Yellowstone National Park

Public Reaction Sought On Proposal To Improve Yellowstone National Park’s Northeast Entrance Road

A proposal to improve nearly 30 miles of Yellowstone National Park's Northeast Entrance Road is open for public review.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 30th, 2024 2:30am

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West Thumb Geyser Basin: Diverse and Exceptional Hot Springs, Mud Pots, Geysers, and Hydrothermal Explosions

Although not as famous as Old Faithful Geyser or Grand Prismatic Spring, the features of West Thumb Geyser Basin are some of the most varied and beautiful in Yellowstone National Park. From hot pools to offshore hot springs to sinter terraces to submarine explosion craters, West Thumb is an exciting natural laboratory!

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2024 5:42am

Wyoming Backs Utah’s Quest To Seize BLM Land, May Want Other Fed Property

Wyoming is backing an effort by Utah to wrest ownership of U.S. Bureau of Land Management land from the federal government, arguing that states could “develop the land to attract prospective citizens.”

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2024 9:57am

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New 'Selfie Control' Instagram Filter Tells Tourists When They're Way Too Close To Big Animals

Jackson Hole's Travel and Tourism Board Wants you to exercise some Selfie Control and stay safely away from large animals with their new Instagram filter.

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By justin.housman - October 26th, 2024 2:40am

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Last Day To Visit Most Of Yellowstone This Year Is October 31

Most roads into Yellowstone National Park will close for the season on November 1. Get in while you can.

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By justin.housman - October 24th, 2024 2:10am

Yellowstone's Ebbing Nuphar Lake

At the beginning of 2024, the water level at Nuphar Lake, near Norris Geyser Basin was on the rise. By the end of that summer, however, the water has receded, and the shoreline was marked by a ring of dead trees. What happened to cause these changes?

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2024 2:30am

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Cosmic Clocks Help Keep Time In Yellowstone

Geologists can use cosmic rays from outer space to piece together the timing of past geologic events, like volcanic eruptions and glaciations. But how does this work? It turns out that rocks, like humans, can get a sunburn!

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 15th, 2024 2:30am

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 296 | Crime Off The Grid

Sunset at the Flat Mountain Arm of Yellowstone Lake. Photo by Kurt Repanshek.

Crime happens, even in national parks, national forests, and other public lands. There are murders, thefts, robberies and all sorts of crime that we’d hope to escape by heading into the kingdom of public lands.

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The Last Day This Year To Drive The Legendary Beartooth Highway Will Be October 14

The National Park Service-maintained Beartooth Highway will close for the season October 15.

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By justin.housman - October 11th, 2024 9:59am

UPDATE | Artists Paintpots In Yellowstone National Park Closed To Public

Quick work involving repairs and improvements to access from the parking lot to the boardwalk allowed the reopening Friday of the Artists Paintpots area of Yellowstone National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 11th, 2024 10:47am

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