Quick Take
We arrived in Yellowstone after an amazing stay in the Tetons, ready to see what this park had in store. Our first full day in Yellowstone started off strong.
Places We Visited
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Yellowstone opened around the lake, with Bridge Bay as the base and Natural Bridge as the first easy park stop.
The next day leaned into roadside wildlife and one of the park's most active geothermal areas.
Mount Washburn was the first real Yellowstone climb and one of the best broad views over the interior of the park.
Old Faithful and Upper Geyser Basin delivered the most famous Yellowstone boardwalk day.
Midway and Fountain Paint Pot brought the loudest geothermal colors, steam, and bison-on-the-boardwalk feel.
Norris felt harsher and more mineral than the other geyser basins, especially around Porcelain Basin.
The Grand Prismatic overlook day made the basin read differently from above, with Fairy Falls and Fountain Flats adding the hike piece.
Mammoth and Lamar shifted the trip from geysers to terraces and bigger wildlife watching.
Lamar River Trail finished Yellowstone with the kind of open-country walking that keeps wildlife in the whole time.
Bridge Bay Campground
Yellowstone opened around the lake, with Bridge Bay as the base and Natural Bridge as the first easy park stop.
Natural Bridge
Yellowstone Lake
Fishing Bridge
Mud Volcano
The next day leaned into roadside wildlife and one of the park's most active geothermal areas.
Yellowstone River
Grand Loop Road
Hayden Valley
Mount Washburn Trail
Mount Washburn was the first real Yellowstone climb and one of the best broad views over the interior of the park.
West Thumb Geyser Basin
Old Faithful
Old Faithful and Upper Geyser Basin delivered the most famous Yellowstone boardwalk day.
Upper Geyser Basin
Firehole River
Fountain Paint Pot
Midway Geyser Basin
Grand Prismatic Spring
No photos are tied to this place yet.
Midway and Fountain Paint Pot brought the loudest geothermal colors, steam, and bison-on-the-boardwalk feel.
Porcelain Basin
Back Basin
Norris Geyser Basin
No photos are tied to this place yet.
Norris felt harsher and more mineral than the other geyser basins, especially around Porcelain Basin.
Fountain Flats Trail
Grand Prismatic Overlook
Fairy Falls Trail
The Grand Prismatic overlook day made the basin read differently from above, with Fairy Falls and Fountain Flats adding the hike piece.
Goose Lake
Mammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth and Lamar shifted the trip from geysers to terraces and bigger wildlife watching.
Lamar Valley
Tower Fall
No photos are tied to this place yet.
Lamar River Trail
Lamar River Trail finished Yellowstone with the kind of open-country walking that keeps wildlife in the whole time.
Cache Creek Crossing
Bridge Bay and Natural Bridge
We arrived in Yellowstone after an amazing stay in the Tetons, ready to see what this park had in store. At…
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Hayden Valley
Our first full day in Yellowstone started off strong. We rolled out of the campground, and almost…
Mount Washburn Trail
Day 2 in Yellowstone, we hiked the Mount Washburn Trail, a 7 mile in and out with about 1,400 feet of…
Old Faithful and Upper Geyser Basin
On our third day in Yellowstone, we broke camp at Bridge Bay and headed west toward Madison Campground.…
Grand Prismatic and Daisy Geyser
On our fourth day in Yellowstone, we were up and out by 6 a.m., having learned the previous day that the…
Norris Geyser Basin and Firehole Canyon
On day 5 in Yellowstone, we woke to a cold, rainy morning and debated the day's plans. We decided to skip…
Grand Prismatic Overlook and Fairy Falls
On our 6th day in Yellowstone, we set out to view the Grand Prismatic from above. We had two trailhead…
Mammoth Hot Springs and Lamar Valley
We broke camp at Madison on our 7th day in Yellowstone and headed north. Our next stop was taking us back to…
Lamar River Trail
We set out to hike the Lamar River Trail to Cache Creek, a 7-mile in-and-out known for its wildlife. On the…