After ten glorious days outside Mt. Hood, it was time to head out to the coast. We made the drive southwest to Bandon for our short stay at Bullards Beach State Park. We really wanted to check out a new-ish mountain bike trail system in the area known as Whiskey Run. Thankfully, we had an …
Our time in Seattle was too short. We really loved our stay at Tolt-MacDonald, but with an outdoor festival planned and our reservation up, it was time to move on to Mount Rainier National Park! After a short 2-3 hour drive, we made it to our destination – Silver Springs Campground. Silver Springs is a …
We were bummed to be leaving Sun Valley after 7 days, but it was time to move on. We made the one hour or so drive north to Stanley, Idaho. With lots of first come, first serve campgrounds and dispersed camping in the area, we chose to not make any reservations for our stay in …
It’s been over five years since the Helmigs went on a family vacation, so this was way over due! Earlier this year, we all decided to make the trek up to Maine for peak fall weather. And what a trek it was! It was a full day of travel for us with every form of …
The last time Kyle and I took off work was for a hut trip back in February. A vacation was long overdue! With a trip planned out to California mid-July, we decided to take the week before 4th of July off. Since we were taking a week off, we decided to go explore South/Southwest Colorado. …
Part 1: Puerto Natales and Torres del PainePart 2: El Calafate and El ChaltenPart 3: Buenos Aires After months of planning and years of dreaming about it, it was finally time for Patagonia! The trip had a rough start. We arrived at our gate to find that our first flight was going to be delayed. …
We snagged two open spots at the Eiseman Hut for a Thursday and Friday night in mid-January. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, we headed out around 6:30am, so we could hopefully be at the trailhead and skinning by 9am. With blue skies and clear roads, we made it to Vail in no time. Unfortunately, the parking situation …
