Author: Erica | September 30th, 2009 PICKS:
Ruby Van Deventer County Park in Del Norte County, CA
Due to California’s state budget crisis, their state park campgrounds now charge the astronomical rate of $35 per night (not including showers or any other extras). Lucky for us, Del Norte County has either done a better job managing their budget or they haven’t […]
Author: Erica | August 17th, 2009 PICKS: Luczak Lab at Canadian Centre for Behavioral Neuroscience, Lethbridge, AB
Far away, in the central Albertan plains of Lethbridge, there is a neuroscience revolution happening. The University of Lethbridge is collecting a cadre of hardworking neuroscientists to take over the world (or maybe just publish a bunch of papers), among them is our friend […]
Author: Erica | August 13th, 2009 Just a word on Glacier National Park — Growing up in Montana, I always thought that Glacier was one of the most magical places on earth and, after traipsing all over the U.S., I still stand strong in this assertion. Even though it was misty, rainy and cool the entire time we were in the […]
Author: Erica | July 9th, 2009 Soda Butte Campground in Gallatin National Forest
We stopped here for the night on our way out of Montana before we got back into Yellowstone for some hiking. It was another in a string of cheap ($9), well-maintained National Forest campgrounds (this one had potable water spigots and pit toilets). Another plus: we were fairly […]
Author: Erica | July 5th, 2009 PICKS: Newton Creek Campground in Shoshone National Forest
Leaving via Yellowstone’s east entrance, you immediately enter the Shoshone National Forest and pass around 10 national forest campgrounds within the first 30 miles out of the park. They cost between $7-9 per night and most have potable water. The first campground we pulled into (at around […]
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