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Snow-dusted Grand Teton mountains above golden fall foliage and a reflective river valley

September Yellowstone Tours: Experience Fall Wildlife & Elk Rut

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September may be one of the most rewarding months to explore Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Summer begins to loosen its grip, the air turns crisp, crowds start to thin, and the mountains slowly trade green for brilliant gold. But…
American bison walking through a Yellowstone meadow with steam rising behind it

Bison Rut Yellowstone: Experience August Wildlife

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Bison Rut Yellowstone: Experience August Wildlife in Grand Teton & Yellowstone August is summer’s last wild call in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, and the bison rut in Yellowstone is one of the season’s most unforgettable…
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Wildfire: The Circle of Life

This past month the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has entered “Wildfire Season.”All the new growth from our warm, wet springs begins to dry out in the July heat. This creates lots of tinder for naturally occurring wildfire. Lightning storms…
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Photos of Yellowstone: Then and Now

In 1871, photographer William Henry Jackson travelled with the Hayden Geological Survey to what would soon become Yellowstone. He captured many iconic images of this wild and beautiful place. Recently, photographer Bradley Boner set out to…
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Nature’s Palette

There are rainbows everywhere you look here! Whether it’s a rainbow after a summer shower in Jackson Hole, a magical sunset in Grand Teton National Park, or the beautiful colors in a hot spring pool in Yellowstone, color seems to be a continuous…
Landscape Ecology

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…
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Camouflaged Wildlife Hiding in Plain Sight

Do 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…
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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…
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Bring your kids to the national parks in 2017!

Many 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…
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National Park Service Centennial: What came before?

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…