Visit a Paleontological Site in Wyoming near Yellowstone
Wyoming’s southwestern region is known as fossil country.
Wyoming’s southwestern region is known as fossil country.
Don’t miss Gold Rush Days and hunting for treasures in the historic gold and sapphire mining towns of Wyoming and Montana when you travel to Yellowstone.
Visit the Rexburg Teton Flood Museum and the Idaho Museum of Natural History.
The lure of historic prisons is irresistible to travelers, and visitors to the Yellowstone Park region won’t be disappointed.
There are still stagecoach rides available at Yellowstone National Park. Stagecoaches were the first mechanized travel in Yellowstone Park.
The first Yellowstone area inhabitants were mountain men who had gatherings to sell furs, trade and socialize. You can attend a rendezvous reenactment today.
Old West shootout reenactments happen daily during the summer season in towns near the park.
Colorado is home to national parks and monuments, from the Great Sand Dunes and Preserve to Rocky Mountain National Park.
We’ve got some advice for all you backpackers and other backcountry enthusiasts: let a llama carry your load.
The greater Yellowstone Park region is home to 27 scenic national forests throughout Wyoming, Idaho and Montana including the Wind River Range.
The beautiful trumpeter swans are the largest North American waterfowl and the world’s heaviest flying birds. Great birding abounds in Wyoming, Utah, Montana, and Idaho
One of the best ways to enjoy this region is to canoe a beautiful stretch of water.
Those of us who love to hike also love to climb to the tops of mountains. Our motto is: Good views come to those who hike uphill!
Climbers won’t find any shortage of challenging walls in the greater Yellowstone region.
Hiking enthusiasts—or anyone looking for a different kind of “adventure” that’s easy on your legs—should try goat packing.
Visitors to the Yellowstone region can see a natural bridge or arch in a few places.
April 17, 2008: There are all kinds of answers to the question of whether the grizzly in the lower 48 is doing well enough to no longer require protection.
Learn about fishing regulations, fees, season and general information. Watch the video about fishing in the park.
Yellowstone cutthroat were once widely distributed throughout the Yellowstone River system, including portions of northwestern Wyoming, southeastern Idaho, southern Montana, plus northern Nevada and Utah.
Seismic activity is monitored around the clock by staff of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory with help from the University of Utah. No eruption soon.
West Yellowstone businessman believes snowmobiles should be allowed in the Park if resources are protected through the use of guides and snowcoaches.
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At least 1,299 episodes of unrest have occurred at 138 calderas greater than 5 km in diameter during historical time.
As frequent visitors to the parks can testify, a lot of animals have developed a high tolerance to roads and vehicles - much to the delight of millions of visitors who view and photograph bison, elk, antelope and deer, as well as predators such as wolves, coyotes, black bears and grizzly bears.
Deep beneath Yellowstone, forces of heat and pressure cause the surface to rise and fall much like the breathing of a gigantic, slumbering beast.
Yellowstone visitors in late summer will want to check out the new Canyon Visitor Education Center's grand opening on August 25. The new exhibits will focus on the park's volcano and geology stories, said Linda Young, deputy chief of interpretation.
BBC Science and Discovery Channel produced the docudrama called “Super-Volcano,” followed by the documentary, “Supervolcano: The Truth About Yellowstone.”
All the numerical facts about the lake such as square miles and depth.
I bought my husband the GPS unit he'd been drooling over. He wanted it for marking waypoints while he was hunting or taking photographs. I wanted it because I'd learned about geocaching.
Birth: Born approximately one pound, blind, deaf, darkly furred, small ears, rounded heads, and little if any sense of smell.
Yellowstone elk populations have dramatically risen and fallen in recent decades, but researchers are arguing over the relative impact of wolf predation on elk populations.
How wolves in Yellowstone have impacted their environment is an evolving story. What's happened regarding ungulate populations, hunter harvest, domestic livestock, and land use.
In 1870, Truman Everts went on a Yellowstone Expedition. He got lost two times then started a forest fire. So of course he was offered a superintendent job.
Get commanding views of Yellowstone on this hike to the summit of Bunsen Peak.
A flood of science is emerging from research focused on the impact that wolves have on a host of other species, especially elk and coyotes.
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Back in the early 1960s, my family took that quintissential American vacation to Yellowstone National Park. It was a memorable adventure and quite different from Saturday morning cartoon fare of Yogi, Boo-boo and Mr. Ranger at Jellystone Park.