Picks and Pans – In and around Arcata, CA

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 […]

Picks and Pans – Alberta, Canada

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 […]

Picks and Pans – Glacier National Park

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 […]

Picks and Pans – From Red Lodge to Great Falls, MT

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 […]

Picks and Pans – Between Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge, MT

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 […]