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This Week in Yellowstone: May 1st to May 7th, 2025 · This Week in Yellowstone National Park

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From Yellowstone National Park where the grass
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is slowly turning green, birds are back, baby
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bison are starting to dot the landscape, and
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we are just days away from bears being incredibly
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active. This is that Scott guy you know and love
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with another episode of This Week in Yellowstone.
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This week in Yellowstone National Park, from
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May 1st to May 7th, I continue to share the news
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about the roads opening in the park, give an
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update on the plug and the Beartooth Highway,
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give you all the information you need to have
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when bringing a dog to Yellowstone. I'm going
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to share a trail that I love and give you some
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cool facts about the Roosevelt Arch and Gardener.
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I also talk about Harlequin ducks, which you'll
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either be fascinated by and super stoked or not
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care at all. Of course, I'll also give you all
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the weather, wildlife watching updates, tips,
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and information I can to give you the best possible
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trip to America's first national park, this week
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in Yellowstone. Standard disclaimer, I might
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miss a few details, so feel free to reach out
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with questions. I also mention park locations
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very casually, so if you're unfamiliar, a quick
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search on your favorite search engine can help,
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and this report only covers the drivable areas
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of the park. Also, this podcast is a passion
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project. I'm not paid or sponsored. And if you
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enjoy it, I'd love a quick review or an email
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just to tell you that you like it. If you want
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to further support me, check out my guidebooks
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on my website, outdoor -society .com, or when
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you're visiting the park, book me for a guided
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Yellowstone hiking tour. Okay, this week's Yellowstone
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news. The biggest news of the coming week is
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the opening of the East Gate as well as Hayden
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Valley which is scheduled for May 2nd. The road
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connects Cody Wyoming to the park. This also
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means that the road from Canyon to Fishing Bridge
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passing through Hayden Valley will be open. This
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opening is weather dependent so always check
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the park road conditions before heading to the
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park. The plug will be opening soon! Alright,
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if you don't know what the plug is, the plug
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is a 9 -mile stretch of Highway 212 and one of
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the snowiest mountain passes in Montana. It runs
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from Pilot Creek, Wyoming to Cook City out the
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northeast entrance, and in the winter, it's the
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main groomed trail for snowmobilers and people
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like that that are out there. Generally, the
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plug opens in the first or second week of May,
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since there's no scheduled opening date for it.
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I'm mentioning it this week and I might mention
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it next week because that's about when it opens.
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So when has the plug opened in previous years?
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In 2024 it opened on May 2nd, 2023 May 10th,
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2022 May 11th, 2021 May 14th, 2020 May 9th, and
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2019 May 8th. Please keep in mind that the plug
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is not the same as the Beartooth Highway. The
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Beartooth Highway is currently being worked on
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with the goal of being opened by Memorial Day.
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I will provide updates on that as I receive them.
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I saw some video and pictures from Montana Department
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of Transportation. They're plowing it, but it's
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going to be a while. So hopefully by the end
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of May, you'll be able to drive the Beartooth
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Highway. The plug will get you to Chief Joseph
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Memorial Highway that connects Cody to that northeast
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entrance. Gorgeous drive, also highly recommended
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if you haven't done it before. This week's random
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Yellowstone tidbit. The story behind Yellowstone's
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iconic Roosevelt Arch. These days, it's hard
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to imagine the National Park Service approving
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a large, purely decorative structure. But when
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the Roosevelt Arch was first dreamed up, times
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were different. Garden of Montana was Yellowstone
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National Park's primary entrance, and as the
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first national park in the country, Yellowstone
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was seen as a crown jewel of natural preservation.
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Park officials wanted an entrance that matched
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its importance. The idea for the arch came during
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Yellowstone's army era, when the U .S. Army was
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in charge of protecting and managing the park.
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One officer, Hiram M. Chittenden of the Army
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Corps of Engineers, looked around at the dusty,
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unremarkable approach to the park and felt it
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lacked the sense of grandeur Yellowstone deserved.
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Park administrators and local townspeople agreed
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and plans began for a grand new entrance. In
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1903, with the arch partially constructed, President
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Theodore Roosevelt, who happened to be vacationing
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in the park at the time, was invited to lay the
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cornerstone at a large dedication ceremony. Thousands
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attended and the event brought national attention
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to the project. Although the structure wasn't
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originally built to honor Roosevelt, his involvement
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in the ceremony led to it being named after him.
