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.
Read More »Yellowstone Conducting Survey To Understand “Visitor Motivation”
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.
Read More »Ins and Outs of Camping in Yellowstone National Park
Camping in Yellowstone National Park is surely the quintessential American experience.
Read More »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.
Read More »A Yellowstone Lake Kayaking Adventure, Vegan-Style
Imagine kayaking on Yellowstone Lake, exploring the remotest reaches of the lake, far from civilization.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »An Interview With Yellowstone Social Scientist Ryan Atwell
“The least studied mammal in Yellowstone is humans,” says Yellowstone National Park’s Social Science Coordinator Ryan Atwell.
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