The ghost town of Bannack, MT

Bannack, Montana was a gold mining town founded when gold was discovered in 1862. The mining was primarily placer mining, including dredges. Like many frontier towns, Bannack had its share of characters. One of the most notorious was Henry Plummer, the sheriff. He was accused of being the ringleader of a band of outlaws (whose […]

Checking out Salmon, Idaho

We combined our trip to Sisters, OR with a follow-on week near the Grand Tetons, but since our reservations didn’t exactly coincide, we filled a few days with a stop-over in Salmon, ID. I thought the drive from Sisters to Salmon was a bit too long, so we did a layover in Boise. In the […]

Cascades hike: Tam McArthur Ridge

Yes, we’re going up there.

The hike from Three Creeks Lake up to Tam McArthur Ridge is relatively easy and the views are spectacular. Once gaining the ridge, we like to continue on toward Broken Top. One of these days we will actually be prepared to go as far as the view of the glacial […]