Yellowstone Treasures Blog

Just as the park is about to open for what is optimistically called the summer season, nature has dumped what looks like about a foot of snow on the Old Faithful area
(see http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm). Winter was relatively dry this year. Snow plows have been busy for several weeks clearing the roads of what little snow they had. Nevertheless, I’m sure many of the roads and some facilities will open on April 16th as planned (after re-plowing).

For people lucky enough to be visiting a national park this month, note that all 392 national parks will waive their entrance fees from April 17 to 25. In Yellowstone, though, you’ll need to be aware that the Gibbon Canyon road (between Madison and Norris junctions) will be under construction—all summer—and will cause 30-minute delays during the days and be closed totally from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m,, except during the Memorial Day and 4th of July weekends. See further details about the roads at:
www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm or call 307-344-2117.

I've been unable to blog for a month due to the stresses of moving to a new address, but now that the park is about to open, I expect to have plenty to say about my favorite place.