Dinosaur Birthday Weekend

[brdgt]

When we drove back to Wisconsin last summer, after apartment hunting, we briefly stopped at Dinosaur National Monument and knew we had to go back - so that's what I asked for for my birthday

Comments

[loreofcure]

I just love all your camping pictures. They keep getting more and more dramatic in terms of sweeping views. I mean, criminy!

[brdgt]

I thought of you when we were there - "I wonder if Miranda thinks we are hunting a bison right now..."

This place really takes the cake for those views - I really wish I had a camera that could capture them better, especially the colors.

[astronautical]

SO lovely. I am SO in love with your backcountry camping adventures.

[brdgt]

Thank you - so are we :)

[mizrobot]

Man, you make me want to visit Utah!

What do you do for food when you backpack? Curtis really wants to get into it, and he doesn't want to buy the gross dehydrated meals from REI that cost a fortune or subsist on Clif bars. Any suggestions, websites you use etc?

[brdgt]

You know, I tried making some of my own meals but the extra weight just wasn't worth it to me. I made the mistake of doing that for a four day trip in Yellowstone and my pack was so heavy I almost tipped over several times fording streams. Bear canisters are quite small too, so size matters

[mizrobot]

Yeah, I was thinking that it sounds like a bit of a pain in the ass to make your own meals and our cheapo dehydrator is essentially a hair dryer with some trays attached so I'm not sure how ambitious you can get, but Curtis is into it as a PROJECT. I probably won't get to go this year because we don't have the same days off together and my PTO is tapped out, so I'm just kinda like whatever. Was curious what other people do though. Thanks for the info!

[brdgt]

Ah, I see. I think that thinking of it as a project is actually the way to go, then it's more about enjoying the fruits of your labor! I will obviously keep LJ posted if I end up trying it again :)

[pot_t_mouth]

That fault is so gorgeous!

[brdgt]

I think it was my favorite part of the trip - I could have stared at it for hours as the light changed.

A lot of the landscape there you have to imagine as actually on it's side due to all the uplift and folding!