by Jenny Golding | Oct 1, 2018 | Experiencing Yellowstone, Nature
Yellowstone’s fall colors were nothing short of stunning this year. In a wave that started on the peaks at higher elevation and worked its way down to Gardiner, cottonwoods, aspens, wild roses, willows, alders, currant, mountain ash and more adorned the...
by Jenny Golding | Sep 25, 2018 | Nature, Yellowstone Wildlife
There is one thing you never want to stumble upon while hiking in Yellowstone’s backcountry: the fresh remains of a bull bison. We were out for a cross-country ramble with friends Brian and Claire on the northern range when we found ourselves mere yards from a...
by Jenny Golding | Aug 25, 2018 | Adventures, Backcountry, Family, Lifestyle, Yellowstone for Families
August for us means a (semi) annual trip backpacking the Beartooths, a high elevation mountainous plateau in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness that sits between Cooke City and Red Lodge, Montana. A glacially carved landscape decorated with 2 billion year-old granite...
by Jenny Golding | Aug 5, 2018 | Adventures, Experiencing Yellowstone, How To
You know it’s going to be a good trip when you encounter fresh bear tracks not far from the trailhead. We followed them for miles, deeper and deeper into the backcountry, the pad markings fresh in the soft dusty dirt. Maybe a grizzly, or a giant black...
by Jenny Golding | Jun 25, 2018 | Experiencing Yellowstone, Yellowstone Trip Planning
Photo: National Park Service Sometimes the best way to explore Yellowstone National Park is to get away from your car and into the backcountry. On the trail, it’s possible to leave most everyone behind and experience a Yellowstone most visitors never see. With over...
