Yellowstone– category –

Geysers.  Nature.  Animals.  Though we had only managed to scratch the surface, Yellowstone had proven itself to amaze at every corner.  With one more day before we headed South into the Grand Tetons and beyond, we decided to check out o...

Our second day focused on geysers, so dedicated the third day to the grand nature and wildlife Yellowstone offers in abundance.  Word says that Lamar Valley is the place to go for wildlife and as we saw a bear the day before, my mission ...

Sitting on top of an almost 4,000 square kilometer caldera, Yellowstone understandably hosts the most dense collection of geysers in the world at 300, or an estimated 2/3 of all geysers on the planet.  When somewhere claims that title, y...

To ensure a campsite, I drove down the evening before and slept in the Westy next to the park entrance.  Bright and early at 5 AM I woke up and drove to Norris campground to stand in line for a site.  Since we couldn't find much on how t...

Reserving campsites in Yellowstone is a small lottery unto itself and the campgrounds that take reservations tend to be parking lots.  Thankfully, many campgrounds are first-come-first-serve and the National Park Service website for Yell...