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Two weeks ago, on June 23, I returned from another adventure in Wyoming, revisiting Grand Teton for the second time and Yellowstone for the third. The landscapes, rugged mountains and incredible wildlife will always amaze me. Being from South Florida, it always blows my mind how not flat the rest of the world is 🤣. 

Some wildlife sightings worth noting include: 

• I saw a total of 8 bears (3 grizzly and 5 black)- The first black bear was while hiking around Phelps Lake in GT, all the other bears were while driving in Yellowstone.
• 5 bald eagles while rafting on the Snake River, then saw two of them again the following day from the Blacktail Pond Overlook.
• 4 moose
• Countless elk, but only 2 had antlers
• Countless bison (no surprise)
• A lot of marmots
• Surprisingly only 1 touron (I called her out for carving her name in the wood railings at Kepler Cascades)

(I did not include any of these photos as most of them were taken from the car and look like “snapshots”)

I was originally concerned about how busy these two parks would be, but I was surprised that they weren't AS busy as I anticipated. I think between being an early riser and strategically planning my trip, I was able to avoid a lot of the crowds. I parked once on the street in GT when visiting the Taggart Lake area at 10am and once in Yellowstone when visiting Midway Geyser Basin in the middle of the day. Parking was a breeze beyond that.

My detailed itinerary is in the pinned post on my profile, which also includes a short write up for each trail.

This Friday, I'm heading to California to visit Kings Canyon, Sequoia, Pinnacles and Yosemite… I have a Half Dome permit for July 16! This trip will bring me to 43 National Parks!

Two weeks ago, on June 23, I returned from another adventure in Wyoming, revisiting Grand Teton for the second time and Yellowstone for the third. The landscapes, rugged mountains and incredible wildlife will always amaze me. Being from South Florida, it always blows my mind how not flat the rest of the world is 🤣. 

Some wildlife sightings worth noting include: 

• I saw a total of 8 bears (3 grizzly and 5 black)- The first black bear was while hiking around Phelps Lake in GT, all the other bears were while driving in Yellowstone.
• 5 bald eagles while rafting on the Snake River, then saw two of them again the following day from the Blacktail Pond Overlook.
• 4 moose
• Countless elk, but only 2 had antlers
• Countless bison (no surprise)
• A lot of marmots
• Surprisingly only 1 touron (I called her out for carving her name in the wood railings at Kepler Cascades)

(I did not include any of these photos as most of them were taken from the car and look like “snapshots”)

I was originally concerned about how busy these two parks would be, but I was surprised that they weren't AS busy as I anticipated. I think between being an early riser and strategically planning my trip, I was able to avoid a lot of the crowds. I parked once on the street in GT when visiting the Taggart Lake area at 10am and once in Yellowstone when visiting Midway Geyser Basin in the middle of the day. Parking was a breeze beyond that.

My detailed itinerary is in the pinned post on my profile, which also includes a short write up for each trail.

This Friday, I'm heading to California to visit Kings Canyon, Sequoia, Pinnacles and Yosemite… I have a Half Dome permit for July 16! This trip will bring me to 43 National Parks!

I find it wild that a $5,017.83 investment back in August of 2020 has grown to be nearly 20% of my retirement portfolio.

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Spencer took the sign off the door and it looks like 8=D

Peanuts, pretzels, raisins, dehydrated bananas, dark chocolate chips and shredded coconut

I would typically include pumpkin seeds instead of coconut, but I had shredded coconut in the house that I wanted to get rid of.

Last night I wrapped up my 2026 dehydrating spree. I made 17 meals at a cost of $42.84. That's $2.52 per meal!

Meals include:

• Jerk chicken with pineapple, veggies black beans and rice (3)
• Thanksgiving dinner (4)
• Cuban coconut chicken with black beans, veggies, bananas and rice (inspired by Backpacker's Pantry Cuban coconut black beans & rice) (3)
• Spanish chicken, black beans and rice (5)
• Mulligatawny (new recipe) (2)

I have a 10-night trip coming up in June, then a 9-night trip in July, so it made sense to do one mass dehydrating marathon.

These meals are seasoned and proportioned to my liking; feel free to adjust them for your palate.

Last night I wrapped up my 2026 dehydrating spree. I made 17 meals at a cost of $42.84. That's $2.52 per meal!

Meals include:

• Jerk chicken with pineapple, veggies black beans and rice (3)
• Thanksgiving dinner (4)
• Cuban coconut chicken with black beans, veggies, bananas and rice (inspired by Backpacker's Pantry Cuban coconut black beans & rice) (3)
• Spanish chicken, black beans and rice (5)
• Mulligatawny (new recipe) (2)

I have a 10-night trip coming up in June, then a 9-night trip in July, so it made sense to do one mass dehydrating marathon.

These meals are seasoned and proportioned to my liking; feel free to adjust them for your palate.

Last night I wrapped up my 2026 dehydrating spree. I made 17 meals at a cost of $42.84. That's $2.52 per meal!

Meals include:

• Jerk chicken with pineapple, veggies black beans and rice (3)
• Thanksgiving dinner (4)
• Cuban coconut chicken with black beans, veggies, bananas and rice (inspired by Backpacker's Pantry Cuban coconut black beans & rice) (3)
• Spanish chicken, black beans and rice (5)
• Mulligatawny (new recipe) (2)

I have a 10-night trip coming up in June, then a 9-night trip in July, so it made sense to do one mass dehydrating marathon.

These meals are seasoned and proportioned to my liking; feel free to adjust them for your palate.

I received my refund today for a trip in September. I received it far sooner than expected.

I bought 100 shares of MU in August 2020 for $5,017.83. I never bought additional shares and I don't do options.