Yellowstone Gate has started the Parked for a Day project. The idea is for locals and frequent visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks to share their favorite activities that require parking the car and getting off the beaten path, just a little bit (or maybe even a lot). These are activities in the parks that almost all visitors can do in a single day, provided they’re willing to leave their cars parked while they venture out.
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Hike Uncle Tom’s Trail for close-up view of Yellowstone’s Lower Falls
There are dozens of places in Yellowstone National Park where you can a great view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. But there’s only one spot where you’ll feel like you truly “earned” the view.
Uncle Tom’s Trail is a strenuous series of more than 300 steel stairs that drop 500 feet, descending about three quarters of the way form the canyon rim toward the river below.
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Visit Cave Falls in the remote Bechler area of southwestern Yellowstone Park
Cave Falls in the southwestern corner of Yellowstone National Park is only about 20 feet tall, but what it lacks in height, it makes up for in width. At 250 feet wide, there is no wider waterfall in the park, and it’s a short and easy hike from the parking area to view Cave Falls.
The Bechler area of Yellowstone is a remote section that most folks have never heard of, much less visited. Unlike the five major entrances to the park, the vehicle entrance at Bechler gets you just inside Yellowstone’s boundaries, but not much further.
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A ‘moderate’ hike to view Tetons from Huckleberry Mountain Fire Lookout
Once we made it to Huckleberry Ridge, we found evidence of recent bear presence, with numerous piles of bear scat filled with berries on and along the trail. The Internet description of the hike had indicated that when the huckleberries ripen, the ridge is a favorite feeding spot for grizzly bears, and to this we found evidence of truth!
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A great day hiking and boating around Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park
For a great day hiking and taking in amazing scenery in Grand Teton National Park, the area around the southern part of Jenny Lake is hard to beat. It is understandably one of the most popular spots in the park.
We started our day of hiking around Jenny Lake early by taking one of the first shuttle boat rides across the lake. There is a small fee for the boat ride, but you can select either round-trip or one way, depending on your plans. You can also walk around the southern end of Jenny Lake.
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Yellowstone Gate extends reach with content syndication deals
Yellowstone Gate, a growing online news outlet focused on Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area, has extended its reach, adding thousands of new readers after completing paid content syndication agreements with local and national partners.
As the leading local news service dedicated exclusively to covering Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks and their gateway communities, YellowstoneGate.com provides news, commentary, travel advice, photos and videos to a growing audience of active and engaged readers.
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Take a leisurely stroll along Slough Creek in northern Yellowstone Park
For an enjoyable early or late season hike in Yellowstone, the Slough Creek Trail offers unparalleled scenery and great fishing. The trail starts near the Slough Creek Campground and travels 11 miles to the Park’s northern boundary, following Slough Creek for most of the way. This excellent trail is actually an old wagon road leading to the Silver Tip Ranch, just north of Yellowstone. The road is still used by ranch residents to gain access to the Silver Tip, so don’t be surprised if you encounter a few horse-drawn wagons on your journey. If you do, please follow proper trail etiquette and step off the trail to allow them to pass.
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A backcountry bike ride to Yellowstone Park’s Lone Star Geyser
A day trip to Lone Star Geyser in Yellowstone National Park is a short and pleasant day hike or a fun bike ride, and a great way to spend some time off the beaten path. The path to Lone Star Geyser follows the Firehole River for the five-mile round trip, passing through green meadows and wildflowers that line the trail, an old road now closed to vehicles.
Lone Star Geyser erupts about every three hours, with a few smaller, minor eruptions occurring before the major eruption. The major burst can last for up to 3o minutes, and ends in a strong steam phase. When you arrive at the geyser, check the log book to see if anyone recorded any recent eruptions so you’ll know when it’s likely to blow again, and feel free to enter details about what you see to help other visitors.
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Yellowstone’s Kite Hill Cemetery at Mammoth is home to mysterious graves
The Kite Hill Cemetery is not to be confused with a separate military cemetery in Mammoth near horse corrals. Kite Hill is a civilian cemetery for early park workers and non-military residents. It has 14 graves, but only one monument still stands, marking two graves. The identities of at least three people buried remain a mystery.