The Book That Inspired Us To Travel This Year
December 9, 2008 by Melanie
Filed under Northwest, The Americas, USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone
I was recently asked to contribute to a wonderful communal travel blog called Travel Blogs.com. (Catchy name, I know, but it does offer truth in advertising.)
Editor Eric Daams asked me what book inspired Adam and I to travel this year, and I was able to quickly say: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
You can read about why this book prompted us to visit Yellowstone (pictured here) in a special Travel Blogs post, The Books, Movies and Documentaries That Inspired Us to Travel in 2008.
See what else might inspire you.
The (Steamy) Heart of Yellowstone
September 5, 2008 by Melanie
Filed under Northwest, The Americas, USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone
Geyser Hill, Yellowstone National Park
Encompassing over 2.2 million acres and almost 3500 square miles, the geological wonder known as Yellowstone National Park is truly and absolutely huge. It takes up a large chunk of northwestern Wyoming, as well as a scoche of Idaho to the west and Montana to the north.
I point this out because in one eight-hour day, we did a loop around the center of the park, seeing only a fraction of this national treasure. To do Yellowstone properly, you need four days to a week; one day will only scratch the hot, ashy surface. Read more
