Steam rises from a Yellowstone thermal pool beneath a bright low sun, beside wooden boardwalks.

National Geographic and Yellowstone National Park

 

Those of us fortunate enough to call Bozeman home appreciate that our backyard includes Yellowstone National Park. 2016 marks the 100th Anniversary of America’s National Parks, and with Yellowstone being not only the first U.S. National Park but also the first in the world (what a concept! National Parks! Leave it to America to originate this idea), we are gearing up for lots of visitors.

National Geographic Magazine is featuring Yellowstone Park for their entire May issue. For the first time in its 127 year history, Nation Geographic has employed one writer–Bozeman’s own David Quammen –to write the entire issue. And, a book is in the works.

David, and his wife Betsy, are two of my Dearest’s and my closest friends. They are part of the culture and fabric of Bozeman, living in the core of Downtown with their dogs, and embodying what Bozeman is all about. They are passionate, cultured, curious, athletic, nature lovers, stewards of the land. David has spent the past couple of years cycling in and out of Yellowstone in crummy weather, hiking to remote places, and sometimes encountering what normal folks would consider to be dangerous situations. But then, David has spent a lifetime exploring the world working on science-based articles and books. Congratulations to David, and for him bringing our backyard into a much clearly perspective. Everyone should read this National Geographic issue!

Four elk silhouetted along a snow-covered ridge beneath a blue sky.
Waterfall in a rocky canyon, viewed from a forest trail with two hikers.
Bighorn sheep standing in snow among leafless trees and evergreens.
Blue tent at a lakeside campsite among fallen logs and trees.
Yellowstone National Park sign beside a gravel road, with dry hills in the background.
Two brown bears cross a pale clearing beneath dense evergreen forest.
Two velvet-antlered deer facing each other in tall grass.
Hikers cross a grassy hillside overlooking a wide valley, with a tall evergreen nearby.
Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone National Park, with its carved inscription above the stone archway.
A person stands on a driftwood-strewn Yellowstone lakeshore beneath a bright, cloud-filled sky.
Gray wolf resting in snow among sagebrush.
An elk cow and calf graze beside a river below a forested mountain slope.
Bison graze on open grassland beneath snow-covered mountains.
A red motorboat rests on a quiet lakeshore, facing a forested island and distant mountains.
Yellowstone geothermal hillside steaming beside a river, streaked with orange and yellow mineral deposits.
A herd of elk stands and grazes on a green hillside.
Waterfall plunging into a forested canyon, with a rainbow in the mist.
A river reflects the orange dusk sky between forested mountains.
Two elk stand in a grassy clearing beside a fallen tree and small pine.
Bald eagle perched on a lichen-covered rock above a rugged, hazy landscape.
A silhouetted person sits atop a rock beneath the Milky Way.
Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone’s north entrance, with a red car beneath it and golden hills beyond.
Bald eagle standing on a snowy riverbank beside partially frozen water, holding prey.
Bison and calf standing on a wet, misty road beside a forest
Two-story Browning Museum with a central entrance, broad lawn, and wooded hillside behind it.
Lake Yellowstone Hotel exterior with white columns and a vintage yellow Yellowstone Park tour bus.
Purple wildflowers blanket a rocky mountain meadow below green ridges.
A geyser erupts amid Yellowstone’s forested visitor area, viewed from above.
Steaming Yellowstone geothermal spring beside a snowy path at sunrise, with a person in the distance.
Snowmobilers ride single file across a snowy landscape, kicking up powder beneath a cloudy sky.
An adult elk nuzzles its newborn calf on grass.
Yellowstone travertine terraces with visitors on a wooden boardwalk.
Snow-covered Yellowstone geothermal pool steaming in the low morning sun.
A herd of bison crosses a meadow in front of a sagebrush-covered hillside.

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