Leave No Trace in Yellowstone
Wildland Trekking founders explain why they teach their travelers to reduce their impact while exploring national parks.
Kassondra Cloos is a freelance travel and outdoor writer based in Boulder, Colorado. On weekends, you’ll find her smuggling insulated bottles full of ice cream onto backpacking trips, and on weeknights, you’ll often find her unplugging for spontaneous mid-week camping trips. Cloos is also co-founder of Adventures in Wikipedia, which trains people how to edit Wikipedia pages to create entries for women leaders of the outdoor industry.
Wildland Trekking founders explain why they teach their travelers to reduce their impact while exploring national parks.
No matter how early you wake up in the morning, you’re bound to find crowds at the best places to shoot sunrise in Grand Teton National Park. But your whole trip doesn’t have to a bust just because you don’t get exactly what you were aiming for.
Our nation’s first national park is full of geologic wonder that your camera can’t resist. From the expansive Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone to the literal hot spots around Lower Geyser Basin, there’s endless mist and steam to catch the first and last lights of the day.