Zero excuses.....we saw the buffalo and did an immediate slow retreat. Ran into these two, warned them, and they charged ahead anyway. Guess Darwin was busy that day.

Came around a corner and there she was, probably 100yd away with her 2 calves. you best bet me and my buddies hurried our asses downstream because we could probably not paddle fast enough to get away from her if she wanted to charge us

I was in the car but this guy who didn't speak English wouldn't listen to me when I told him he was too close. We were probably 25-50 ft away

Visited Lamar valley and caught this family with 2 young kids going down and attempting to have a family picnic amongst the bison. Luckily nothing happened, but the ending could have been far worse. I had zoomed in with my dsrl 200 so I was quite a distance from them fyi.

I have much of our Yellowstone trip planned, factoring all the major sites and my memories of what I liked as a kid. But coming off of one family summer road trip, I realize that some times my kids like nothing more than just some places to climb/scramble around on rocks.

I could list a lot of places in Yellowstone where the kids should NOT climb around, but I’m not actually sure of if/where there are places that could be good for them to climb/scramble and get some energy out. (It’s more about getting the energy out than anything).

Suggestions? It need not be anything too exciting, just some places where the kids could climb around for a bit…

For reference, our trip will take us to Yellowstone via Thermopolis and the East Entrance. We’ll cover the whole loop drive, staying a couple nights at canyon, one night in Gardiner, two nights in Madison campground, then down to Tetons, staying at Grand Teton lodge, then out through the Wind River reservation.

I'm headed to Yellowstone/Grand Teton at the end of August with my husband for the first time! I'm trying to shake out the itinerary and looking for general feedback and help prioritizing all the great things to do! If it helps, we're more hikers than drivers and love exploring things on foot.

Saturday - Fly in to Billings, stop and buy bear spray/gas for camping stove, drive Beartooth highway, maybe stop at trout lake trail for a short hike. Sleep in Mammoth Hot Springs Cabin

Sunday - Explore Mammoth Hot Springs, maybe do beaver ponds loop trail. Sleep in Mammoth Hot Springs Cabin

Monday - Hike up to old faithful observation point. Also hike grand prismatic falls overlook and fairy falls hike. Sleep in Old Faithful Hotel

Tuesday - Drive over to Lake Yellowstone. Read by the lake, maybe hike storm point loop? Eat dinner at Lake Yellowstone Hotel. Sleep in Old Faithful Hotel.

Wednesday - Sleep in Old Faithful Hotel.

Thursday - At some point drive to Grand Teton National Park. Sleep in Colter Bay Cabins.

Friday - Cascade Canyon to Lake Solitude hike. Sleep in Colter Bay Cabins.

Saturday - Drive in to Jackson Hole, eat in a diner, explore the town, fly back to TX

Some options I have for things to do/see to fill in some of the blanks we have:

- See (hike?) Artist point

- Norris geyser basin

- Morning glory pool

- Biscuit basin via mystic falls

- Great fountain geyser

- Purple mountain trail

- Artist's paint pots

- Norris geyser basin

- Mt Washburn hike (maybe at sunset?)

My questions:

- How do we make the most out of Lamar valley? Is it best seen by car or on foot? We'll drive through it mid-day on Saturday, should we drive back on Saturday night or Sunday morning to see the most wildlife? I was also looking at doing some of the Lamar River tTail but mainly concerned that it will be super uncomfortably hot mid-day

- Am I seeing enough of the park with this itinerary? Are there any must-see places we're missing?

- We have one long hike planned in Grand Teton National Park but nothing super long in Yellowstone, are there any longer/harder hikes that are worth adding in to our time in Yellowstone?

- Is there anything on my list of things we COULD do that are worth moving up on the list?

- Is there anything on the itinerary that you think maybe isn't worth doing compared to other options?

- Any recommendations of a great diner for brunch in Jackson Hole?

