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Just in time for the snow to start melting and the trails of the region to open up for hikers, it is with great excitement and nervousness that I am making the following announcement. My new guidebook,“Beyond the Boardwalks: Your Guide to 50 Rugged and Scenic Hiking Destinations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem”is finished. I …
It was April 10th, 2023 and the warmth of spring was finally making an appearance in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. It had recently snowed, and would be snowing a few days later, but on this date, the temperature in the park was nearly 50 degrees Fahrenheit. It was truly glorious and knowing what the forecast …
It was near the end of April, 2022 in Yellowstone National Park and wildlife watching was picking up speed. The air had a warmth to it that felt out of place. The snowpack was dwindling fast and all around the park, it felt like this was going to be the start of a very busy …
On Friday, April 7th, road runners and bicyclists will have a unique chance to access a section of Yellowstone National Park’s interior. Each spring, as plow crews make their way through the west side of the park’s interior roads, the park staff begins to open the roads to pedestrians. While the date is always up …
Spotting wildlife in the sweeping vistas of Yellowstone seems like it should be an easy thing to do. Yet, even with spotting scopes and binoculars scanning all over the place, animals roaming in the distance are missed by the overwhelming majority of visitors to the park. For many who visit Yellowstone, this can be extremely …
So you are hoping to visit Yellowstone National Park, but are finding that planning the perfect trip is a little difficult. Even if you have found a campsite or a hotel to stay at for your visit, there is still the itinerary of experiences to plan. With five entrances to choose from in the summer …
You never know what you may see when driving in Yellowstone. In this week’s installment of Find the Animal, I share a picture of a grizzly bear during a snowstorm, as seen from the road connecting Mammoth Hot Springs to the Norris Geyser Basin. It is a decently easy animal to spot in this picture …
This week on Find the Animal Friday, I take a look back at a June day in Yellowstone national Park’s Lamar Valley. Known by many as the Serengeti of North America, Lamar Valley is a spot where wildlife watchers from all over the world come to, hoping to see wolves, grizzlies, bison and all the …
The first grizzly of the year has been spotted in Yellowstone National Park, so I figured I would use this week’s post as a way to highlight how hard it may be to see a grizzly even if it is a few hundred yard away. This is by no means intended to scare anyone from …
The following is a press release from Yellowstone National Park, issued on March 7th, 2023. I altered it slightly, removing the inaccurate use of the word “hibernation” and replacing it with the accurate term “torpor.” Bears do not hibernate. I’ll let the National Forest Foundation explain the difference here. On to the press release: MAMMOTH …