Yellowstone National Park is an excellent family vacation destination, offering numerous outdoor adventures and opportunities to explore nature’s beauty. As the first national park, Yellowstone spans over 2.2 million acres, and a highlight being the numerous geothermal hot springs, geysers, and mud pots. The park is also home to a diverse range of wildlife, including Continue Reading →
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When Is the Best Time to View Wolves in Yellowstone?
When is the best time to view wolves in Yellowstone? The truth is the seasons have various pros and cons but you can see wolves in Yellowstone all year long. Winter The six months of the year from November through April have vastly fewer visitors than the six months from May through October. We love Continue Reading →
Experience Yellowstone’s Wolves
The gray wolf is a major predator that had been missing from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem for decades until its restoration in 1995. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park has been the single most amazing event regarding National Parks in our lifetime. The wolves have had an impact on everything, not just the Continue Reading →
Celebrating 150 Years of Yellowstone
Happy 150th Yellowstone! You’ve aged splendidly. Yellowstone National Park is the world’s first National Park, signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. For 150 years, over 2 million acres of mountain wilderness, awe-inspiring geothermal features, and vibrant landscapes have been protected for future generations to experience. The Yellowstone National Park Continue Reading →
Yellowstone Wolf Vacation Featured in Condé Nast Traveler Magazine
“When you go wolf-spotting … you likely won’t get close enough to behold their beauty with the naked eye, as you might the animals on an African game drive, or even the bison and moose right here in Yellowstone. But that’s part of the magic of watching them; it’s peering through a keyhole into their Continue Reading →
The Wolves of Yellowstone: 60 Minutes and Emotional Bonding
On January 30, 2022 60 Minutes did an excellent segment on the wolves of Yellowstone National Park. In short, the story goes like this: Wolves have had a terrible image in storytelling and media We humans wiped out wolves from Yellowstone and surrounding areas There was an incredible reintroduction of wolves back in 1995 This Continue Reading →
Yellowstone Wolf Watching Tour With Hiking
Our brand new Yellowstone Wolves and Snowshoeing Vacation we ran in February sold out within a week of announcing it. We are thus pleased to add a new October 23 – 27, 2021 Yellowstone Wolf Watching Tour With Hiking. We say it all over this site but it is worth repeating: Yellowstone National Park is Continue Reading →
Yellowstone Wolf Experience with Jon Trapp
We just launched our brand new Yellowstone Wolf & Snowshoe Vacation (sold out in 2021!). On this trip, we will explore the park with wolf biologist, Jon Trapp, in search of the infamous wolves of Yellowstone and learn about their biology, behavior, and complicated history. We recently hosted a webinar where our head of tour Continue Reading →
How to See Wolves in Yellowstone National Park
On January 12, 1995 gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, correcting the eradication man had inflicted on this keystone species from most of the western United States. After decades, it was again possible to see wolves in Yellowstone! Many people are understandably fascinated with wolves. They have been glorified and vilified in story, Continue Reading →
Is Snowshoeing Difficult? (If you can walk, you can snowshoe!)
Can you walk? Then you can snowshoe! Snowshoeing is not difficult and is one of the best ways to get outside and enjoy the beauty of winter, ESPECIALLY during a year when many of us have felt a little — shall we say — constricted in our daily lives. There are so many things to love Continue Reading →