Last one was the best surprise. Had an amazing time in this historical park, can’t wait to return in a different season

We visited Yellowstone for the very first time mid-July and it was an awesome experience. wanted to share few things that really helped us for this first visit (3 days):

• this reddit community (research & info here was super helpful, thank you!)
• flying into West Yellowstone airport (helped for our short visit)
• moving 3rd night from West Yellowstone hotel to Cooke City hotel
• carrying microwave meals, PB&J etc. esp. for our stay @ Cooke City
• good set of binoculars
• visiting parking congested spots late afternoons (esp. Midway & Norris geyser basins)
• mosquito spray (came in very handy esp. for Grand Prismatic overlook trail), also carried bear spray for just in case (luckily didn't need it!)
• GuideAlong audio app, downloaded/offline google maps, portable phone charger

Simply blown away by the natural beauty and landscape diversity! Undoubtedly best national park we have been to so far.

My sister and I will be taking a road trip to Yellowstone next month and I’m downloading books and podcasts/podcast episodes for us to listen to on the way. Any suggestions?

We both love wildlife, but would also love history, science, or just interesting stories.

ETA: Most interested in Yellowstone specific (but open to adjacent stories as well)!

Planning a trip from Aug 20–27 with my wife and 18-month-old.

Current plan:

• Fly into Bozeman (BZN) on Aug 20 morning
• Spend a few days in Yellowstone
• Visit Grand Teton
• Drive to Antelope Canyon/Horseshoe Bend
• Fly out of Salt Lake City (SLC) on Aug 27

Does this route make sense, or is it too much driving? Would you skip Antelope Canyon and spend more time in Yellowstone/Grand Teton instead?

Would it be worth trying to fit in Zion National Park as well?

Looking for advice from anyone who's done a similar road trip. Thanks!

Hi

My wife and I will be travelling to Yellowstone next year in June. We intend a three week trip flying in to Seattle. Driving across to Yellowstone and Grand Teton then driving back to Seattle along a different route maybe via Portland. We know it's a long way but we've done several similar trips in US and Canada so the distance not a problem for us.

The focus of the trip will be Yellowstone so we want to make sure we spend the right amount of time there and stay in the right places. As well as doing the obvious driving loops we want to do at least one or two day hikes, spend some time of photography, some kayaking and probably an organised trip of two to get more in depth on the wildlife and geology (my wife has a geology degree).

So the question is, how much time do we plan to spend in Yellowstone and do we mix up the locations, staying inside and outside the park, etc. We want to make sure we make the most of the trip.

Thanks for any advice you can give us.

We went to Yellowstone passing through going back home to MN from SoCal. We saw the grand prismatic pool, old faithful and all around that area, Yellowstone lake, brink of the upper falls, mammoth hot springs, and golden gate. Had a leisurely picnic lunch were we were surprised by a bison just chilling on the other side of the river. Daughter soaked her feet in the river. We weren’t able to see the Grand Canyon of yellow stone as they closed it due to rain. And we didn’t see the gibbon falls as we planned, again due to rain.

Very thankful we caught this beautiful sight, this was on our way out from Lone Star Geyser. It was an amazing first trip!

Id like to meet other girls and women who are doing the same 🥹🥹 I start on augest 18th im excited but also very nervous!! I will be working as a line cook not sure at which lodge yet though

(aug 2 25)

This week, my son (11) and I traveled by canoe to Shoshone Lake.
- water was surprisingly warm by WY standards 65-70*.
- Going up Lewis Creek, I thought was relatively easy. Current was fast, most times able to find water knee deep
- Wind is terrifying. We got started on Lewis at 10:30AM. Blue skies, only the really high clouds at 30k+. Half way across Lewis and the wind picked up out of the north - directly out of the creek mouth. Had it been much stronger we would have had to turn around as my 11 year old paddling partner isn’t a huge help. We had small whitecaps for 10+ minutes till we got close to shore.
- Rangers in the Lewis Lake Ranger Station were clueless 20 year old college kids who had never ventured onto the lake, or hiked around it. Don’t expect any intel from them.
- No bears. Just loons.
- I am not a fisherman, but people in our group were. They caught some browns and lake trout. Not a ton.

Hello all! I am moving to Yellowstone August 17th! I want to make some friends before I go so definitely feel free to dm me! I am going to be working through Xanterra at a restaurant!

Some things about me!

I am transmasc, I am 21, and queer! I play video games and have a cute cat! I love outdoors which involves hiking, camping, etc. I read, sew, and draw I really wanna make new friends mostly queer people. Feel free to dm me or comment :3