The road is a mountain you climb to a thousand journeys…adventure is calling
The Lake Hotel at Yellowstone Lake is one of my favorite places in the world! As I mentioned in a previous post, the hotel has a romantic elegance that makes you feel as though you stepped back in time to a Golden era of travel. The Lake Hotel is a neo-classical/Colonial revival hotel that was […]
Read More Yellowstone Discovery: Check into the Lake HotelOne of the loveliest drives in Yellowstone is the stretch of road from Old Faithful to West Thumb Geyser Basin. The part of the Grand Loop Road, meanders over several Craig Pass. This is a mountainous stretch of road that passes over the Continental Divide. Surrounded by deep wooded forests, the sixteen miles of road […]
Read More Yellowstone Discovery: Across the Continental DivideBefore we continue east on Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Road across the Continental Divide, we are going to explore additional parts of the Upper Geyser Basin. “The majority of world’s active geysers are in the Upper Geyser Basin, including Old Faithful. Only four other places in the world have large concentrations of hydrothermal features: Russia (Kamchatka), […]
Read More Yellowstone Discovery: Upper Geyser Basin JewelsWe are going to explore the Old Faithful area, which is the ‘heartbeat’ of Yellowstone. Named for the world’s most famous geyser, ‘Old Faithful,’ this ‘village is home to thousands of visitors and summer employees in the peak tourist seasons. To Yellowstone tourists, Old Faithful is so much more than the geyser itself – The […]
Read More Yellowstone Discovery: Old Faithful (Part I)We are kicking off our virtual tour of Yellowstone’s Lower Loop in one of the funnest towns in the west – West Yellowstone. Located on the southwestern edge of Yellowstone, West Yellowstone (affectionately known as ‘West’) is YNP’s year-round destination for outdoor adventure. West is a the busiest of Yellowstone’s gateway towns, with millions of […]
Read More Yellowstone Discovery: West YellowstoneHeading west from Canyon Village on the Grand Loop Road you’ll reach Norris Junction and the Norris Geyser Basin. The area between Canyon and Norris has a chain of backcountry glacial lakes (small and serene) that are easy day hikes with some backcountry camping access. This is bear country though so be bear aware. The […]
Read More Yellowstone Discovery: Norris Geyser BasinThe Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone lies just south of Mt. Washburn (our last virtual stop) and east of Norris Geyser Basin. The canyon is hands down one of the most scenic spots on our planet. This twenty mile canyon tells a geologic story of volcanism, erosion, and forces of nature. While scientists are not […]
Read More Yellowstone Discovery: Grand CanyonThanks for joining us on this virtual tour of Yellowstone – stay tuned as we blog through the park…Today we are learning more about Yellowstone’s sizzling history of volcanism. Yellowstone is a land carved by a history of fire and ice, from million of years of volcanism to glaciers, wildfire, erosion and rebirth. Yellowstone is […]
Read More Yellowstone: history of Fire and IceMarch 1, 1872- March 1, 2022 Happy 150th Birthday to Yellowstone National Park! Yellowstone is my favorite place in the world. I was blessed to live and work in the park during college and I lived in the Greater Yellowstone region for over five years. Yellowstone holds a piece of my heart and I can’t […]
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