Taken at Clearwater Springs 9/23/2026

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Taken this morning on the drive in to Old Faithful

Shot on Fujifilm X-T5

I have a second video but can only figure out how to put one. This is Lamar river trail before cache Creek.

I have hiked that area so many times, my favorite area of the park for real backcountry hiking.

Hey Everyone!

I did post this on the weekly planning thread but unsure if that gets many eyes. Please do delete this post mods if this isnt an appropriate place!

I'm planning a 12 night Tetons/Yellowstone/Montana trip for late June 2027, would love some honest critique! I did a decent amount of research, and worked out what I wanted to achieve before using AI (yes I know...) to help schedule/route. I've been wanting to visit for years.

There are two of us. I'm the only driver so I've tried to keep driving under 5 hrs a day, and we're happy with hikes of 2-4h but no 8h epics. We want wildlife, some rodeo/4th of July stuff/Americana... and a couple of lazy days. The dates are fixed and flying over from UK!

Below table is my current plan.

I suppose is this realistic or just a cluster of too much?

Things I'm not sure about....

- Is Thu 1 too much? It's the longest day and it's mostly stop/start

- Is two nights at Old Faithful about right? 4 nights total in the park.

- Is Beartooth worth 4ish hours round trip from Roosevelt

- Are we seeing enough of the Tetons?

- Big Sky in a day from Livingston, worth it or skip and stay in Paradise Valley

- Anything obvious we're missing?!

Thanks in advance, happy to be told what's gone wrong with my plan!

hey guys!! my boyfriend and i are going to yellowstone/grand tetons next week and are just worried about possibly driving around now that there’s some snowy weather. we’re from florida, so anytime we get anything remotely close to snow here, the roads are super dangerous because our state is not at all prepared for it ever lol. i just was wondering how safe it would be to visit the parks (just hitting the most popular spots, no off roading or crazy hikes lol) if it is snowing and we are in a rental car without 4wd. obviously wyoming is very well prepared for snow and ice so i’m sure it’s better than florida, just was hoping to hear from some people that had experienced it firsthand!

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Chocolate Pots is a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park on the South Loop of the Grand Loop, just south of Norris Geyser Basin. It's an easy stop and one most people flat miss. The pull out/parking area allows you to see this view, literally from the parking area. There is a short trail heading north, right if you're seeing this view, towards a second pull out/parking area and the trail continues past that parking area for an equally easily accessible view of Gibbon Rapids. It's a great stop with very few visitors and a beautiful Scene. Enjoy Chocolate Pots and Escape Your Reality

This was back on Sunday, but I just had to share! He walked right in front of our campsite!

My husband and I love the outdoors. As lifelong Hoosiers, we frequent our state parks year after year.

We’ve never visited a National Park before. We wanted to go to one ahead of our wedding anniversary.

This place is magical. Already discussing our next trip back. Was worried the park would be too cold / inaccessible this time of year but it’s perfect.

These pictures were taken around the Mammoth area

I was at the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone yesterday morning before 9am, and this is what it looked like. A nice sprinkling of snow, and low-lying clouds starting to move away, with blue sky starting to peek through.

Do you just need to book sometime on the first day? Or is it extremely hard like yosemite pines?

Ive tried to book yosemite where I had multiple tabs open right on the start of the hour(like clicking down to the second) of the first day and still didnt get into my first 2 choices of a camp site(let alone tent site)

Is it that tough for yellowstone?

Edit to add.. this will be over labor day week 2027

Hi all! I'm collecting NPS unigrid brochures from parks I've visited. I emailed the parks, and most were great about mailing them. Unfortunately, Yellowstone said they're out of stock or not mailing.

If you have a spare, or you're heading to any of these soon and could grab an extra at the visitor center, I'd really appreciate it. I'm happy to cover postage and your time with a small thank-you (Venmo or PayPal), or send you a SASE so you don't pay anything. It doesn't need to be mint, just not torn.

Thanks for reading, and happy to answer any questions!