Travel With Teens and Tweens | Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Best trip archives, Yellowstone No Responses »

Jan 102010

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone stretches 20 miles along dazzling pink, brown and yellow rhyolite cliffs carved by the Yellowstone River. It is over 1000 feet deep and a half mile wide. Our teen and tween thought the view from Lookout Point was cool but their favorite part was scrambling down the trails to get a good look at the brink of the falls and some impromtu climbing on large glacial boulders along the way. This is another in our series on Top 10 Activities for family vacations in Yellowstone National Park with teens and tweens. Click the link to see the rest. The Uncle Tom’s Trail (which is currently under repair) offers a great close up of the brink of the falls. This UTube Video of the walk down Uncle Tom’s [...]

Going Fishin’ at Lake Yellowstone

Best trip archives, Yellowstone No Responses »

Jan 092010

At an altitude of over 7.500 feet above sea level, Lake Yellowstone sits on top of the center of the Yellowstone caldera. It is almost 400 feet deep in some spots and is home to native cutthroat trout and invasive lake trout. Fishing is permitted as long as you keep any lake trout you catch but throw back the cutthroat trout. There are a number of boat and fly fishing outfitters approved by the national park service. We opted to book a half day boat trip to fish on Lake Yellowstone though the front desk of our lodge. We went with the park’s Xanterra fishing guide service located at the Bridge Bay Marina. They provided all the fishing tackle, bait, life jackets and knowledge of how to find the fish! As an [...]

Yellowstone Firehole Spring

Best trip archives, Yellowstone No Responses »

Jan 082010

Yellowstone contains a number of different geyser basins, each with their own unique thermal features. You can see our posts on the Upper Geyser Basin, Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs to get a sense what you might see in the park. The Lower Geyser Basin is much larger than the Upper Geyser Basin but the features are more spread out. Some features are accessible near the road. We enjoyed the beautiful, multi-colored Firehole Spring. Stop off and check it out on your way to Firehole Falls for swimming! For more ideas about exploring the park check out our Top 10 Activities for families travelling to Yellowstone National Park with teens and tweens. Hope you enjoy this Photo Friday post. Stop by DeliciousBaby for links to other great travel [...]

Mammoth Hot Springs is Magical at Twilight

Best trip archives, Yellowstone No Responses »

Jan 062010

Mammoth Hot Springs is Magical at Twilight

Mammoth Hot Springs, located in the Northern section of the Park, near historic Fort Yellowstone, features terraced hillsides of silica based tavertine created over thousands of years by 170 degree hot springs running over the limestone, leaving white, chalky calcium carbonate deposits behind. Algae living in the heated waters add a multitude of colors to the scene. The view changes daily depending on the flow of the waters. This is another in our ongoing series describing out Top Ten activities for families visiting Yellowstone National Park with teens and tweens. Click the link to learn about the rest of our list. Go Early or Late to Avoid the Crowds Mammoth Hot Springs is almost 50 miles from the Old Faithful area. We took most of a day making the [...]

Yellowstone Upper Geyser Basin is Amazing

Best trip archives, Yellowstone No Responses »

Jan 042010

Yellowstone Upper Geyser Basin is Amazing

The Yellowstone Upper Geyser Basin trail begins at the Old Faithful Inn and Old Faithful Geyser and offers access to hundreds of thermal features in what is frequently described as the world’s largest concentration of thermal activity. The paved trail follows the Firehole River for 1.5 miles to the much photographed Morning Glory Pool. There are many side trails and extensions available to the east, before it loops back to a more direct route to the Inn. An unpaved extension allows access to additional, somewhat more remote features. The is another in our series on Top 10 actvities for families with teens and tweens visiting Yellowstone National Park. Click the link to see the rest. Take the Time to Fully Explore the Upper Geyser Basin The thermal activity in Yellowstone [...]

Old Faithful Geyser Never Gets Old

Best trip archives, Yellowstone No Responses »

Jan 022010

The Old Faithful Geyser is probably the single most iconic image of Yellowstone National Park and, despite the touristy hoopla, it really is worth watching. There is something so compelling about seeing a geyser shoot 100+ feet into the air that our teen and tween must have watched it go off about 10 times during the three days we stayed at the Old Faithful Inn. This post is one in a series on our Top 10 Yellowstone National Park activities for families travelling with teens and tweens. Click the link to see rest of the list and find links to the other Top 10 posts in this series. About Old Faithful Old Faithful isn’t the largest active geyser in the world, that honor goes to Steamboat Geyser, also in [...]

Yellowstone Top 10 for Teens and Tweens

Best trip archives, Yellowstone No Responses »

Jan 012010

For the new year we are kicking off another Best Trip Activities Series, this one focusing on our ten picks for best family activities at Yellowstone National Park when visiting with teens and tweens. Today we’ll give some general planning tips for visiting Yellowstone and set out the Top 10 list. Check back for follow-on postings that will provide more details and pictures for each activity Yellowstone is Big, Plan Accordingly Yellowstone was the nation’s first National Park, established in 1872. It is located in the northwestern corner of Wyoming with some land in Montana and Idaho as well. The Park contains over 300 geysers and over 10,000 thermal features along with thousands of buffalo, elk, bear, wolves and other animals. It covers over 3,400 sq miles, roughly the [...]

Newer Entries