


Camouflaged Wildlife Hiding in Plain Sight
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalDo you ever wonder how many animals are observing you when all you see is the road ahead?
When we take guests out on tours of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, we often come across wildlife. There are squirrels running up and down…

Mountains & Men Part 2: Albright Peak
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalOften 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…

Remajestification of the Parks – Belly Laughs compliments of The Onion
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalThis hilarious article from The Onion makes me glad that Mother Nature provides all the majesty of the parks for free, as long as we take care of her!
“The grizzlies reek of hibernation, there’s no fog left in the gorges, and the buffalo…

Mountains & Men Part 3: Mount Wister
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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…

The Wonders of Wonderland
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalWhen 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…

Naturalists of the Tetons
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalWhen 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?…

Winter Is Coming
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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…

Bring your kids to the national parks in 2017!
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalMany of us who love the outdoors as adults have at least one defining memory of nature from when we were children. Whether it was a school trip to the local park, or going on a boat ride for the first time, or using our first camera to capture…

Fall in the Tetons: Don’t Blink!
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalFall is a fleeting season in Jackson Hole. One morning you wake up and the aspen and cottonwood trees have suddenly turned to gold, the air has become clear and crisp, the river fills the valley with mist and fog, and evenings make the mountains…

National Park Service Centennial: What came before?
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalAs 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…

Raven at Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone & Teton Park Tour JournalA 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…