While you’re traveling around The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with your family and friends, be sure to be prepared in case of roadside breakdown or a situation where you may be stuck or stranded. In this area, winter weather conditions can and do arise in every month of the year. You must be prepared for your
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Snowmobiling West Yellowstone Montana. Ken Takata photo. Snowmobiling is a fun and family-oriented activity. A vast amount of National Forest land is open for winter travel. In some areas those traveling by skis, snowshoes, dog sled teams and snowmobiles must share the same routes and areas. Common sense and courtesy will provide a safe and
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West Yellowstone, Montana, receives more than 150 inches of powdery snow each year, making it a veritable paradise for cross-country skiers. Take the opportunity to explore seemingly endless landscapes and the quiet of a mountain winter under Montana’s Big Sky-cross-country skiing near West Yellowstone is an unforgettable experience suitable for skiers of all levels. More
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Avalanche Awareness Tips Avalanche Beacon Park in West Yellowstone Montana. With heavy snow in our area, avalanches are a possibility throughout the winter season. If you love winter recreation in West Yellowstone, taking a few simple precautions before you venture out can mean the difference between life and death. Doug Chabot, Director of the Gallatin
Wildlife Safety You’ve arrived and you’re ready to go into Yellowstone National Park for some adventures or perhaps start by doing some hikes in West Yellowstone. Let’s have a little chat about safety. In this area, you must be aware of possible wildlife encounters and of the dangers of the land itself. Yellowstone National Park
Fall brings spectacular scenery and the annual elk mating season (rut) where huge bull elk battle for their harems with eerie echoing bugles across wide valleys. Cooler fall temperatures create spectacular photo opportunities at Old Faithful and other geysers in Yellowstone Park. It’s the best time of the year for mountain biking, road cycling, hiking,
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Any local will tell you that one of their favorite times of the year around West Yellowstone and Yellowstone Park is September and October during the Elk Mating Season (rut). This is when the males are vying for the females’ attention. During this time the herds can be found in the northern range, including Mammoth Hot
Fall brings spectacular scenery and the annual elk mating season (rut), where huge bull elk battle for their harems with eerie, echoing bugles across wide valleys. Cooler fall temperatures create photo opportunities in Yellowstone Park, with the fog turning to steam over the rivers and geysers. It’s a great time for mountain biking, road cycling,
We all know about Lake Yellowstone and the marina at Bridge Bay. We know that people during the summer make good use of time on Lake Yellowstone. Today there are everything from canoes to motorboats to houseboats that can be seen on the lake. THE ANNIE So -how did this all begin? The Annie was
AUGUST “SPECIMAN” SCHMIDT I was recently reading through Geyser Bob’s Yellowstone and came across some interesting information I would like to share with you. As you probably know, Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding areas were home to a wide array of some unusual and colorful characters. Among those was a man named August Schmidt.