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The finished arch, towering 50 feet high, was
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built using hundreds of tons of loco columnar
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basalt hauled in from a nearby quarry. It was
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designed to be seen from a distance, making a
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powerful visual statement as visitors approached
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the park. The cost at the time was around $10
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,000, which would be about $340 ,000 today. Early
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designs for the arch were even more ambitious
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than what you see now. The curved walls on either
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side were meant to enclose a lush garden complete
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with two ponds and a waterfall. But those plans
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were quickly abandoned once became clear that
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gardeners' dry climate wouldn't support such
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landscaping. Interestingly, the design of the
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arch remains a mystery. Some historians believe
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Robert Reamer, best known for designing the Old
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Faithful Inn, may have been involved. Others
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point to a lesser -known architect, Nels J. Ness,
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but due to lack of documentation, no one can
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say for sure. Hidden inside the arch is a time
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capsule, or what people at the time called a
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canister. Arranged by local masons during the
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dedication, it reportedly contains items like
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a Bible, a photograph of Roosevelt, Masonic documents,
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coins, and local newspapers. The plaque on the
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arch carries a quote from the 1872 legislation
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that establishes Yellowstone for the benefit
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and enjoyment of the people, a phrase that continues
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to capture the spirit of the national parks.
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If you look closely as you pass through the arch
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from the Gardner side, you can spot the original
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cornerstone. It's tucked low into the right tower,
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that is the south -facing tower, and engraved
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with the date April 24th, 1903. Despite helping
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dedicate it, President Roosevelt never saw the
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completed arch. He didn't return to Yellowstone
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after that visit. Still, his name lives on. at
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one of the park's most iconic landmarks, welcoming
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millions of visitors to this day. For more information
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on the arch than you may ever want, you can go
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to the show notes and I provided a link that
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is very detailed and very awesome. Alright, my
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experience of the week. The Harlequin Ducks at
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Lee Hardy Rapids. If you're spending time in
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Yellowstone and want to spot something a little
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off the beaten path, something that most visitors
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miss, Keep your eyes on the rapids. The harlequin
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duck is one of the park's most stunning and unique
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birds, and it's also one of the hardest to find
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unless you know where to look. The males are
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true showstoppers. Deep slate blue with chestnut
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flanks and bold white markings on the face and
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body. They almost look painted. The females are
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more understated, dressed in soft browns and
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grays. but they still have that signature white
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patch around the eye that gives them a touch
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of elegance. Even when you spot them, they can
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almost disappear against the swirling waters
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and rocks, so keep those binoculars handy. What
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makes harlequin ducks really stand out though
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isn't just how they look, it's where they live.
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These birds love white water, they're built for
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it, perfectly adapted to fast moving streams
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and crashing currents. You won't find them bodily
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lazing on a pond or a lake. Instead, they dive
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head first into the frothy water, slipping between
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the surface to forage for aquatic insects, crustaceans,
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and larva clinging to underwater rocks. They'll
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paddle upstream with powerful strokes, dive into
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the roughest part of the current, and pop up
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several yards away like it's nothing. Watching
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them is a little like watching tiny kayakers,
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confident, athletic, and completely at home in
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the rapids. One of the best places to see them
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in Yellowstone is Lee Hardy Rapids. It's a short
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stretch of fast -moving water on the Yellowstone
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River just north of Yellowstone Lake. It's an
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easy stop, there's a boardwalk with signs and
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viewing stops, and it's a great place to take
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a break and watch the river do its thing. In
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the spring and early summer, Harlequin ducks
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often gather here to breed and raise their young,
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making this the best time to visit if you want
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a chance to spot them. Beyond the ducks, Lee
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Hardy Rapids is also a hot spot for wildlife
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activity, thanks to the cutthroat trout that
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spawn in the area. If your timing is right, you
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might catch the trout leaping up the rapids,
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an impressive display of strength and determination.
