We did two Yellowstone River hikes, and made a lot of choices based on how crowded the park was. During the day we did the Yellowstone River Picnic Area Loop Trail and then waited until sunset to head to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Yellowstone River Picnic Area Loop Trail The Yellowstone River Picnic …
By the time you've spent a day or two in Yellowstone you've seen so many bison you might be getting a little jaded, a little uninspired by the wildlife. That's when it's time to head to Lamar Valley for a day full of wildlife, especially the reintroduced and stunning gray wolf. Wherever you're camping, get …
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The road trip plan for this summer comes with both exciting and sad news, all rolled into one event: the Adventure Prius is leaving me. After hundreds of thousands of miles, rolls of packing tape, dozens of zip ties, it’s time to say goodbye. She’ll be going to a happy home, where she truly belongs; …
Great Sand Dunes was intended to be the second to last stop, taking a full day, and then I would spend a day at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. When I arrived at Great Sand Dunes however, it was the weekend and I did not have a reservation. There was not an available campsite. Now the …
My true adventure in Grand Teton National Park was what began as a hike to Surprise Lake (and Disappointment Peak, which sounded fun). The hike would be about 11 miles round trip. I got to the trailhead parking lot around 9am and proceeded to loiter until some other groups showed up. This is my method …
The drive from Yellowstone to Grand Teton isn’t really a drive at all, it very much feels like you’re staying in the park. That’s helped by the fact that there’s no fee collection at the entrance to Grand Teton, since you can’t (I believe) enter the park from the north without having first driven through …
Mountain bluebird at Mammoth Springs. Early morning elk. Bison strolling down the road. I actually had to lean back in my seat to fit this much of his head in the picture. You can also check out the block print that this picture inspired. There are four grizzly bears in this picture. A male grizzly …
Mammoth Hot Springs Midway Geyser Basin Biscuit Basin Fountain Paint Pots
I wasn’t able to get a campsite when I got to Yellowstone, but I did drive through the entire park looking for one. When I came in the Southeast entrance the sign said that Mammoth was open, but in the 77 miles it took to get there the campground filled. I got a spot in …
The bird life in the Badlands was probably my favorite part of my visit. In part it was because it was so unexpected, and in part it was that it was a piece of the park that I hadn’t been interested in the last time I was there and so it added a new layer …
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