We had just a few more days before Little George came home from Grandma’s, so we loaded up the camper and drove to Pebble Creek. We spent the next four days rising with the sun and staying out until dark, wildlife watching in Lamar Valley, and hiking in between. The...
Golden evening light dances across Lamar Valley as bison gently grunt to each other and grizzlies stride through the sage. Witness Lamar Valley in summer: If you love Lamar Valley as much as we do, check out these posts: Four Days in Lamar Valley, Spending Time With...
We recently encountered multiple sets of grizzly bear tracks on a hike in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley. Here’s how we interpreted the signs they left behind. We decided to climb out of the river corridor to give these bears as much space as possible, for...
Old Faithful eruption: Check. Artist’s Point: Check. Grizzly bear: Check. Bison jam: Check. It’s so tempting to try to do it all that you may miss the true essence of what Yellowstone offers: the kind of silence, solitude, and wildness that’s difficult to experience...
Yesterday was one of the most amazing mornings I’ve ever had in the park. On my way through Swan Lake Flats at sunrise, I stopped and watched a cow elk and calf trotting through the sagebrush, backlit by the golden hues of the rising sun. I was thinking that was a...
