Most people have heard of the Grand Canyon and have also heard of Yellowstone National Park. Both draw thousands of people to visit during the warm seasons. But have you heard of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, WY?
This was one of my top five favorite places to visit in Yellowstone on our 109-day go west trip. It also has one of the top three things I look for when we travel – a waterfall! I love watching them and listening to them. There you can find the upper falls and lower falls of the Yellowstone River.
With two rims to visit, multiple viewpoints, and several hiking trails, there is a lot to do here. We drove to each overlook and then hiked up to the best viewpoints.
I believe Lookout Point at the North Rim is the most visited. This is one I would not want to miss.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River is located south of Canyon Village and is accessible by car via the North Rim Drive, South Rim Drive, and Brink of the Upper Falls Drive. There is also a hiking trail from the Canyon Lodge area out to the North Rim.
If you are headed to Yellowstone, I recommend driving to see the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
This site will tell you more, including accessibility, and has some gorgeous photos.
https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/yell-grand-canyon-of-the-yellowstone.htm
Next month I’ll share more Yellowstone Adventures and our Buffalo Encounter near the boardwalk. In the meantime, if you’d like to see more pictures of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone or read about more of our travel adventures, visit my travel blog:
https://beautifuldaytraveler.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/the-grand-canyon-of-yellowstone/
I started writing a book about our first year living full time in the motorhome, which includes our long go west trip from Ohio to the California redwoods and back to Memphis, TN. I plan to work on the book this winter, in between writing my fiction, with plans to publish the travel tales in 2026.
I’ve got two new books out. MONTANA RODEO COWBOY: BODYGUARD PROTECTOR is set in Cody, WY where we lived in 2023. So, I know this area well. Cody is 52 miles from the east gate of Yellowstone and takes about an hour if you don’t stop. The east gate is seasonally open from early May to early November.
My most recent release, CHIVALRY IN THE MEADOW, came out Sept 1st and is fantasy romance set at a Renaissance Fair. It’s up on KU and 50% of the proceeds go to Texas flood victims for the first 90 days, then it will come off KU and go wide.
If you have questions about our fulltime motorhome lifestyle, send me an email, and they may appear in a future Tales from the Trailer article.
I’m wishing you happy reading and a beautiful day, until next time, when I return with more Tales from the Trailer.
Hope Runs Deep
When Mia and her best friend Lilly accept an invitation from Lilly’s cousin Finn, a fire swallower at the Renaissance Faire, they expect a weekend with knights, jousts, and maybe a stolen kiss or two.
Instead, they find themselves drawn into a simmering rivalry between six knights—some honorable, some anything but.
Among them is the golden-haired Sir Cedric, the white knight. With his courtly charm and handsome looks, he could have stepped off the cover of one of the romance novels Mia loves to read. He could be Mia’s prince charming.But there’s something about the brooding black knight, Sir Alaric, whose quiet gaze hides a storm.
And both have their eyes on her.
As the tournament heats up, strange disappearances and eerie rustlings in the night point to something far darker than courtly games.
When a great horned owl begins appearing to speak to Mia, she must try to understand what he’s trying to tell her.
The danger is real. The rateem, rat-like creatures, have begun hunting festival guests, and they want Mia.
But which of the knights will step up to be her protector, and is one her true love?
Trust at the Ren Faire can be as treacherous as the joust, and both women must decide who to believe—before the final tilt becomes a battle for their lives.
In a place where illusion and reality blur, Mia and Lila will discover that courage comes in many forms… and the truest knights fight not just with steel, but with their hearts.
Hope Runs Deep: A Multi-Author Charity Collection Benefitting Kerr County, Texas
A collection of romance, romantasy, and mystery stories where every page gives back. For 90 days (from the date of publication) the participating authors are donating at least 50% of royalties to the Kerr County Fund to help victims rebuild after the July 2025 floods.
Romance Suspense [Independent, On Sale: September 1, 2025, e-Book, / ]
Debra Parmley is an adventurous, multi-genre author and world traveler who, after living for 23 years just outside Memphis, in Bartlett, suggested to her husband that they not wait for his retirement to follow one of their dreams. In 2020, they sold their house and everything in Memphis to move into a 43-foot motorhome full-time to travel the U.S. Today she writes as they travel.
Published since 2008, this bestselling, award-winning author has more than 38 books in print. A Gemini, born June 7th, and sharing a birthday with Prince, Debra loves purple, polka dots, imagining stories, and playing with words.
Debra married her high school sweetheart, whom she asked out on a five-dollar bet. She has been married to her Air Force veteran husband for 43 years. Debra enjoys writing military romantic suspense and making sure her veteran heroes have a happy ever after that will last.
She also writes historical romance, contemporary romance, dystopian romance, urban fantasy romance, fairytale romance, holiday romance, poetry, and nonfiction.
Being an adventurous author and world traveler, Debra has visited over 13 countries and has even escorted a bus full of clients through Scotland when she worked as a travel agent. She has swum with dolphins off the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, sailed on several seas on many cruises, ridden the cog train to the top of Pike’s Peak, and lived in their motorhome on the sandbar called Hatteras Island. She likes to climb lighthouses because she is afraid of heights, and she is always determined to try.
You will find danger, action and adventure, and romance in her stories, backed by the belief that “every day we are alive is a beautiful day” which is a part of everything she does with her writing and her life.
In her Tales from the Trailer articles for Fresh Fiction, she shares the RV lifestyle and travel adventures in the U.S. from the point of view of a working author.
As Debra Bishop, she writes fairytales and children’s stories.
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