As you may have heard, the National Park Service is celebrating its centennial this year, 2016. But that leads us to ask: If Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, created in 1872, is turning 144 this year, how was it managed before the National Park Service? Turns out, the army protected the wonders […]
A loud raven saying hello (“Rahgggggggh!”) at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. Ravens and crows are hardy birds, and can occupy the coldest and wildest habitats. Both the Common Raven – Corvus corax – and the American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos – may be seen in Yellowstone and Teton National Parks. Raven – or […]
Grand Teton National Park in spring is truly spectacular. The balsam leaf arrowroot flowers start popping up all over the valley this time of year.
CAUTION: Don’t do what these people are doing! A common occurrence we see in both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks is people getting too close to wildlife. The people in this photo (who were obviously NOT on a Buffalo Roam tour) are too close to these grazing elk. Some of the park wildlife may […]
People often wonder how you can tell the difference between a black (“brown”) bear and a grizzly bear. We see both of these types of bears on Buffalo Roam Tours in both Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Here are the major distinguishing features: Black Bears Although they are called black bears, these animals are […]
Locally referred to as “antelope,” the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), which lives in the plains and grasslands of North America, is often seen in the wide open spaces of Wyoming and is frequently observed by sightseeing tour visitors to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Like deer, pronghorns are even-toed ungulates (cloven hooved) mammals that eat grass, live […]
On our Grand Teton National Park tour, you’ll float on Jenny Lake like a Trumpeter Swan while taking in the breathtaking rugged Teton Mountain views and chance wild animal encounters while learning about the flora and fauna around the lake from the guides of Jenny Lake Boating. There are over a thousand species of vascular […]
Driving around the Jackson Hole valley, you see many tall poles with platforms at the top erected in open fields—these are artificial nesting platforms built for Ospreys which are beautiful raptors, birds of prey. Ospreys are excellent hunters and almost exclusively eat fish. They can be seen diving and catching their prey around local ponds, […]
With temperatures already below freezing in Grand Teton National Park, wildlife is on the move to locations where they can survive the cold winter. For example, elk herds are migrating to areas where they have the best opportunity to find food so as to not need to rely on the stored-up fats put on from […]
The wildflower season throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has been incredible this year! A long runoff of snow melt and occasional rain throughout the early summer combined with warm temperatures has created the perfect conditions for long-lasting blooms across the Jackson Hole valley. Early blooms of Arrowleaf Balsamroot with their silvery-haired arrow-shaped leaves and daisy-like […]