forest preserve – Normal to Nomad

Quick Pics

Stanley Park Sunrise

Sunrise over a pond in Vancouver’s Stanley Park

Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park

Made it to the top, overlooking the trail, Thor's Hammer and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the background

Made it to the top, overlooking the trail, Thor’s Hammer and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the background

Lower Falls

Some birds hitching a ride on a bison

Some birds hitching a ride on a bison

Bison grazing at Devil's Tower

Bison grazing at Devil’s Tower

Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park

Silver Lake, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah

Silver Lake, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah

Pond at Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City, Utah

Pond at Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City, Utah

The shirt says it all. But that's not really important - check out that background!!

The shirt says it all. But that’s not really important – check out that background!!

The landscape will humble you. Nothing but a tiny little speck, but loving every minute.

The landscape will humble you. Nothing but a tiny little speck, but loving every minute.

Banff Mirror Sunrise

Sunrise captured in the side mirror near Banff, Alberta, Canada

American flag at Devil's Tower

American flag at Devil’s Tower

Pronghorn in Lamar Valley

Pronghorn in Lamar Valley

Beautiful Cecret Lake

Beautiful Cecret Lake

Snake River at the end of Schwabacher Road

Snake River at the end of Schwabacher Road

Bison in Lamar Valley

Bison in Lamar Valley

Sunrise at Lake Louise

Sunrise at Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Greene Valley Oak Spur Trail

52 Hike Challenge – Hike 13 – Greene Valley Forest Preserve

by Chrissy52 Hike Challenge - 2016 Adventure Series, Outdoors May 23, 2016January 1, 2018One Comment

See lots of pictures from my 52 Hike Challenge Hike #13 on a very cold and cloudy Hike Like a Girl weekend.

Staring contest with a deer through two trees

52 Hike Challenge – Hike 12 – Oldfield Oaks Forest Preserve

by Chrissy52 Hike Challenge - 2016 Adventure Series, Outdoors May 16, 2016January 1, 20186 Comments

Deer! Ducks! Damp, humid hiking! Join me on a recap of my Hike 12 to Oldfield Oaks Forest Preserve.