The majestic beauty of Montana can be captured by anyone and it is relatively easy considering you can take a scenic drive over Beartooth Pass or through the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. Hollywood filmmakers take advantage of it too. “A Fork in the Road” was filmed in Laurel, Livingston, the Paradise Valley, Bozeman and Three Forks in 2007. “I love filming in Montana,” writer and director Jim Kouf says, “No matter which way I turn the camera, I…
We have guests all the time ask us if “Bear Spray” is really necessary while exploring Yellowstone National Park. Our recommendation is a firm “Yes”. We have had many, many close encounters of the Bear kinds and we always suggest having bear spray any time you venture away from your car in this region.Catherine (my wife) and I see 20-30 bears a year in our travels. The closest we’ve ever been to a Grizzly is about 5 feet! We were…
Yellowstone is an extremely cool place for kids. But with almost 3500 square miles of lakes, geysers, canyons, and hot springs, there’s too much to see in one short stay. So, Here are Ten Cool Things For Kids in Yellowstone National Park1. Dragon’s Mouth SpringHow can you resist telling your kids that a dragon lives in a cave near a mud volcano? It doesn’t take much imagination to think that this cavern, with its growls and thumps, and spitting steam,…
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the last strongholds for the great land predators of North America, mountain lions, coyotes, wolves, black bears and Grizzly Bears all still live in the region and are thriving. Of all the predators in the area, nothing stikes fear in the hearts of vacationers and vistors to Yellowstone like bears.Whenever you travel in bear country, you have to accept the basic reality that you may encounter a bear. The tips on these pages…
