This post was originally published 5/1/2014; updated 5/30/25. There is something to be said for the delicious stride of habit’s familiarity. Some can’t fathom traveling to the same place twice; there is indeed a great deal to see in the … [Read more...] about 50 Things to do in Jackson Hole, Wyoming & Grand Teton National Park
The 5 Gateway Towns to Yellowstone National Park
Despite the general Western flavor of the towns that give residency to Yellowstone National Park’s gateways, before 1890 these five towns would have appeared an inconsonant mishmash of patched together backwoods watering holes. But Yellowstone … [Read more...] about The 5 Gateway Towns to Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone’s Chimeric End of the Road
An ad infinitum judgment of isolation is pinned to the town by the immutable saw-toothed ridges of the Absaroka and Beartooth Mountain ranges. As I step outside the truck to see the town from the proper height, the eclipse from a large tree … [Read more...] about Yellowstone’s Chimeric End of the Road
Yellowstone’s East Entrance, the 50 most beautiful miles in America
"It charmed me, intrigued me, seduced me so completely and in such a way that memories of it result in the kind of longing normally reserved for the best fruit pie of your life." This journal entry was made after my first encounter with … [Read more...] about Yellowstone’s East Entrance, the 50 most beautiful miles in America
Yellowstone National Park’s Original Entrance
Yellowstone's original entrance in Gardiner, Montana, and the only one open year-round, is framed by the Roosevelt Arch. While all the literature points out this entrance is the only one open all year, few state why. The annual snowfall in … [Read more...] about Yellowstone National Park’s Original Entrance