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If you're hoping to see the Harlequins, plan
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to be there early in the morning when the light
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is soft and the ducks are more active. Bring
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binoculars and some patience because these ducks
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are much better hiding in plain sight than you'd
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expect, especially among the swirling white water
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and rocks. And here's a cool bit of trivia. Harlequin
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ducks spend most of the year along rocky coastlines,
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like the Pacific Northwest, braving that ocean
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surf and spray. Yellowstone is one of the few
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inland places in North America where they nest
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in the wild. That makes every sighting here feel
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a little extra special, like you've stumbled
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on a secret Yellowstone experience most people
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never know about. My tip of the week. Dogs and
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Yellowstone. Are you thinking about bringing
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your pet to Yellowstone? Here's what you need
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to know. If you're dreaming of hiking scenic
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trails or strolling the famous boardwalks with
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your pet, I hate to be the bearer of bad news,
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but Yellowstone is not the best place for that
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kind of adventure. I know that's probably not
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what you want to hear or were hoping to hear
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when you heard about dogs in Yellowstone, but
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that's the truth. And I'm honestly not here to
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ruin your excitement, I just want to give you
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a heads up so you can plan accordingly and avoid
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any surprises. While the National Park Service
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loves pet owners, you've probably seen their
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fun Bark Ranger program online, the reality is
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that most national parks, including Yellowstone,
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have very strict rules about where pets are allowed.
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What's interesting about Yellowstone is, even
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since its creation, the early guides that I have
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in the early 1900s tell you basically dogs have
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to be on leash, they're not allowed to roam around,
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it's always been very strict for dogs. So here's
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a short version of what you need to know. Pets
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are not allowed on Yellowstone's trails, boardwalks,
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in thermal areas, or in the backcountry. Period.
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Even if your dog is in a carrier, a stroller,
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or your arms, it doesn't matter. These rules
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apply across the board. So what can you do with
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your pet in the park? You're welcome to bring
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your dog as long as they stay within a hundred
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feet of roads, parking lots, or campground. They
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must be on a leash six feet or shorter, in a
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crate, or inside a vehicle. You can walk them
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around parking areas or paved roads, and yes,
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you technically can view Old Faithful with your
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dog from a distance, but not from the seating
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areas on the boardwalk. If you're planning to
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drive along the scenic loop and taking the views
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from your car, your pup can totally tag along.
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Just be aware that if you plan to get out and
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explore the natural wonders on foot, your dog
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will need to stay behind. These rules aren't
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in place to be mean. They're designed to keep
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everyone safe, especially your pet. Sadly, every
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few years a dog gets burned or even killed after
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jumping into hot springs or running off the trail.
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One of the things that is constantly said when
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that happens is, I didn't think my dog would
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do that. It's so out of the ordinary and you
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don't want to have that happen. That is a traumatizing
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event for everyone involved. So follow the rules.
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Wildlife is another concern. Predators like bears
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and coyotes can pose serious dangers to pets,
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and pets can spread diseases to native wildlife.
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Plus, not everyone is comfortable around animals,
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so the park wants to make sure all visitors have
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a peaceful experience. A quick note on service
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animals. Legitimate service dogs are allowed
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in most areas, but emotional support animals,
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therapy dogs, and pets wearing vests bought online
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are not considered to be service animals. Please
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don't abuse this system. I see it abused all
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the time, and it only hurts those who truly rely
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on their trained service animals. Now, if you're
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set on hiking or walking trails with your dog,
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and you're going to be in Yellowstone, Like I
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said, you're not going to be able to hike in
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the park with your dog. However, there are great
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options nearby. Surrounding national forests
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and public lands outside of Yellowstone are far
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more pet -friendly, with millions of acres and
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thousands of miles of trails to explore. Towns
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like Gardiner, West Yellowstone, Cody, Bozeman,
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and Livingston also offer dog boarding in case
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you want a day or two to explore the park without
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worry. Now this is very brief, I know. I could
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talk about this all day. because it's a very
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complicated thing, but if you have questions
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or need pet friendly trail suggestions outside
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of the park, reach out to me, just ask me, I
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love to help. The weather for the coming week.
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Lamar Valley. Thursday through Sunday will be
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mostly sunny and decently warm in Lamar Valley
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with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the
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20s and 30s. Rain and thunderstorms are expected
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on Sunday afternoon with a high of 60 and a low
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of 37. Monday through Wednesday will be partly
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sunny with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s,
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with a slight chance of rain each day. Cook City
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Cook City's forecast is pretty much the same
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as the Mars, but expect temperatures 5 to 10
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degrees cooler each day, and a slight chance
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of snow on Sunday and Monday instead of rain.
