Feb
25
Have you ever wanted to conduct field research in the great outdoors? Growing opportunities in citizen science provide an exciting way to assist Yellowstone National Park by helping researchers collect data that aids park managers in planning their conservation efforts. Hereâs your chance to think like a scientist about the...
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Feb
07
Picture yourself sitting on the porch of your lodge or cabin, enjoying spectacular views of Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful erupting, or bison grazing. Or imagine stepping back in time at a historic hotel that has been serving guests since they first arrived by stagecoach more than a century ago....
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Jan
27
Have you ever experienced an earthquake in Yellowstone? You might say no, but chances are at least one small earthquake occurred during your visit. On average, approximately 1,000 to 3,000 earthquakes take place each year in the Yellowstone area. Most are too small to be felt, but a fewâlike the...
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Jan
15
by Chelsea DeWeese Frosted sagebrush. Steaming geysers. Bison covered in snow. These are just some of the images that come to mind when one thinks about photographing Yellowstone in winter. This forgotten season works its magic, but figuring out how to photograph it correctly can present a challenge. [caption id="attachment_15218"...
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Dec
20
Bison will often place themselves in and around hot springs and steam to stay warm during Yellowstone's harsh winters. Here, a group of bison are standing on top of Excelsior Geyser Crater's runoff channels at the park's Midway Geyser Basin. These channels dump over 5 million gallons of water a...
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Dec
14
by Ruffin Prevost Getting around Yellowstone National Park in the winter has never been easy. Over the past century, visitors and workers have relied on an array of evolving and sometimes dubious technologies, ranging from plane fuselages mounted on skis to a tractor outfitted with two pontoon-sized augers. Even with...
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Dec
11
by Jenny Golding A few months from now, hints of green grass will emerge from the snow at lower elevations around Yellowstone. Those first shoots will blossom into a âgreen waveâ that climbs the hills and valleys towards higher elevations as spring advances. Yellowstoneâs dominant ungulate speciesâbison, elk, pronghorn, bighorn...
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Dec
07
Under a blanket of snow, Yellowstoneâs landscape is transformed, and so is the park experience. From photography to wildlife watching and geyser gazing, any familiar activity can seem new and different in the wintertime. What you choose to wear on your feet in winter may also allow you to see...
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Dec
02
Picture-perfect snowscapes, prime wildlife watching, peaceful trails...with all the compelling reasons to visit Yellowstone in the winter, we know that the frosty weather won't keep you away. Plus, there are plenty of ways to warm up when you need to. Here are some of our favorites: Visit a hydrothermal...
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Nov
28
by Chelsea DeWeese The buzz of grasshoppers fills the sagebrush-scented air atop an open hillside in Yellowstone National Parkâs northern range when Dani Hatfield breaks her silence. âWow. Thereâs some cool stuff in here,â she says, looking into a plastic container filled with insects suspended in cloudy liquid. âIt keeps...
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