Liz Kearney

Liz Kearney is a former Yellowstone tour guide and snowcoach driver. She lives in Livingston, Montana, where she covers the park and other news for the daily newspaper, the Livingston Enterprise.

Old Yellowstone: Before National Park Service, U.S. Army Managed Yellowstone

Before there was the National Park Service, there was the U.S. Army.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Automobile Travel in Yellowstone

1916 was the first full season a new mode of transportation was allowed in the Park—the automobile.

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Yellowstone Conducting Survey To Understand “Visitor Motivation”

Yellowstone National Park South Entrance, Yellowstone visitation

To better understand what tourists want and expect of Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service will be conducting visitor-use surveys throughout the Park for the next week.

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Ins and Outs of Camping in Yellowstone National Park

Camping in Yellowstone National Park is surely the quintessential American experience.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Old Canyon Lodge Site

A handful of former Yellowstone employees who last worked together in the mid-to-late 1950s meet up at Lake Lodge for reunions.

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A Yellowstone Lake Kayaking Adventure, Vegan-Style

Imagine kayaking on Yellowstone Lake, exploring the remotest reaches of the lake, far from civilization.

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Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel Closed For Next Two Winters For Renovation, Improvements

The Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel will be closed during the upcoming two winter seasons for substantial remodeling and improvement, according to Rick Hoeninghausen, Xanterra Parks & Resorts‘ director of sales and marketing.

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A Fourth of July Hike Up Mount Washburn

The flowers on Yellowstone’s Mount Washburn trail are the best “fireworks” around—blue, yellow, pink, purple, magenta carpeting the hills and trailsides.

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Yellowstone Hires Mandarin-Speaking Park Rangers

To bridge the communication gap between Park staff and the ever-increasing number of Chinese visitors, Yellowstone National Park specifically hired three interpretive rangers this summer who speak Mandarin Chinese.

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An Interview With Yellowstone Social Scientist Ryan Atwell

Ryan Atwell

“The least studied mammal in Yellowstone is humans,” says Yellowstone National Park’s Social Science Coordinator Ryan Atwell.

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