Category: Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Baby Bison Put to Death After Visitor Picks It Up, Leading Herd to Reject It

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo.—A man who picked up a bison calf in Yellowstone National Park caused it to be shunned by its herd, prompting park officials to kill the animal rather than allow it to be a hazard to visitors. Park officials quickly defended the decision to kill the newborn bison. “We made the choice…


Foot Found in Yellowstone National Park Belonged to LA Man

LOS ANGELES—A foot found at Yellowstone National Park belonged to a 70-year-old Los Angeles man, park officials announced Nov. 17. Yellowstone National Park staff discovered in August part of the foot inside a shoe found floating in Abyss Pool, located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin, according to park officials. Authorities conducted DNA analysis on…


The Best Family Vacation Destinations That Won’t Break the Bank

If you’re looking for the best family vacation destinations in the U.S. that won’t bust your budget, you’ll love all these amazing and easily doable options! Summer travel has never been more affordable and easy to do! When it comes to finding the best family vacations on a budget, there are actually more options out there than…


Yellowstone National Park | Simple Happiness Episode 6

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial views from some of Yellowstone National Park’s most beautiful and iconic locations captured in ultra-high definition, paired with a brand new ambient musical masterpiece. Credit: Simple Happiness – youtube.com/channel/UCSNCAZHyxLYW7e-_WvUNSfw * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow…


More Lodges, Campsites and Roads Open in Yellowstone

By Janeen Christoff From TravelPulse Good news for Yellowstone visitors – the popular park continues to approach a full reopening after record flooding this summer. According to an update from Xanterra Travel Collection and Yellowstone National Park Lodges, nearly all main park roads are now open to all vehicular traffic and the alternating license plate…


Yellowstone National Park to Partly Reopen After Floods

BILLINGS, Mont.—Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, after catastrophic flooding destroyed bridges and roads and drove out thousands of tourists. The Park Service announced Saturday that visitors will once again be allowed on the park’s southern loop under a temporary license plate system designed to manage the crowds: Those with even-numbered…


Yellowstone Floods a ‘Thousand-Year Event:’ All Entrances Remain Closed, Governor Declares Disaster

Yellowstone officials claim a “thousand-year event” of extreme flooding as more than 10,000 visitors were ordered out of the nation’s oldest national park. The dramatic turn of natural events may forever alter Yellowstone’s terrain, along with that of surrounding communities. Above-average rainfall, combined with sudden temperature spikes and a rapid melting of snow in the…


Bison Gores Woman in Yellowstone National Park

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo.—A bison gored a 25-year-old woman in Yellowstone National Park. The bison was walking near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, just north of Old Faithful, when the woman approached it on Monday, according to a park statement. She got within 10 feet before the animal gored her and tossed her 10…


Keeping the Wild Wild: Celebrating 150 Years of Yellowstone National Park

By Marlise Kast-Myers From Tribune News Service As a surfer-snowboarder based in San Diego, the idea of traveling to the American West come winter never crossed my mind. In fact, with the first flutter of a snowflake, I habitually head to the hills for ski season — be it Mammoth, Big Bear or an unfamiliar…


Park Guide Spots Ultra-Rare Yellowstone Wolverine for Once-in-a-Lifetime Closeup Encounter

When a nature guide and his guests spotted a dark blotch of an animal waddling across a snowy road in Yellowstone National Park, they thought it was a young bear—at first. The creature soon saw them parked in their Chevy Suburban, looked them straight in the eyes, and seemed to make a connection. It was…