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Month: March 2022

Grizzly Bears Are Now Active in Yellowstone National Park!

We can “bearly” contain our happiness with this news! The first official grizzly bear sighting of 2022 has occurred in Yellowstone National Park! The inevitable return to warmer weather is showing signs of occurring. We are a still a long ways off from wildflowers and open Park roads, but the bears are “waking up.”

This Week in Yellowstone: March 4th through March 10th, 2022

This Week in Yellowstone, I tell you how to maneuver in a bison jam, look at the upcoming road construction and provide an update on when you should start to see grizzly bears in the park. The snowpack isn’t great but some snow should fall this week, making it yet another perfect time to take an adventure in Yellowstone. 

Happy Birthday, Mount Olympus National Monument

On March 2nd, 1909, Teddy Roosevelt used the Antiquities Act to create Mount Olympus National Monument, now known as Olympic National Park. Thanks to people like Lieutenant O’Neil and the Press Expedition, the mystery of America’s mountainous Shangri-La started to be explored, mapped and shared with the world. Their experiences and stories captivated the minds …