Yellowstone National Park Winter
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December 29, 2011
Around 8 am this morning at Alpen Guides, the boss man rolled into the garage and told us all that a large boulder had fallen on the road in the middle of the night and that we were goning to be held up for a while. Once the road was cleared, a YNP geologist came [...]
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December 26, 2011
Up late this evening…..tying up loose ends. Apparently, there is a storm coming sometime tomorrow afternoon that might actually require the use of a snowblower. While we are saving gas in that realm, we are buring the shit out of the firewood. Warmer weather is in the forecast, but of course warmer here is still super cold [...]
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December 21, 2011
This morning we woke to a fresh white layer, but not as deep as was hoped for. Snow piled up through out the day, however it didn’t ever add up to much on the west side of Yellowstone National Park. It all helps, but a good winter storm would be a wonderful Christmas present. As the longest night [...]
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December 19, 2011
Cruising through YNP again today….the season is here. Yellowstone Alpen Guides is busy even though our bombardiers are parked…..wheeled vans are getting us in the Park, which, thankfully, is the only way until more snow graces the mountains. Will the snow fall? Of course it will, we live in Montana. The white stuff always comes…..sooner better [...]
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December 18, 2011
YNP is open for winter travel, but we are running wheeled vehicles on mostly snow packed roads. The bare spots are plenty and with this bleak forecast, we could be driving vans for another couple weeks. Once on top of Firehole hill, the snow pack is thin, but then there seems to be quite a bit [...]
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December 12, 2011
There has yet to be much white stuff fall from the skies this winter. A skiff here and there since before Thanksgiving, but all in all, the snow has yet to come. Looking around on the web, one can quickly find reports which say that December will continue to be cold and dry. As I write, [...]
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April 23, 2011
This morning’s cold temperatures, 5 degrees, would make it a tough time to be a bison calf. These little ungulates can be up and walking with in 2 hours of birth. Rumor has it that this little calf was born on the road. I saw another calf at Old Faithful and there are a couple on [...]
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April 17, 2011
Molly and I took a drive to Old Faithful yesterday evening, arriving just in time for a 6 pm eruption. Lots of locals in YNP today….finally a place to go for an evening drive, close to town. The Madison is runnning clear and looks very fishy, I would bet there are a few hold over brown [...]
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March 25, 2011
“There are four lines which twist and turn their way through this part of the country mirroring each other along the way. From this little spot in the world, one can see all four at the same time.” - E. Tips on Howard Creek Ranch An old friend of mine pointed this out to me around the campfire, late [...]
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February 18, 2011
Bison herds throughout Yellowstone National Park are having a tough time this winter. So it goes. Mother Nature has dealt them a hard hand and this winter is the worst since 1996-97. The layer of ice above the grass is making it extremely difficult for all ungulates to forage for food. The snowpack is deep [...]
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