 Recap of the last few months of 2025I know I don't usually put all the months together, but I wanted to give you a bit of a life update after September. Bondurant, WY was our last trip of 2025. The rest of the months and days in 2025 were spent in Utah. My parents did come visit us at the end of September and then after that Nick and I were house hunting. We all know how stressful that can be and it took up a lot of our time in the fall. I know I wasn't blogging as much and or sometimes not even getting outdoors as much too. I am happy to announce that we did get a home in South Ogden, UT. There were a lot of stressful and tough days that we went through in getting the home but we are relieved to finally have our own place now. Thus, October-December was a lot of moving, putting the house together, redecorating, maintenance repairs, yard work, etc. It was a big transition for us but I feel like we're finally settled in for now with only a few extra projects to work on.
I do apologize for being MIA for a bit but guess what?! I'm human and sometimes life events take priority over other things and so my time and energy has been working on this home of ours. I am planning on getting back on track with the blog and sharing new and exciting adventures for 2026! I hope you all had wonderful holidays and are off to a great start to the new year. Nick and I first trip is coming up in Mid-March. We will be heading back to Jackson, WY for my birthday trip so we'll have lots of snowy adventures to share. I want to hear what exciting adventures or outdoor goals you have for 2026 so message me or reach out to me on the socials since you can find a lot of my updates on there. Thank you for being patient with me and lets get lost outdoors in 2026! xoxo Kimmy
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Airbnb Near Jackson Hole, WYNick and I headed up to Bondurant, WY near Jackson Hole, WY for a quick weekend getaway. And let me tell you about the most amazing stay we had. Normally, when we go up to Jackson Hole we stay downtown at a hotel that accepts dogs and is close to walking distance to essentially everything, but unfortunately this weekend was insanely expensive that I had to be a bit more creative on where we could stay. I broadened my search on Airbnb and lo and behold I came upon a cabin 45 min south of Jackson in the town of Bondurant, WY that was like half the price of all the hotels and in a very secluded/wooded area. The photos were charming and I said hey let’s give it a go! Boy were we beyond blown away by this area! Thick woods, towering mountain sides, running streams and rivers, wildlife everywhere, and beautiful fall foliage! We looked at each other and were like wow this place is magical. The cabin is located on a family ranch that also has another cabin if you want to rent from Airbnb. We stayed in cabin 1 which is a 1 bedroom 1 bathroom cabin that has everything you want and need. As you enter the cabin, you’re greeted with a open concept that has a ranch style kitchen and dining area, inviting living room, huge windows that overlook the back yard and wooded landscape, plus a cozy bedroom and spacious bathroom. Even though we were on the family’s ranch we felt so at peace and the deck off the back was such a great space to relax on every night watching the wildlife come up to the pond and stunning sunsets! This place really took all our stress and worries away. In relation to everything else, like I said you’re 45 minutes from Jackson and a little longer to Grand Teton national park, but only a couple of minutes from the hoback river for fly fishing. We ended up picking up food to eat at the cabin since there aren’t any restaurants near by but honestly it was perfect so we could enjoy that fabulous deck longer every night. If you’re looking for a truly unique experience out near Jackson hole, I would highly recommend staying at this cabin. Quiet, secluded, wildlife viewing, and some of the best nights rest you’ll ever have! Xoxo Kimmy Places to go to in Island Park, ID besides YellowstoneIsland Park, ID is know for a great place to stay at just minutes away from Yellowstone National Park, but there are other great attractions that you can see right in Island Park that my husband and I have explored worth talking about. Now there is much more than the 2 places that I am about to talk about but I think these 2 are worth checking out if you have the time. Part 1: Harriman State Park I honestly did not have crazy expectations for this state park but man did it end up blowing me away! This state park has a bird sanctuary that is out of this world! We did the Golden lake loop trail and added a few extra miles to it from taking a different route down which made the round trip just over 7 miles and only 500 elevation gain so it was definitely a more easy/moderate trail. But let me tell you! The views insane! The trail goes by 2 lakes and 1 river, an old ranch, horses/cattle, and then into the deep woods. No joke within the first mile we saw 2 bald eagles! Once you get past the ranch and cows/horses for the first 1-2 miles; you reach golden lake where the trumpet swans, ducks, and cormorants play. Nick and I stayed at this lake for a good 30-45 min watching these amazing birds. There clearly was some drama going down between the swans so naturally we had to stay and watch the reality show! We also learned that they’ve been trying to bring back the Yellowstone trout here but other trout have been taking over so they’ve been trying to rebuild them but are struggling. The lake was just so active and fun to watch, someone also told us you can usually hear/see elk and potentially bears too but we didn’t see any that day. As you continue your journey you go through more dense woods and eventually land at silver lake which has more pelicans and cormorants. I forgot to mention when you first park there’s a river that has lots of ducks and geese. This trail really has the wildlife that is so much fun to witness. I would say it’s a great kid friendly and family friendly trail that everyone could enjoy. Even if you just went out to golden lake it’s sooo worth it! Also, if you didn't want to hike it then I would recommend biking too. Note: There is a small fee to get into the state park. Part 2: Upper and Lower Mesa Falls After we got done with Harriman State Park we drove over to Upper Mesa Falls! A very popular spot to drive to and witness some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Idaho! This is paved trail down to the falls where you get amazing views of the falls and Henry fork river. Once you’re done viewing there you can either drive to the lower falls or take their nature trail down which is a 2 mile trail down and back trail. We hiked down to the lower falls but I will say they were much smaller than the upper. Still beautiful as ever though! This is a very easy spot to go and check out. Definitely recommended for all ages to attend and witness such a beautiful site. There is a small fee to park at the falls just as a heads up. If you’re needing a little extra bonus while staying in Island Park, add these spots to your list! Xoxo Kimmy Riverside Campgrounds Near Yellowstone NPAnother camping trip in the books! Nick and I went up to Island Park, ID from September 4th- 7th and stayed at Riverside campgrounds. We booked our rv spot on recreation.gov and got a spot right next to Henry Fork River. All of the campsites are standard non-electric spots so that means no water or electricity. (Tent or RV is allowed in any of the spots and they are pull through or back in) We filled up our rv with fresh water and if we needed electricity we brought our generator to plug into. The only time we used our generator was when we left our site to go hiking and needed AC for our dogs since they weren’t allowed on the hikes we went on. Honestly, we didn’t even use up all our water we brought and used very minimal of it. We were being pretty conservative of it since we were there for 4 days but we definitely had enough for another day or so. This was also our first time without hookups for our rv so we were very cautious of how much we were using. We also brought big jugs of water that we would use to clean plates outside and the dogs drank from them so our rv water was really only used for bathroom times. And since the weather was cool in the mornings and evenings all we had to do is open our windows at night to cool down the rv. It worked out so nice and now we feel more comfortable with spots like this. Riverside campground is really beautiful! Like I said, lots of spots next to Henry Fork River or in thick woods so no matter the spot you can’t go wrong. It was also very quiet and really peaceful. We lucked out with having almost full moons every night too. Our views consisted of the river, thick forest, wildlife, and people fly fishing in the river. Bonus: Did you know Henry Fork River is world wide famous for their fly fishing?! How cool! So if you’re looking for a place within 45 min of Yellowstone np, seconds from the river, 10 minutes from Harriman state park and much much more then book yourself a campsite at Riverside. We would definitely come back again. Xoxo Kimmy |
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