bit on the hike. You can either walk the extra distance around the lakes, or you can take a couple of boat rides to get to the trail head. Since we knew our hike was 4.2 miles each way (and 1,569ft of elevation gain)…