The Moterra Adventure Journal

What You Need To Know: Visiting Yellowstone & The Tetons in 2023We’re constantly scanning the National Park Service’s website, here’s a summary of what you need to know. Key Takeaways for 2023: All Yellowstone campsites are now reservable. This is a change from past years, when campgrounds were divided between reservable and first-come, first-served. Construction of a new bridge to the Northeast entrance will be underway until 2025. Visitors will use the existing Yellowstone River...

Every few years, above-average rainfall in California will trigger a natural phenomenon known as a ‘super bloom.’ This particular phenomenon can’t be described as anything less than an explosion of color from hundreds of thousands of wildflowers blooming simultaneously. Most recently, a super bloom occurred in 2019, drawing visitors from all over the globe! This winter has undoubtedly been one of the wettest in the last five years. As of early March, 2023, the average...

Maine’s seemingly endless islands, coves, and capes are home to dozens of coastal campgrounds to call home for the night. Who doesn’t love falling asleep to the wash of waves along the shore, and enjoy their morning coffee in the fresh salty air. In this blog, you’ll find a few of our tried-and-true favorites for beachside camping on the Maine coast. https://www.freeportcamping.com/gallery/ Wolfe’s Neck CampgroundFreeport ME Conveniently located just 30 minutes north of our Portland...

What You Need To Know: Visiting Glacier in 2023 Summarizing This Year’s Changes There are a lot of pieces to the puzzle when it comes to visiting Glacier National Park. Please rest assured that the splendor of the “Crown of the Continent” is worth the preparation required. To make life a little easier, we’ve compiled a summary of what’s changed and the key information you’ll need in order to plan a successful trip to Glacier...

The best campgrounds of Glacier National Park With the exception of Many Glacier Campground, the opening dates for campgrounds listed here is as follows:  Individual sites at these campgrounds operate on a 6-month rolling basis: Availability is released from Fri, May 26th 2023 through Tue, July 18th 2023. Select dates for availability. On January 19, 2023 at 08:00 am MST, availability will be released through July 19, 2023. These campgrounds also make sites available on...

An Essay From A Guest About the Author: Heidi is a Moterra client and discovered the joys of van rentals and van vacations a few years ago.  Her family first traveled with us in 2021 when they needed to escape the confines of the pandemic and the digital lives that had come with it and to connect with one another in Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks. Recently she and her husband decided to take...

Yellowstone Reopening Update as of Wednesday June 22nd: The National Park Service has begun opening up 3 of the 5 Yellowstone entrances. The re-opening plan is moving forward quickly with 80% of the park forecasted to be opened up in the next 2 weeks, which includes parts of the Northern loop. We also want to emphasize that each successive daily update has offered more optimistic changes which suggest that Yellowstone is going be a great...

There are a few things you can never stop yourself fantasizing about while camping. Creature comforts that, as incredible as your adventure has been, you just can’t wait to get back to. For us, this is a hot shower. Jumping in lakes and rivers is so fun, but just doesn’t have that same cozy feeling as hot water and soap. Not only that, but even a camping trip can include a nice night out, so...

Whether you are a natural born planner or happy just winging it, the idea of cooking and eating whilst on the road may seem slightly daunting or even a little stressful. Keeping everybody fed and happy (especially the driver) whilst out in the wilderness doesn’t have to be a chore, keep things simple. You’ve just picked up the van and you can’t wait to hit the road and start your adventure. But first, grocery shopping...