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This Week In Yellowstone: December 3rd to December 9th, 2021

This Week in Yellowstone, we welcome back much needed snow, take a look at the huge jump in grizzly bear numbers, and hear about Yellowstone’s version of first tracks. I also share where you can see bighorn sheep fighting and mating. The snowpack is low, but wildlife watching is picking up. You know you want …

The Ultimate Wildlife Watching Guidebook to Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone.  The word alone conjures up images and memories for those who enjoy America’s Public Lands. The park is world-famous, a destination for roughly four million people a year, with the majority arriving over just three months. Popular, scenic, and enjoyable for all ages, Yellowstone is a destination for a myriad of reasons, but young …

This Week in Yellowstone: November 25th though December 1st

This Week in Yellowstone National Park, we look at how the low snowpack is impacting activities in and out of the park, celebrate the return of a once rare-to-see species in the park, and find out where I like to stop to use the bathroom in the winter. I even share a hike idea that …

The Joys of Wildlife Watching From A Distance in Yellowstone

We had hiked four miles or so miles down the closed road to the Slough Creek Campground and into the Slough Creek Valley. It was a late January day, with high temperatures barely scraping the freezing mark. The sun was out in full force, warming the prairie and the wildlife, but a light wind kept …

This Week in Yellowstone: November 18th through November 24th.

In this installment of my weekly series, we I look at the infrastructure bill, let you know what the National Park is doing about the roadside bear den near Roosevelt Junction, give some tips for what to expect when visiting this time of the year, and share a few of my favorite spots to wander right now. 

This Week in Yellowstone: November 5th to November 10th

This Week in Yellowstone is one of change. After the weekend ends, we see the closure of interior park roads and a drastic drop-off for visitation. This will be your last chance until spring to drive to places like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic and Yellowstone Lake. Even now, with …

This Week in Yellowstone: October 28th to November 3rd, 2021

Things have drastically slowed down around the park over the past few weeks. News is slow, visitation is low, and much needed snow keeps on falling in the higher elevations. This coming weekend will be the second to last weekend before interior roads close for the season, giving you just a few more days to …

This Week in Yellowstone: October 21st to October 28th, 2021

This week, we dive into what the park was really like during the park’s record setting summer visitation, take a look at the impact of winter snowcoaches and snowmobiles on the park’s wildlife, catch up on the fate of the grizzlies just north of the park and find a lesser-known view of a popular waterfall. Readers of this week’s post will also learn about recent bear den sightings in the park, where to catch a late season grizzly sighting, and find out where you can still camp. 

This Week in Yellowstone: October 14th-19th, 2021

Whew! We made it through the first major snowstorm in the region for the season! Last week, especially Monday to Wednesday, the park was bit chaotic. We will definitely get into the specifics in a bit. This coming week, we will see the return of the sun, fantastic views of snow back on the mountains, …