Yellowstone: Days 4 to 7

Our itinerary for our last few days in the Yellowstone area was: A day in the town of West Yellowstone, visiting the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, and firing all sorts of weapons at Big Gun Fun. Old Faithful and Madison areas of the Park Horseback riding and a rodeo A stop at the Great … Continue reading Yellowstone: Days 4 to 7

Yellowstone Day 2: Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower-Roosevelt areas

Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces

Our itinerary for our second day in Yellowstone was: Mammoth Hot Springs area, Tower-Roosevelt area, wagon ride and cookout (This is another post in my "How the West Was Won: Vacation" series: Intro | Idaho | Grand Tetons and Jackson WY | West Yellowstone and the Park | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day … Continue reading Yellowstone Day 2: Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower-Roosevelt areas

Yellowstone Day 1: Madison, Norris, and Canyon, Lake, and Grant Village areas

Upper Falls Yellowstone National Park

Our itinerary for first day into the park was: Madison, Norris, Canyon Village, and Lake Village/Bridge Bay and Grant Village areas (This is another post in my "How the West Was Won: Vacation" series: Intro | Idaho | Grand Tetons and Jackson WY | West Yellowstone and the Park | Day 1 | Day 2 … Continue reading Yellowstone Day 1: Madison, Norris, and Canyon, Lake, and Grant Village areas

West Yellowstone Area and Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

We visited Yellowstone National Park in June after a stop in Jackson, WY and a tour of Grand Teton National Park and then a detour through parts of Idaho. There is so much park to see and even though you only see literally a tiny fraction of its 2.2 million acres by staying on the paved roads that loop around the park, we figured that was our best option to see as much of it as we could.