Yellowstone National Park Flood Recovery Update: Visitors With a Day-Use Ticket Can Drive the Tower Junction to Slough Creek Road Corridor Starting Aug. 3 It’s critical that visitors traveling to the park stay informed about what’s open and closed In the park’s continuing efforts to expand visitor access, effective Aug. 3 through Oct. 31, 2022, visitors with a day-use ticket will be able to drive the road corridor from Tower Junction to Slough Creek to park and hike, fish and watch wildlife. This section […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: The Catastrophic Flooding of Yellowstone National Park This year has been historic for Yellowstone National Park in more ways than one. Founded in 1872, America’s first national park is celebrating its 150th anniversary. It also experienced historic flooding, with rivers cresting at heights not seen in 100 years. Related: Yellowstone National Park’s South Loop Will Reopen to the Public on June 22 In the second week of […] SnowBrains | June 23, 2022 0 Comments
Northern Portion of Yellowstone National Park Likely to Remain Closed for “Substantial Length of Time” Due to Severely Damaged Infrastructure: Limited Opening Possible Next Week Historic flooding wreaked havoc in Yellowstone National Park earlier this week, forcing the park to evacuate all visitors and seal off entrances until the flood waters subsided. Well, now the rains have stopped and park crews are assessing the damage—it isn’t good. Aerial assessments conducted Monday, June 13, by Yellowstone show major damage to multiple sections of road between the […] SnowBrains | June 17, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS & VIDEOS] Yellowstone National Park Closed and Evacuated Due to Substantial Flooding, Rockslides, and Mudslides SnowBrains | June 14, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Yellowstone NP Mountain Name Changed | Previously Named After Man Who Led Massacre of American Indians Yellowstone National Park announced yesterday that Mount Doane is now named First Peoples Mountain. The announcement follows a 15-0 vote affirming the change by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), the federal body responsible for maintaining uniform geographic name usage throughout the federal government. Related: Squaw Valley, CA Announces New Name: Palisades Tahoe First Peoples Mountain is a 10,551-foot […] SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
Top 10 Things to Know About Visiting Yellowstone National Park This Summer Season Commemorate 150 Years of Yellowstone; Protect the park for the next 150 years On March 1, 150 years ago, Yellowstone became America’s first national park for all to enjoy. Within Yellowstone’s 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain half the world’s active geysers, and view geologic wonders like […] SnowBrains | May 26, 2022 1 Comment
Forrest Fenn’s Treasure Was Discovered in This National Park, but Rangers Want to Keep Exact Location a Secret It’s been almost two years since Forrest Fenn’s riddle was solved, and the $2 million worth of treasure he’d buried was found. Until recently, the only thing we knew about its location was that it was in Wyoming. Until now. A recent article on Outside Online has revealed that the treasure was buried in ‘an iconic American landmark’ in Yellowstone National […] SnowBrains | May 9, 2022 0 Comments
Yellowstone Employee Suffers Serious Burn Injuries After Leaving Boardwalk at Old Faithful Geyser A 19-year-old woman suffered second- and third-degree burns to 5% of her body yesterday at Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The woman, from Rhode Island, is a concessions employee in the park. Park rangers provided initial care before she was taken by ambulance to West Yellowstone and then life-flighted to the Burn Center at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical […] SnowBrains | September 17, 2021 0 Comments
