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New web feature lets you ‘climb’ Grand Teton with finger-clicking ease

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A climber on the summit of the Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park surveys the Jackson Hole valley below.

If you've always wanted to climb the Grand Teton, but just haven't quite gotten around to it yet, don't worry. Now you can do it online. Add bagging an iconic peak in a picturesque national park to the long and growing list of chores folks can accomplish via the Internet, thanks to a new multimedia "eClimb" developed by Grand Teton National Park. Cyber-athletes can click their way to the Grand’s 13,770-foot summit via a web-based interactive feature and make the exhausting trek without breaking a sweat. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Grand Teton, eclimb, grand teton, online

Historic Yellowstone novel offers romantic view of park from bygone era

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Visitors take in the view from atop the Old Faithful Inn in this undated Yellowstone National Park archival photo, likely from around 1910.

You don't have to go far in Yellowstone National Park to find a romantic spot that would be the perfect setting for an epic love story. From sweeping overlooks to hot springs and waterfalls to historic hotels and cabins, the park is full of beautiful places that would inspire passion in even the coldest heart. So it should come as no surprise that Yellowstone has been a popular place not only for marriage proposals and weddings, but also for many fictional romance tales, ranging from a contemporary series of popular stories to a florid yarn published more than a century ago. In fact, there have been at least three or four series of Yellowstone romance novels published over the years, along with many standalone stories. Continue Reading →

Filed under: History, People, Yellowstone, literature, romance, valentine's day, william popham

Yellowstone Lake Hotel reopens after $28.5 million renovation

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People gather Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting celebrating completion of a 2-year, $28.5 million renovation of Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park.

The oldest hotel in the world's first national park had a distinct aroma of fresh paint as summer guests began arriving this week. But the major renovations being wrapped up at Yellowstone Lake Hotel go far beyond new paint, as workers are completing a 2-year, $28.5 million makeover that has focused on restoring the iconic property to its historic elegance. Continue Reading →

Filed under: News, Yellowstone, construction, dining, history, lake hotel, lodging, xanterra

New Grand Teton head to focus on outreach to youth, minorities

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Grand Teton National Park Superintendent David Vela plans to focus on youth and diversity during his tenure.

For the past two months, newly arrived Grand Teton National Park Superintendent David Vela has been meeting with staff, elected officials and community members to learn about a host of challenges he'll likely be dealing with in the coming months. That includes a range of natural resource issues like grizzly bear management, elk hunting in the park and river paddling. But as pressing as those matters are, Vela is looking to expand his priorities as superintendent to focus just as much on human resources. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Grand Teton, People, administration, david vela, diversity, human resources, technology, workforce

Grizzly bears find fall feast in well-traveled moths

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A raven waits nearby as a grizzly bear digs among rocks on a talus slope while searching for moths to eat.

As aspen leaves turn the gold of fall, grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone area endure the final mania of their annual feeding frenzy before winter’s hibernation. The omnivorous bears compulsively pack on the pounds with berries, fish, carrion, whitebark pine seeds and a food unique to the Rocky Mountains—thousands of army cutworm moths. Also known as miller moths, they are the adult form of an agricultural pest, the army cutworm, which migrates to mountain fields in early summer to feed on alpine flowers’ nectar. During the past 30 years, a handful of researchers have established the importance of moths as a food source for bears. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Research, Science & Nature, Wildlife, army cutworm, army cutworm moth, grizzly bears, Hillary Robison, Kenny Gasch

Elk migration project wins Camp Monaco prize for biodiversity research, education

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An elk pauses in the light of dawn near Sylvan Lake in Yellowstone National Park. (Ruffin Prevost/Yellowstone Gate)

The path to completion for many research and education proposals is often complex and baffling, and a new project to study and document elk migrations around Yellowstone National Park is no exception. It has connections with the most famous man in the world, touches on the inspirational story of a rotting whale and finds fruition through a century-old family legacy involving European royalty. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Gateway Towns, Research, Science & Nature, Wildlife, arthur middleton, camp monaco prize, elk, joe riis

Wildlife officials warn Yellowstone area grizzly bears expanding range, seeking food

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A few grizzly bears have been spotted emerging from hibernation in Yellowstone National Park.

As the population of grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone area expands, grizzlies are expanding their range. That expansion, along with a year of low whitebark pine cone production—a staple of the grizzly’s diet—means outdoor enthusiasts need to be hyper-vigilant this fall, even when recreating in areas where they’ve never seen signs of bears. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Wildlife, grizzly bears, Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, whitebark pine

Interior secretary visits Grand Teton, pledges support for deal to acquire Wyoming lands

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, left, and Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott speak with reporters Wednesday about efforts to complete a deal for the federal government to acquire Wyoming state lands within the park, were the press conference was held. (Ruffin Prevost/Yellowstone Gate)

Though she lacks the required money and is facing a January deadline, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Wednesday that she was making it a "very high priority" to honor a deal for the federal government to acquire 1,280 acres of Wyoming lands located inside Grand Teton National Park. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Grand Teton, News, antelope flats, gros ventre, land swap, mary gibson scott, sally jewel

Park Service approves plan for 100-foot cell tower near Lake Hotel in Yellowstone

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A map from Verizon Wireless shows signal coverage from a proposed cell phone tower planned for the area around Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park. (click to enlarge)

The National Park Service has given final approval for a plan by Verizon Wireless to build a new 100-foot cell tower to serve the Fishing Bridge and Lake Village developed areas in Yellowstone National Park. A permit clearing the way for construction of the new cell tower was recently approved by John Wessels, the Director of the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service, according to a statement released Tuesday by the National Park Service. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Inside the Parks, Yellowstone, cell phones, construction, lake hotel, trending