It was supposed to be a relatively clear day, but Yellowstone had other plans. Which happens a lot. There was a decent snowstorm earlier in the week, and I think that may pushed some of the wildlife out of Hayden Valley to lower elevations. That’s not to say there wasn’t anything to see, it just took a lot more patience.
Category: Trip Reports
Journal entries from day trips, weekend adventures, etc. Check back often for current conditions and wildlife sightings.
Yellowstone May 6: Hayden Valley Bear and Canyon Carcasses; Snow Report
Back at Madison for the evening. What a difference in the weather! My car thermometer reported 60 degrees at the campsite. It was nice not bundling up so much this time.
After making camp, I’ll go park at a turnout somewhere along Madison River to eat my sandwich. There was an unidentified K-9 wandering through and bison/elk in the area. Some red dogs starting to show up in this area as well.
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Yellowstone April 29 – 30: Lamar Wildlife, Tower Bears, and Canyon Snow
The days leading up to this weekend was very wintery. Thursday morning Teton Valley had several inches of snow on the ground. It’s pretty, but I’m sort of over it.
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Yellowstone February 24 – 26: Interior Snowmobile Trip
We were able to secure a permit in late February this year. A group of six traveled on three sleds, two of us were on the trip last year with four new people.
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Yellowstone February 18 – 19: Northern Range
Traveled from Victor to Gardiner Saturday. The temps were moderate enough to pitch a tent in Mammoth. 20s at night is about the same as Canyon Village in June.
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Yellowstone Nov 5: Lamar Valley to Canyon
The weather has been so nice this late in the season, I decided to camp the last weekend the south roads were open. I wanted to hike around Lamar Valley on Saturday, so I stayed at Mammoth instead of Lewis Lake, which was also open. Last time I stayed up here was in February. I made it to a site at around 8:30.
Yellowstone Sept 9 – 12: Dunraven Bears, Fire, and SNOW
Headed up from Jackson, driving through the burned areas from the Berry Fire. First campsite is in Canyon, and the sun is setting early now. By the time I made it to Mud Volcano, there was already a nice sunset.
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Yellowstone Aug 27: Some Patient Rewards
Watching the Maple Fire from a distance, I was curious what it looked like from the roadside, since the map showed it so close. Also that bison carcass at LeHardy Rapids was getting some attention. So, I thought to use up my free Saturday on a quick day trip.
Yellowstone August 2 – 4: Hot Summer Days in Hayden Valley
My parents are in town, so it’s a rare occurrence to take the time off work and enjoy a few midweek days in the park.
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Yellowstone July 16: Wapiti Drama
Just in the park for the a day, but it was great meeting up with people I’ve gotten to know over the last couple summers and also catching up with the latest Wapiti drama. The goal for the day was to see them interacting with the Mollies, and maybe get a picture with them all together.