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Tag Archives: Grand Prismatic Geyser

February 18, 2019

Ask Me: The Ultimate Family Tour of Yellowstone

In Ask Me, Family Adventures, Hiking, National Park Adventures   |   Tagged Artist Point, Canyon Rim Trail, family hiking, Fountain Paint Pot, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, Grand Prismatic Geyser, Hayden Valley, Heart Lake, Lamar Valley, Lewis Lake, Lower Geyser Basin, Lower Yellowstone Falls, Madison River, Mammoth Hot Springs, Midway Geyser Basin, Morning Glory Pool, Mount Washburn, Mud Volcano, Norris Geyser Basin, Old Faithful, Shoshone Lake, Tower Fall, Uncle Tom's Trail, Upper Geyser Basin, Upper Yellowstone Falls, West Thumb Geyser Basin, Wyoming hiking, Yellowstone National Park   |   6 Comments

Hi Michael-

My husband and I live in Missoula with our two boys, ages three and five. We are spending three nights in Yellowstone, and it will be our kids’ first visit. Are there any sites or activities that were unexpectedly or just especially fun?

Thanks for your help and for the inspiration to get outside with the kids even when the thought of packing the car is feeling daunting.

Take care,
Laurie
Missoula Continue reading →

July 10, 2018

12 Simple Landscape Photography Tips For Better Outdoor Photos

In Backpacking, Family Adventures, Hiking, National Park Adventures, Skills   |   Tagged backpacking skills, Capitol Reef National Park, Glacier Bay National Park, Glacier Peak Wilderness, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Prismatic Geyser, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Iceland, John Muir Trail, Jotunheimen National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, landscape photography tips, Midway Geyser Basin, Mount Rainier National Park, Old Faithful, outdoor photography tips, Peek-a-Boo Gulch, Sawtooth Mountains, South Fork Cascade Canyon, taking better outdoor photos, taking better scenic photos, Teton Crest Trail, Washington hiking backpacking, White Cloud Mountains, Yellowstone National Park   |   9 Comments

By Michael Lanza

Do you wonder how some people come back from national parks and other outdoor trips with fantastic photos? Would you like to take the kind of pictures that make people ooh and aah? It may not be as complicated as you think. The following tips on outdoor and landscape photography, which I’ve learned from studying photography and over three decades of shooting the finest scenery in America and the world, will help you take home better photos whether you’re a beginner or an experienced photographer. Continue reading →