Tag: elk

  • Mt Holmes and Trilobite Lake

    Mt Holmes and Trilobite Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    The long hike to Mt. Holmes in Yellowstone National Park takes you from meadows along creeks, through burn areas, up to barren, rocky landscapes with plenty of views at the site of a lookout. On the way to the lookout, a trail forks off to the small, alpine lake called Trilobite Lake, tucked beneath these rocky…

  • Grizzly Lake

    Grizzly Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    The long, beautiful Grizzly Lake in Yellowstone National Park sits nestled between two, lodgepole pine covered ridges. These surrounding pines are spaced out in a way that gives you nice vantages and are interrupted by meadows. The birding is great and the lake has a great shoreline to grab a snack. You also might find…

  • Rogers Meadow 2016

    Rogers Meadow 2016

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    Jake Bramante

    Rogers Meadow in Glacier National Park is a seldom visited meadow where Camas Creek slows to a meandering crawl. After noticing that the Inside North Fork Road was open to Camas Creek and the sun was shining, we decided to make Christensen Meadow and Rogers Meadow our destination. The Inside North Fork Road is a…

  • Yellowstone River Picnic Area and Specimen Ridge with Agate Creek

    Yellowstone River Picnic Area and Specimen Ridge with Agate Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    Specimen Ridge and the Yellowstone River Picnic Area trails in Yellowstone National Park feature expansive views, abundant wildlife, and a nice variety including watching the Yellowstone River through a canyon lined with towers. A side trip along Agate Creek takes you steeply down to the Yellowstone River. As I started out at the Specimen Ridge trailhead,…

  • Sentinel Meadows & Queens Laundry

    Sentinel Meadows & Queens Laundry

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    Jake Bramante

    The hike to Sentinel Meadows and Queens Laundry gives you a level trail with wide open meadows, hot springs, ponds, birds, and a little bit of Yellowstone National Park history. The trail can be done by hiking directly to Queens Laundry and back or made into a little loop that’s a bit longer through another meadow.…

  • West Thumb Geyser Basin

    West Thumb Geyser Basin

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    Jake Bramante

    West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park boasts one of the arguably best backdrops for a geyser basin in all of Yellowstone. This collection of springs and geysers is laced by a family-friendly boardwalk that is great and accessible for anyone and everyone. I started walking the boardwalk of West Thumb Geyser Basin in the…

  • Lewis River – Dogshead Loop

    Lewis River – Dogshead Loop

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    Jake Bramante

    The Lewis River – Dogshead Loop in Yellowstone National Park is a nice, fairly level, loop through a variety of lodgepole forest, lakes, and a nice section along the Lewis River Channel. While the Dogshead portion is the more direct route to Shoshone Lake, it’s less interesting than the Lewis River section. Combining them into…

  • Garnet Hill Loop and Hellroaring Creek

    Garnet Hill Loop and Hellroaring Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    The Garnet Hill Loop and Hellroaring Creek Trail in Yellowstone National Park are two great hikes with a nice combination of creeks, forest, vast sagebrush meadows and the Yellowstone River. They can be done separately or paired together for a long day hike. I started out on a nice, sunny day at the Garnet Hill…

  • Avalanche Peak

    Avalanche Peak

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    Jake Bramante

    Avalanche Peak in Yellowstone National Park is a short, steep hike gaining over 2,000ft of elevation gain in approximately two miles. The rewards for your efforts are in epic views that come in spades. While the first half of the hike is in the trees, the second half is on a lunar landscape with peaks…