Entries by Matt Fagan

Yellowstone’s Geyser Display

Much like a firework display with its explosions of colorful sparks, geysers capture our attention with their spectacular showers of water and steam. Old Faithful, Grand, Grotto, Lone Star and many others are featured in our YouTube Yellowstone Geyser Show playlist.  Be mesmerized by the Yellowstone geysers in their glory!

Landscape Ecology and Unearthing the Past

Although this TED talk is about the development and underlying ecology of Manhattan, it made me think of Yellowstone and Grand Teton and how lucky we are that some of our most beautiful and breathtaking landscapes are preserved for future generations to enjoy. Eric Sanderson, a landscape ecologist, used a “relationship web” and marvelously accurate […]

Mountains & Men Part 2: Albright Peak

Often the lesser peaks of the Teton Range are overlooked, but many are named for the people who shaped this area as we know it today. One of those peaks is named Albright Peak. Horace Albright was the second National Park Service superintendent of Yellowstone. Albright loved Yellowstone deeply, but he also thought that the best part of the […]

Mountains & Men Part 3: Mount Wister

Some of the most classic and beautiful peaks of the Teton Range aren’t the most famous. Mount Wister, hidden in the southwestern corner of Avalanche Canyon, is a classic pyramidal peak often overlooked by the casual observer of this iconic mountain range.     Mount Wister is named for author Owen Wister who wrote the […]

The Wonders of Wonderland

When people think of the hydrothermal features of Yellowstone, they often think of one or two iconic features like Old Faithful or Grand Prismatic Spring. So visitors on our tours are often overwhelmed and surprised at the massive scale and nearly endless number of thermal features throughout Yellowstone.               […]

Naturalists of the Tetons

When visitors come to the national parks, like Grand Teton and Yellowstone, they often want to learn more about their surroundings. How did the mountains form? What are the names of the wildflowers? How do the animals survive in the winter? The answers can, of course, be found in guide books and increasingly online, but […]

Winter Is Coming

As an avid “Game of Thrones” watcher, I relish any opportunity to use that line. But it’s true! In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, like in Westeros, winter is indeed coming. But unlike Westeros and the dreaded White Walkers, we have a lot to look forward to in winter!     Winter brings cooler temps, and often […]