There comes a time in life when we question where we are going, what we are doing and begin to wonder if maybe there is more to life than the daily grind.  You’ve probably got a passion or two that you would love to dedicate more time to, maybe something you are really good at.  [...]

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Day #4 at the West Yellowstone Hostel started out with a plan to head back up to the Mammoth Springs area of Yellowstone.  Like many previous days the plan changed.  Not only did it get delayed it got completely derailed.  The geyser area between Madison and Old Faithful had yet to be explored on the [...]

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As most recent days in West Yellowstone have started out today started out with nasty, cold, rainy weather.  This led to a late start but still provided enough time to explore the Artist Paint Pots area along with the Norris Geyser Basin.  Along the road in from West Yellowstone there was some wildlife along the [...]

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The West Yellowstone Hostel at the Madison Hotel is one of the nicest hostels you will find!  Located right at the West Yellowstone National Park entrance in the historic Madison Hotel, the hostel offers excellent rooms, nice common areas, free coffee and hot chocolate in the mornings and a bed and breakfast type ambiance to [...]

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Day #2 at the West Yellowstone Hostel at the Madison Hotel started out with cold rainy weather a not much motivation to get out into Yellowstone.  Most all of the in-town attractions were exhausted yesterday including the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, the Yellowstone Historic Center Museum and the Yellowstone iMax theater.  Once things got [...]

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Visit the Grizzly Bear and Wolf Discovery Center In West Yellowstone, Montana At www.grizzlydiscoveryctr.com

August 30, 2010

The Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone is one place where you are guaranteed to see wildlife around Yellowstone National Park!  When driving through Yellowstone you will definitely see bison along the road and probably right in front of your car on the road.  Elk are a common sight but bears and wolves [...]

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West Yellowstone Hostel Day 1 – The West Yellowstone Museum, The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center & Yellowstone Imax Theater – August 30, 2010

August 30, 2010

The first full day at the Hostel in West Yellowstone at the Madison Hotel started out with free coffee and hot chocolate at the hostel!  Given the frigid weather and light to moderate rain to start off the day that continued through till the afternoon, the warm complimentary drinks hit the spot.  The weather was [...]

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Visit the West Yellowstone Historic Center and Museum At www.yellowstonehistoriccenter.org

August 30, 2010

When in West Yellowstone (the town just outside the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park) there are a number of cool things to see and do within walking distance of wherever you are staying in the town.  The Yellowstone Historic Center houses a museum in West Yellowstone that features exhibits about the history of Yellowstone, [...]

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Yellowstone Bridge Bay Camping, Mud Volcano Revisited, The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone – August 29, 2010

August 29, 2010

Overnight a cold rain fell at Yellowstone Bridge Bay campground.  Temperatures remained above freezing but probably not by much.  The rain fell hard at times and lightning filled the skies early in the night.  Throughout the night the rain ranged from a light drizzle lightly hitting the tent to a shower pummeling the rain fly [...]

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Yellowstone National Park – Mud Volcano, Artisits Point, Yellowstone Grand Canyon, Bridge Bay Camping – August 28, 2010

August 28, 2010

In between the raindrops at Yellowstone National Park yesterday there were stops at Mud Volcano, the Canyon Village and Visitor Center (during the worst of the rain) and Artist Point.  The stop at the Canyon Village Visitor Center was a long one since it rained most of the day and hardest in the middle of [...]

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The Old Faithful Observation Point View – Hike For An Aerial View of Old Faithful

August 26, 2010

When in Yellowstone National Park one of the sights you MUST see is Old Faithful, the geyser that blows up and spews water way up into the air at fairly regular intervals (about every 65 to 90 minutes).  There are lots of other active geysers in the area of Old Faithful but you at least [...]

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