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 t… more »

Tomorrow, April 16, the park opens to wheeled vehicles now that the roads have been (at least mostly) plowed. Better yet, if you go this weekend the $25 entrance fee is waived. Wish I could be there! more »

In case you haven't heard yet, the entrance fee for Yellowstone and the Tetons and probably all of the national parks will be waived on three weekends this summer. The dates are June 5-6, August 14-15, and the one day, September 25, which is National Pub… more »

For those of us who live too far from Yellowstone to make it practical to take bikes along when we visit, there are now bikes for rent in Old Faithful Village. The concessionaire Xanterra announces that “the bike shop at Old Faithful Snow Lodge offers hy… more »

Knowing about the current construction projects might help in planning your Yellowstone visit. There are four of them currently listed for the park. Be aware that the first one I will name includes totally closing the road between 10 pm and 8 am, so you… more »

For everyone planning to be in Yellowstone later this month, you are invited to attend the dedication of the large new Visitor Education Center that has gone up during the past year and more at Old Faithful. The center will be dedicated at 11:00 am on Au… more »

Back from Yellowstone for a week now, I have lots of things to write about and will start with a few personal experiences and observations.This year we opted to drive from our home in California rather than flying and renting a car. It's always nice… more »

It’s been said with good reason that Yellowstone, a park with an elevation of mostly 7000 to 8000 feet, has only two seasons, summer and winter. Mid October is the end of the summer one, not just because the aspen leaves have turned golden and snow may b… more »

Much has been written in the past few weeks about Yellowstone’s bison and their brucellosis problem. I will not go into details here, which are much too complicated to be dealt with effectively in a guidebook writer’s post, but I will send along the URL… more »

Wanting to keep my readers informed, I’ll pass on the fact that you have only six more days this season to enjoy going through Yellowstone by snowcoach or snowmobile. All such travel ends at 9 pm next Tuesday, March 15, and plowing the roads will begin w… more »

I find it ironic that on the very first day of road closure, the most snow I've seen on the Old Faithful Webcam all winter has piled up around the Old Faithful Geyser sign, and it's still coming down in mid afternoon! This has been a spectacular wint… more »

With spring opening scheduled for next Friday, traditional income tax day (4/15), Congress and nature are vying for which one can cause the National Park Service the greater worries. It seems that the feared park closures have been averted, at least for… more »

Here is an early heads-up for the days in 2012 when entrance to Yellowstone and all other National Parks will be free. The usual $25.00 fee per carload good for one week will be waived on these dates:January 14 to 16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend)… more »

As Hallowe’en excitement draws to a close, I’ll pass on to any of you thinking of visiting Yellowstone soon that you have only one more week before almost all the roads close for the autumn break. From 8 am Monday, November 7, until December 15, the road… more »