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The Yellowstone National Park road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower Junction is now open, as road crews remove several car-sized boulders from the roadway; the move opens access to the Park from Cooke City.

Another traffic woe in Yellowstone National Park, this time out of West Yellowstone: attempts to haze bison back into the Park could affect traffic between the West Entrance and Madison Junction, so exercise caution.

It was a rough Memorial Day weekend in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, as road closures both within and outside the Park appeared to dampen the number of visitors to the area. And things won't get better until the weekend at the earliest.

Wyoming officials aren't shy about wanting to clear more grizzly bears out of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, estimating there are over 1,000 grizzlies in the area (despite an official estimate of 600) and clamoring for the ability to kill more.

Adding to the travel woes in Yellowstone National Park: More potential landslides are forcing National Park Service officials to keep the Mammoth Hot Springs-Tower Junction road closed indefinitely while safety checks get underway. And: more snow!

With several road closures -- including the road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower Junction due to rockslide-- on the traditional start of the real summer season in Yellowstone National Park, some planning is in order to avoid closed roads and rough patches.

It's a major milestone regarding management of Yellowstone National Park bison: the Stephens Creek pastures are empty, as 700 or so bison have been released back into the Park, though some remain penned in Corwin Springs for testing.

The opening of the Beartooth Highway between Pilot Creek and Red Lodge has been delayed a week past the traditional Memorial Day weekend launch, as heavy snow on the Beartooth Pass is hampering plowing efforts by the National Park Service.

The Yellowstone National Park East Entrance will be open nights from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m., beginning Sunday (May 22), as weather conditions allow for the expanded hours overnight.

The heavy snowpack in Yellowstone National Park continues to impact operations, as the spring opening of the Norris campground has been pushed back a week because of high snow and water levels.