Our road trip this summer took
us on the eastern side of Glacier National Park in Montana. Vast ranch lands stretched for miles with rolling green, wildflowers, and rising mountain
views. Much of the land was owned by cattle barons. But, thankfully, other pieces belonged to the various Indians ensconced on their reservations:
Blackfeet, Sioux, Shoshone, Cheyenne, Kootenai, Flathead Salish, Crow, Gros Ventre and Oglala Sioux. Read More...
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Oglala Sioux Teaches Language

Large Gifts in Small Packages—The Last Road Trip Lesson
Having put some 4200 miles on the car and experienced magnificent mountains, flower-strewn
fields, glaciers, ranches and an assortment of wildlife that ranged from mountain goats to bison to a grizzly bear, one would think that my final insight
would come from some momentous, huge event. Read More...

What Your Mom Wants You To Know
Yes, your mother. Actually my
mother too. She is Mother Earth and I have been listening very hard as I come to the end of a road trip from California through Nevada, Idaho, Montana,
and onto the Canadian Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia. Read More...

Know Your Season, Grow Your Season
Here in the Canadian Rockies, the summers are magnificent,
and also very short. Cottonwood trees blow their fuzz everywhere in an attempt to take root before snows come. Flowers bloom in abundance, taking advantage
of the sun. And deer lay their fawns in tall, tall grass. Read More...

Back to the future: Glacier Park Insights
On the fourth day of my road trip with my husband I was amazed by the waters flowing
from the Flathead River, glacial melt, creeks and the McDonald River have created wonderful waterfalls in Glacier National Park. But even more amazing
is the collaboration of two countries to create an International Peace Park that stands testimony to what a collection of individuals can do when PEACE
is an objective. Read More...

Road Trip Lessons #2: Boundaries push you to make smarter decisions!
I've discovered that there is a big difference between flying and traveling by car. When flying I work hard to take only what I need. It's
expensive and exhausting to try to drag everything you think you need through an airport. A road trip is completely different. We can pack
the car full of things that we may or may not need along the way. My lesson: boundaries push you to make smarter decisions. We have books, food,
water, trail mix, boxes of all manner of shoes and hiking stuff. Layers of clothes for Canada . And now I wonder why I packed 8 t-shirts? Read More...

Do You Trip For Love?
Long ago and far away—in a distant galaxy—I was married to man who thought marathon road trips were the
best thing since sliced bread. The trick was to drive as many miles as possible in one day, sleep in some unassuming hotel, and head out again on the
road. Roads were always Interstate and not interesting. There were a few stops along the trip for a hurried look-see, cross it off the “I’ve done that”
list and head on out again. I was always the passenger and never the driver. (Although I do admit, I am a champ at reading road maps. Siri was not
even in the picture!)
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