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May 7, 2013 Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park

Ask Me: The Ultimate Family Tour of Yellowstone

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Hi Michael-

My husband and I live in Missoula with our two boys, ages three and five. We are spending three nights in Yellowstone over Mother’s Day weekend, and it will be our kids’ first visit. Two questions: Any particular Y’stone books you recommend for kids? Also, this is a bit of a silly question, but are there any sites or activities that were unexpectedly or just especially fun? Continue reading →

Featured Video: Cross-Country Skiing in Yellowstone

January 8, 2013  |  In Family Adventures, National Park Adventures, Skiing   |   Tagged , , , , ,   |   Leave a comment

Cross-country skiing to see Yellowstone’s geysers, half-frozen waterfalls, and abundant wildlife is one of the great adventures in the National Parks System, and very accessible for families. Check out the video below, and read more about this trip, and view a gallery of photos.

 

January 28, 2011 Lower Yellowstone Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.

Cross-Country Skiing Yellowstone

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The snowcoach rumbles away, leaving us in a wintry silence disturbed only by a slight breeze and the gastrointestinal emissions of a supervolcano that last let out a really big one 640,000 years ago. Back then, it ejected about 240 cubic miles of rock and dust into the sky. Today, as seems always the case with these things, it just sounds a little rude and smells badly. Continue reading →