Tag: yellowstone

  • Gardner River, Yellowstone National Park

    The Gardner River and a Yellowstone Honey Hole

    In 2015 I paid my first visit to the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park. I had an exceptional experience, due to the dumb luck of being in the right place at the right time. I had parked the motorhome at the Lava Creek trailhead, just adjacent to the Mammoth campground, and hiked down to…

  • The Bighorn River Below Yellowtail Dam, Crow Reservation, Montana

    August on the Bighorn: 2021

    I had spent a couple of weeks on Hebgen lake near West Yellowstone, and after getting my fill of that top notch dry fly action, I decided it was time to move on. As often happens in my meandering travels, I didn’t have a plan set in stone. The skies had been getting more smoky from…

  • Last Days of Summer

    The first day of fall is approaching fast, Wednesday the 22nd. I’ve spent the last days of Summer 2021 around the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. Yesterday the weather took a marked turn and this morning the hills and mountain peaks are all frosted with snow. The overcast skies and and push of fresh…