by This week in Yellowstone National Park, I share a fun, short trek to a frozen waterfall, try to convince you to drive to Cooke City, let you know some great coffee shops just outside the park, and give you all of the weather, wildlife and road updates you’ll need to have a great experience when …
This Week in Yellowstone: February 6th to February 12th, 2025
This week in Yellowstone National Park, I give an update on the wolf hunting bills, tell you about a lesser-known road in Yellowstone to drive, share a cool snowshoe and cross-country ski route, and also let you know how the wildlife sightings have been. Hopefully, this will help inspire you to take a trip to …
This Week in Yellowstone: January 30th to February 5th, 2025
On this episode of “This Week in Yellowstone” I take a look at the incoming snowstorm the park may experience this weekend, as well as share a few indoor locations to warm up and relax in Mammoth Hot Springs. I also touch on the wolf mating season, and bring up an issue for wolf hunting …
This Week In Yellowstone: January 16th to January 22nd, 2025
This week in Yellowstone National Park, we will get some real winter weather in and around Yellowstone. I will also tell you about how some tour guides got in trouble, how many people visited Yellowstone in 2024, where to see hoarfrost, and where you should hike if you are hoping to brave the cold and …
2024 Was Yellowstone National Park’s Second Busiest Year in History
Well, 2024 is over, and with it comes a look back at Yellowstone National Park visitation for the year. The major news is that the park experienced its second-biggest visitation year in history, with 4,744,352 visitors. This is a 5.4% increase in visitation from 2023. For those curious, 2021 was the busiest year in park …
This Week In Yellowstone: January 9th through January 15th, 2025
From the banks of the Yellowstone River, next to the border of the AB Wilderness, and under the looming ridgelines of the Absaroka Mountains of Montana, this is This Week in Yellowstone for the week of January 9th to the 15th of 2025. LISTEN TO THIS AS A PODCAST! This week in Yellowstone National Park, …
Find the Animal Friday: A Yellowstone Coyote on a Snowy Hillside
Have you ever looked at a hillside and assumed that an animal was sitting on it, staring at you? You may have even stopped and scanned with a pair of binoculars or a spotting scope, but despite your efforts, you couldn’t find it. Nature’s camouflage is an incredible thing, and today, I’m putting your spotting …
What to Expect When Visiting Yellowstone National Park in November
Thinking of heading to Yellowstone National Park in November? You won’t see many other people. November is historically the least-visited month for Yellowstone National Park. Over the last 20 years, November visitation has averaged roughly 15,590 visitors, or just under 520 people a day. To help put this in perspective, July averages roughly 900,000 visitors, …
Yellowstone National Park Winter Hiking and Snowshoe Tours 2024-2025
Visiting Yellowstone National Park in the winter can be an incredible experience, giving those who make the journey memories that will last a lifetime. For most who visit the park in the winter, the trip is spent mostly indoors, more often than not in the heated comfort of their vehicle or bundled up at a …
Where to See the Bighorn Sheep Rut Around Yellowstone National Park
November and December are when bighorn sheep mating season occurs around Yellowstone National Park. if you haven’t witnessed it, make this year the year you do. There is nothing quite like seeing two bighorn sheep rams slam their horned heads against each other. As they turn and twist their heads, getting ready for impact, a …