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Yellowstone Switches to Oversnow Travel Parkwide

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:33:00 +0000

With the park experiencing significant snowfall throughout its boundaries at the end of 2011 and into the New Year, Yellowstone National Park has shifted fully to oversnow travel for visitors and staff.

Rubber- and steel-tracked guided snowcoaches and snowmobiles now are allowed to travel on all interior park roads, with the exception of the road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction, which is restricted to rubber-tracked guided snowcoaches only until snow conditions improve.

Roads To Yellowstone’s Old Faithful, Canyon Closing For Winter

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:21:20 +0000

Yellowstone National Park is moving into its winter mode, and that means roads to most of the park's popular tourist destinations, including Old Faithful ,will close for the season at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, 2011.

Most visitor services in Yellowstone National Park have already ended for the season.

Yellowstone’s North Entrance Traffic Plan Approved

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:23:44 +0000

A new plan designed to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety at Yellowstone National Park's historic North Entrance has been approved.

A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) allowing construction to begin on the Gardiner, Montana, North Entrance and associated Park Street infrastructure was signed by the National Park Service Intermountain Region Director Oct. 13, 2011.

Grizzly Linked to Yellowstone Maulings Killed; Bear Management Review Planned

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:29:23 +0000

Following the capture and killing of a grizzly linked to two Yellowstone fatal maulings of hikers, a review of bear and wildlife management as well as visitor regulations will soon get underway by park rangers and staff.

"We are already discussing our approach to bear management and wildlife management and visitor education," Al Nash, park spokesperson, told OldWestNewWest.com Travel & History Magazine.

Rangers Trap Three Yellowstone Grizzly Bears; Hunt for Killer Continues

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:59:44 +0000

UPDATE: Park rangers captured and euthanized a grizzly bear sow, after linking her to the scene of two fatal maulings of hikers. Her cubs were captured and will spend the rest of their lives in captivity. For our complete report on the capture and killing of the grizzly, click here.

ORIGINAL STORY: Yellowstone Park rangers and wildlife officials have captured and tested three male grizzly bears in the area where a Michigan hiker was mauled to death, but an official said the attacker may never be known.

Park spokesperson Al Nash on Sept. 7, 2011 said the three large males were trapped some time since the start of the Labor Day weekend. DNA samples were taken, the bears collared with tracking devices, then released back into the wild.

Hunt for Yellowstone Killer Grizzly Continues

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:05:51 +0000

UPDATE: Yellowstone park rangers and wildlife officials reportedly captured a 420-pound male grizzly near where hiker John Wallace was killed, but officials are waiting for DNA results to determine if the bear is the one responsible for killing the hiker. The bear was collared with a tracking device and released, according to reports.

Original story: Despite daily reconnaissance flights over the area where hiker John Wallace was mauled to death, as of Sept. 2 the grizzly responsible for killing the Michigan hiker remained at large in Yellowstone National Park and at risk to other hikers.

Spotting aircraft flying over Mary Mountain Trail where 59-year-old Wallace was enjoying some of his favorite park areas before his untimely death have resulted in very few bear sightings, park rangers said.

Second Hiker Killed by Yellowstone Grizzly

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:02:49 +0000

After recording no deaths from a bear attack in the park since 1986, Yellowstone National Park now has experienced its second hiker killed this year by a grizzly.

Park rangers on Aug. 29, 2011 identified John Wallace, 59, from Chassell, Mich. as the victim of a grizzly attack while he was hiking along the Mary Mountain Trail.

Grizzly Bear Kills Yellowstone National Park Hiker

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:22:01 +0000

While the man's wife watched helplessly as the mauling took place, a hiker at Yellowstone National Park is dead following a surprise encounter Wednesday with a grizzly bear.

The incident occurred July 6, 2011, on the Wapiti Lake trail, which is located east of the Grand Loop Road south of Canyon Village.

Yellowstone Visitors Ticketed For Walking On Old Faithful

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:58:25 +0000

Members of a tour group to Yellowstone National Park may have thought they were getting a really close view of Old Faithful, but what they ended up getting were citations for walking on the cone of the world's most famous geyser.

Park rangers said it was an individual from Wisconsin who called them April 27, 2011 after watching the situation unfold on the Old Faithful live streaming web cam. When the first park ranger arrived on the scene Wednesday evening, she found approximately 30 visitors off the boardwalk, standing around the cone of the geyser taking photographs.

Bears Begin Emerging From Yellowstone Dens

Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:29:44 +0000

You wouldn't know it from the deep snowpack covering the park, but some of Yellowstone's bears may be thinking that winter 2011 is drawing to a close.

On Tuesday, March 1, park employees observed grizzly bear tracks on Mary Mountain, which is roughly near the center of the lower loop of the park's Grand Loop Road.