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Now Available: Yellowstone Insider for Families 2018-2019!

Yellowstone Insider for Families

New ebook release! The latest version of Yellowstone Insider for Families 2018-2019 is now available at August Publications and Amazon.com, updated for this year and next.

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Full Beartooth Highway to Open Next Week, Not Memorial Day Weekend

Beartooth Highway

It’s a annual springtime rite of passage, but this year the traditional Beartooth Highway opening won’t happen on Memorial Day weekend, as bad conditions have hampered snow removal on the Wyoming side.

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Off the Beaten Path: Best Yellowstone Photo Spots

Lone Star Geyser -- NPS

We all know the iconic photo location at Yellowstone National Park is Old Faithful during a geyser eruption. But there are plenty of great locations in Yellowstone to capture your own iconic photo. Here are our Top Ten out-of-the-way photo spots to capture that perfect image.

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Brink of the Lower Falls Trail Closed After Mudslide

Brink of the Lower Falls trail

Something to note as you plan your Memorial Day weekend visit to Yellowstone National Park: the Brink of the Lower Falls Trail is closed after heavy rain and snow over the weekend caused a rock and mud slide.

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Bison Gores Teen in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park South Entrance, Yellowstone visitation

A 16-year-old girl walking on a Yellowstone National Park geyser trail near Old Faithful was gored by a bison after getting too close while taking pictures, resulting in an airlift to a local hospital.

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New Lamar Buffalo Ranch Energy System Up and Running

Lamar Buffalo Ranch battery array

A Lamar Buffalo Ranch energy system combining solar-power generation with re-used Camry Hybrid battery packs is now up and running, which will improve energy efficiency and renewable energy production.

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Yellowstone Fee Hikes on Tap for 2015

Mammoth Hot Springs at sunrise

Visitors to America’s oldest national park will see Yellowstone fee hikes starting on June 1, as an increase in entrance charges will fund important resource protection and visitor facility projects within the park, according to the National Park Service.

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One-Star Yellowstone Social Media Reviews

Billings Gazette image

This is just too hilarious for words: the Billings Gazette compiled a slideshow of one-star Yellowstone social media reviews from sites like Yelp, Google and Travelocity.

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USGS: Yellowstone Volcano Misconceptions

Biscuit Basin eruption

Every few days we receive an email or tweet from someone warning us to prepare for the coming apocalypse, as they’re repeating one of the many Yellowstone volcano misconceptions floating around teh intraweb.

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Early Season Bear Encounter Caught on Video

Yellowstone National Park bears

The Yellowstone National Park bears came out early this year, and so did the tourists. One mama bear, however, didn’t like all the attention.

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