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Well, also rain. Gardener After a Thursday of
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partly sunny skies and a high in the 50s, things
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are going to heat up in Gardiner. Friday's high
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is going to be 68 and the low will be 36. Then
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Saturday we'll see a high of 71 and a low of
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40. Late clouds and thunderstorms are expected
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on Sunday with a high of 68 and a low of 41.
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Then a cloudy Monday will be in the 50s before
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things get partly sunny and a high in the 60s
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on Tuesday and Wednesday. West Yellowstone. Thursday
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through Sunday will be mostly sunny and decently
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warm with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in
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the 20s and 30s. Rain and thunderstorms are expected
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on Sunday afternoon with a high of 60 and a low
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of 37. Monday through Wednesday will be partly
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sunny with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s
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with a slight chance of rain each day. And Old
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Faithful, Old Faithful's forecast is pretty much
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the same as West Yellowstone's but expect temperatures
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again 5 to 10 degrees cooler each day. The snowpack
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update. Thanks to a snowy weekend, the snowpack
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for most of the park is still in fantastic shape.
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Most of the park is in the 90 % of normal range,
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with the northeast corner way up at 108 % of
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normal. This is fantastic news as we're starting
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to turn the weather corner into real spring out
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here, runoff is slowly starting to happen, and
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river levels are going to pick up this week.
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Road conditions. With no snow or serious precipitation
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in the forecast, roads are going to be great.
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Keep alert for any construction vehicles on the
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road, especially around the tower junction area
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and through Golden Gate. The construction work
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probably won't be happening this week, but like
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I said last week, just expect it early and be
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happy when nothing's going on. For more up -to
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-date information on the road conditions, you
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can call 307 -344 -2117 for recorded information,
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or you can sign up to receive Yellowstone Road
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alerts on your mobile phone by texting 82190
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to the number 888 -777. Camping information,
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I am still repeating the same thing. Mammoth
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is the only open campground in the park and will
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be so until a little bit longer. Now that we're
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in May, things are going to start opening up.
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So we're almost there. However, if you are headed
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to the park and you're looking to camp and you
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don't want to stay in Mammoth, there are some
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camping options outside of the park. If you need
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some of those spots like by name or location,
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reach out to me again. Happy to hook you up.
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Alright the wildlife watching update So wildlife
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watching is picking up throughout the park But
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again your main source of action is going to
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be in the northern range, which is if you're
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new to the podcast, between Mammoth and Cook
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City. Primarily, if you're driving between Tower
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and Soda Butte Cone, that's going to be your
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best chance to see a lot of wildlife. There have
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been some black bears spotted closer to Mammoth
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as of late, especially like the Blacktail Plateau
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Drive area. But generally, if you're driving
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back and forth, there are some wolves out there,
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there's some bears, there's a lot of stuff going
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on. The wolves are near Slough Creek as always.
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If you get there early, you may be able to see
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them. There's also been some wolves out in Lamar
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Valley, which is interesting because last year
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wasn't as good of a sighting for wolves in Lamar
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proper. However, this year, especially if you
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get closer to Soda Butte Cone, you might have
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some good luck. Otherwise, it's just going to
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be kind of timing and the luck of Yellowstone,
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right? You may see anything. but the only way
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to see it is to be out trying to see it. Also,
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when you're driving back and forth and you see
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people on spotting scopes and they're looking
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at their spotting scopes, stop and see what they're
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looking at. Ask, not from your car, park at a
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pullout and walk and say, hey, what are you guys
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looking at? Nine times out of ten. They're gonna
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help you the other 1 % You know, there's bad
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apples out all the time If you are looking for
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bluebirds I've seen a ton of bluebirds out while
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driving the old Yellowstone Road between Yellowstone
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Hot Springs and Gardiner so that old dirt road
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There's also been some pronghorn and bison out
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there some eagles and a lot of good hawks I also
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saw a peregrine falcon out by the by the Tower
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area while hiking the other day. A lot of bighorn
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sheep above the Yellowstone River by Tower Falls,
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so that area is still pretty busy. Like I said,
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it's always kind of a crapshoot, so go back and
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forth in the Northern Range especially. Another
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week or two, we're really going to have even
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more bear sightings throughout the park, but
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right now, most everything is central on the
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Northern Range. However, With the road to the
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east entrance opening up, there might be some
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grizzly sightings out there. If you're hoping
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to see some of the more famous bears of the park,
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that's where they're located. So go ahead and
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head out and see what you see. Snowpack, as I
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mentioned before, isn't as high out in that area
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as it is in the rest of the park. So you never
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know. It's not an advertisement if it's for myself,
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right? So. If you like what you're hearing on
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this podcast and want more information on wildlife
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watching, consider getting a copy of my Wildlife
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It's based on my 30, almost 40 years of visiting
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just message me and I'll tell you how to get
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it. Hiking news and updates. Anything in the
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Canyon, Hayden, and Fishing Bridge areas are
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going to be snowy enough that you may need snowshoes.
