A day to drive through the Park Destination: Lake Yellowstone The intended loop through the park approx. 140 miles Mammoth Hot Springs Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. It […]
Day 7: 240 miles – Bighorn National Forest to Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park America’s First National Park (established in 1916) An now some pictures from our journey to get here… After some 1,600 miles so far, the rental car is holding up well. Bear Tooth Hwy 212 once called “the most beautiful drive in America” (wiki/Beartooth_Highway) 44°56’21.5″N 109°30’35.4″W . Hwy 212 connects with Hwy […]
Day 6: 190 miles – Devils Tower to Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
Devils Tower National Monument Matȟó Thípila – Holy place of the Lakota Sioux Morning hike around the base of the Monument 2,1 mile loop Visitor Information Center Ceremonial ribbons have been placed at the base on the tower by the native peoples. In a number of Native American traditions, “prayer ties” are created in […]