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...
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...
Good morning from one of the most beautiful places on earth (in our opinion…)! For those of you who are missing Lamar Valley, here are a few moments at the confluence of the Lamar River and Soda Butte Creek, filmed yesterday morning. Want to stay...
What is there to do on a gloomy Saturday in April? Go into the park of course! While we were hoping for bears (to no avail), and although much of the Park still looks like winter, we had a great day exploring ephemeral ponds, watching coyotes rascalize, and visiting...
When park rangers tell you to secure your food on a snowmobile, they mean it! Ravens are wicked smart, and are very creative when trying to break into your pack to steal some food. Watch this short video of ravens breaking into a backpack left on a snowmobile in...
We rarely let a winter go by without going down to Old Faithful. Getting there is a bit of a trek; the roads are closed to wheeled vehicles from November to April and the landscape is buried in snow. Instead of hopping in the car and driving an hour and a half like we...