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Expect snow on the trails between Canyon and
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Norris and the boardwalk at Norris as well. Elsewhere,
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lower trails in the northern range of the park
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will be mostly snow -free. But they could be
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a little muddy if there has been any precipitation
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and there's a little in the forecast, so you
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never know. Also, if it doesn't get direct sunlight,
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it's still going to be muddy. The boardwalk and
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the trails in the geyser basins are mostly snow
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-free, especially if you stay in the lower elevations.
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And by that I mean not walking up on ridgelines
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from the geyser basins. So expect runoff and
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muddy conditions pretty much everywhere. And
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as the time of recording, the Grand Prismatic
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Overlook Trail is still closed due to snow. My
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Trek of the Week. The Yellowstone River Overlook
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Trail, the Yellowstone River Picnic Area, and
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or Specimen Ridge. Now I know I recommended this
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trail a little while ago, but now's the time
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to do it again, especially since we're waiting
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on some snow and mud to get better elsewhere.
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Unlike in the winter, this time when you hike
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this trail, I'm suggesting you hike it from the
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Specimen Ridge West trailhead, just after the
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Yellowstone River Picnic Area. This will have
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you avoiding the potential closures for construction
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on the new bridge, which closes the picnic area
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from time to time, and it might be closed all
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summer. So, starting at the specimen ridge trail,
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the path meanders slowly uphill through the prairie.
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This time of the year, expect to see bison, bighorn
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sheep, marmots, hawks, eagles, pronghorn, and
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maybe even a black bear. Now, as always, if any
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wildlife is blocking your path, be sure to pass
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it by at least the required viewing distance
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for wildlife. That's 100 yards for bears and
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wolves, and 25 yards for all other animals. That's
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pretty close on foot, so I would double that.
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Make sure that you're not disturbing the animals
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as you're meandering around, and again, if the
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animal is on the trail, move away from the animal.
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Make sure you're at proper distances at all times.
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As you're hiking and the trail climbs more steeply,
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you're going to round a few corners and then
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you're going to find yourself on top of the canyon
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rim. From here, you follow the river downstream,
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walking on the rim of the canyon and taking in
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the sights, sounds, and smells. Go at least to
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the big bend in the river across from Calcite
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Springs Overlook, where you can see steam rising
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from the base of the Butte. And that's right
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along the bank of the river, and it's a really
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cool spot. There's also a lot of marmots that
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hang out there, so that should be your goal.
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Those hoping for some longer mileage should hike
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to the top of the Yellowstone River picnic area
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and that's just stay to the left on the canyon
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rim when you're hiking. There is a trail that's
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going to branch right. Ignore that trail. Stay
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to the left. You'll avoid the construction zone
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and get a really cool view all the way back upstream
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of the Yellowstone River. So this trail is best
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known for showcasing the unique geology and sweeping
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views of the canyon, the river, and mountains
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of the northern range. This hike makes for the
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perfect half -day jaunt and is sure to get you
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away from the increasing traffic driving to and
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from Lamar Valley. Plus you'll have some wildlife
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encounters that no one else may have or at the
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very least you're gonna be able to sit on top
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of a river on a canyon rim looking at this grandeur
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and it's beautiful. So, if you do this whole
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thing from the trailhead to the Yellowstone River
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picnic area and back, expect about 5 miles and
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700 feet of gain. So, that's this week in Yellowstone,
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but next week, I'll return with all the information
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you need to have to have a good week in the park,
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including the wildlife weather and trail updates
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and some fun things. So, I look forward to hopefully
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seeing you there. I will be there this weekend
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and hope you are too. Happy Opening East Entrance
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Day this Friday! Until then, happy trails! Copyright
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2025, baby!