Wyoming is well-known for one of the world’s most famous national parks (Yellowstone) but it’s full of plenty of other beauty, too. Several distinct mountain ranges, high desert, hot springs, forests—wonderful opportunities for active outdoor women.
Bighorn Canyon: Hiking Sullivan’s Knob Trail
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area is a little-known (at least for Midwesterners) canyon that straddles Montana and Wyoming. Hiking Sullivan’s Knob Trail is a super way to see this fascinating…
Camping in the Bighorn Mountains
The best thing about camping in the Bighorn Mountains of northcentral Wyoming is you have all the beauty and wildlife with none of the crowds. Seriously. Our family has camped…
Black Mountain Lookout Hike: Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming
The Black Mountain Lookout hike (or Fire Tower Hike) in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains is wonderful—right up there with other hikes we’ve done in the West for both scenic views and…
Popo Agie Falls Hike in Sinks Canyon, Wyoming
The Popo Agie Falls hike in Sinks Canyon State Park (just outside of Lander, Wyoming) is proof you don’t have to be in the more famous mountain ranges to enjoy…
String Lake & Leigh Lake Trails: Grand Tetons, Wyoming
The Grand Tetons are some of the most picturesque mountains in the world, and there are loads of gorgeous hiking trails in the National Park. The trail from String Lake…
Devils Tower: Red Beds Trail, Wyoming
Devils Tower National Monument, in northeastern Wyoming, has significance to several different groups of people. It’s a sacred Native American site. It’s a world-renowned rock climbing destination. It became America’s…
Atlantic City Campground, Wyoming
Atlantic City Campground is a tiny little BLM (Bureau of Land Management) campground a few miles from tiny little Atlantic City, Wyoming. Surrounded by open range beef cattle, the campground…
Bighorn Mountains: Sitting Bull Campground
Sitting Bull Campground is in Bighorn Mountains National Forest in northern Wyoming. It’s beautifully situated with plenty of lodgepole pines for shade, a large meadow with a mountain creek and…
The Best Wyoming Mountain Range You’ve Never Heard Of
When my family took a camping vacation to Wyoming in June of this year, we discovered the Snowy Range Mountains—the best Wyoming mountain range you’ve never heard of! We’ve been…
3 Stunning Hikes to Experience Yellowstone’s Lower Falls
You can’t get more up-close-and-personal to Yellowstone’s famous Lower Falls than on these three stunning hikes. All these trails are steep and strenuous—you’ll definitely get your workout! But none are…
Colter Bay Campground: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Colter Bay Campground is the largest of the Teton’s four campgrounds. Whether that’s an advantage or disadvantage depends on the type of camping experience you want. Colter Bay Campground Pros…
Beartooth Highway, Wyoming-Montana Border
The Beartooth Highway is one of America’s premier scenic drives, and also one of the highest—crossing the Beartooth Pass at 10,947 feet. It climbs, winds and descends for 68 miles…
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
There’s a reason Yellowstone National Park gets over three million visitors a year. It’s amazing! My family’s first visit there was in 2011. We visited again just last month—June of…