Yellowstone National Park Winter
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March 20, 2012
Last Thursday, March 15th, marked the end of the Winter Season in Yellowstone National Park. I would have posted these shots that night, but things have been super busy for us here in West Yellowstone. There was the end of season party at Alpen Guides, then a Half Marathon in BZN (no, I didn’t run. [...]
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February 24, 2012
The blizzard which came through over the past fours days, bumped up the snowpack to respectable numbers. We are slowly getting it, but it will take all winter to accumulate a normal snowpack. The south entrance to YNP, near Flagg Ranch, has been hammered with snow over the past month. Once again, on the way [...]
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February 19, 2012
YNP continues take up most of my time these days. Running around Yellowstone in a vintage Bombardier is a fabulous way to get a paycheck, and honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. The shot above didn’t turn out as good as the real thing. If you tilt your screen the shot gets better…… My [...]
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January 31, 2012
Today, we had a spectacular day of wildlife watching in Yellowstone. Our snowbus saw three dogs, a cat and three large weasels….aka…a wolf, coyotes, fox, bobcat, river otters and a beaver. Two otters were cruising downstream near the eagle’s nest. One coyote was two miles below Madison Junction walking the river bank, the other in the Hayden Valley. [...]
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January 22, 2012
On our way out of the Park this afternoon, I saw a wildlife biologist sitting in a pull-off just downstream of 7 Mile, off her sled and looking over the river bottom. While she didn’t appear to see anything, and I didn’t stop to ask, she looked as if she had seen something. So, I slowed down [...]
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January 16, 2012
…………………La Nina, that is……hmmm…..we haven’t either. She showed for a few days over the past 8 weeks, but overall she’s been absent for 2012. I heard BZN got some snow today, West Yellowstone called 1-3 inches….just a tease. Once in the Park, there seemed to be a bit more snow and everything looked clean. A fresh [...]
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January 14, 2012
Life has been really busy thus far in 2012. Many miles in Yellowstone NP have been driven and the phone continues to ring with inquiring minds requesting information for 2012 fishing trips. I have no idea when the Salmonflies will hatch…..I won’t even try to guess right now as the snowpack has us all quessing about [...]
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January 5, 2012
This little guy popped out of the snow yesterday, not far from the road while we were parked. It hopped around the snow and gave us plenty of opportunities for photographs. The downside was that this ermine was just a bit far away. Notice the longish tail…..typically, the ermine has a shorter tail, hence the name [...]
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January 3, 2012
If you look closely in the eye of this bison, you can see the reflection of my vehicle. More bison have come out of the high country over the past few days. Yellowstone’s snow pack has risen, making it more difficult for the wildlife, therefore, they are spending more time in the geyser basins. While [...]
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December 30, 2011
We entered YNP, wheeled, at 7 am this morning. Things went as planned until Madison, but we were headed to Mammoth and once we hit the Gibbon Canyon, things were a bit western. A wind loaded road, combined with on coming traffic, 40 some odd north bound bison, a single lane most of the time and falling snow made for an [...]
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