Yellowstone: what's the big deal about it?
I would like to ask those of you who think Yellowstone NP is worth 3, 4, 7 or even more days of a vacation, what do you find so interesting there? Maybe I'm missing it, and you can help me know what ...
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We just returned from a 23 day trip to the western U.S. from Maryland. We spent 4 days in Yellowstone. We no longer have the ability to hike as we did when we last visited 25 years ago when we hike to Lone Star Geyser, but we managed to fill 4 days without a problem. I wonder how many people visit Sheepeater Cliff or the Petrified Tree, neither of which require hiking, or watch the sandhill cranes wandering through the field. Had I been younger, I might have gone swimming in the Firehole River.
Unfortunately we were traveling in a motorhome we had to unhook each day to go sightseeing, so we did not get out early enough to see the wolves or momma bears and cubs, but we did enjoy the bears in Hayden Valley that were stopping traffic all day our last day there.
Any where you travel, the trip is what you choose to make it. If you go to the beach, but spend the time at the motel pool, did you really go to the beach? As a photographer, I can make anywhere I go memorable as long as I have my camera along and look for unique places to photograph. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Many people really like Canyonlands. I was disappointed as my pictures pretty much looked all alike, but if I had an off road vehicle, I may have loved it.
If I am ever fortunate enough to get back out to Wyoming, I will put Yellowstone on my list to see.
Unfortunately we were traveling in a motorhome we had to unhook each day to go sightseeing, so we did not get out early enough to see the wolves or momma bears and cubs, but we did enjoy the bears in Hayden Valley that were stopping traffic all day our last day there.
Any where you travel, the trip is what you choose to make it. If you go to the beach, but spend the time at the motel pool, did you really go to the beach? As a photographer, I can make anywhere I go memorable as long as I have my camera along and look for unique places to photograph. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Many people really like Canyonlands. I was disappointed as my pictures pretty much looked all alike, but if I had an off road vehicle, I may have loved it.
If I am ever fortunate enough to get back out to Wyoming, I will put Yellowstone on my list to see.
