The geological phenomena that is Yellowstone National Park (NP) attracts a global array of tourists. It’s July and it seems like everyone is at the same overlook we’re at.
We’d picked July because the Flyfishing Federation International meeting was in Bozeman.
No surprise …
it’s not a good idea to go at the peak of the season. That said, Yellowstone is the kind of park you can see from your car.
Pretty much most national parks are not dog friendly. Tip was banned from nearly every trail, boardwalk, and even short-paved paths to scenic overlooks. That, and the jam of people kept our visit to a day and a half, but in that time we managed to see a lot of cool sites.
It should be noted that we avoided the geyser basins. My childhood memories of Yellowstone are of unpleasant odors (gagging and retching), rather than magnificant views. We managed to find some un-occupied pull-outs along the Madison and Firehole rivers that made perfect picnic stops.
It’s a beautiful park, just a bit crowded which is to be expected. We did manage to catch bison stopping traffic, as well as a couple of bull elk in velvet. Yeah, the classic Yellowstone picture ops.
