As the human population is growing worldwide and the rates of wildlife are dropping because of that, it’s just refreshing to see that it can be the other way around as well, even nowadays. Estimated is that only 3% of the area of Yellowstone has been developed for human use. The rest of it is still pure wilderness. If only the entire world could still look like that.
No matter where you go, animals are all around in Yellowstone, established as the world’s first national park in 1872. From tiny chipmunks to those giant herds of bisons, all of them thrive in this giant wildlife sanctuary.
There’s no shortage in adventures either. We visited Yellowstone during August and although this is probably one of the busiest months in the park (when it comes to visitors), the great thing is that it’s easy to get of the beaten path. I mean, you shouldn’t leave the trails of course, but mind that once you leave the popular driving loop that connects the areas in the park, you’ll have the area to yourself within a couple of yards. There are more than 1000 miles of backcountry trails and every step might lead to something unexpectedly.
Brace yourself for misty waterfalls, colourful canyons, roaring geysers, scenic drive vistas and mirror lakes. And of course for all of its lovely local inhabitants in between. Let’s hope it’ll stay this wild forever.
Trout Lake, Yellowstone
A marmot near the northeast entrance of Yellowstone
A pronghorn in Lamar Valley
Artist point, Yellowstone
Inspiration point, Yellowstone
Lower Falls, Canyon, Yellowstone
Bisons at Lamar Valley, Yellowstone
A howling coyote at Hayden Valley, Yellowstone
Mammot Hot Springs Terraces, Yellowstone
Mammot Hot Springs Terraces, Yellowstone
Cow elk in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone
Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
Grand Prismatic, Yellowstone
Bison close-up, Yellowstone
Old Faithful, Yellowstone
Minerals near the Firehole River, geyser area of Old Faithful, Yellowstone
Cow elks in the valley of Lava Creek, Yellowstone
Tower Falls, Yellowstone
Beartooth Highway, the famous scenic drive to Red Lodge
Elk along the Blacktail Deer Plateau, Yellowstone
Benny
October 10, 2019 at 6:02 pm
Beautiful, thank you for sharing. Where did you spend the nights?
Kristel
October 13, 2019 at 2:58 am
Hi Benny, thanks for your comment! Check out my other article ‘A 4-day Itinerary to the wonders of Yellowstone’ to see more details about my trip.
First night we stayed at Greenough Lake. Therefore we we able to start our roadtrip around the Beartooth Highway very early in the morning. The rest of the days we camped at Bridge Bay, but this spot was too massive and with few trees, in my opinion. Roosevelt Lodge seemed really cool (location is decent too if you like to go for wolf spotting early in the morning), but if you prefer camping you might opt for one of the smaller campgrounds, such as Indian Creek. Canyon has a great location (in the middle of the park) too. Hope this helps! Best wishes, Kristel from TTT