My favorite place to visit in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem is the Laurance S. Rockefeller (LSR) Preserve, a refuge of slightly more than 1,000 acres within Grand Teton National Park, located on the southern end of Phelps Lake. The area belonged to the Rockefeller family and was called the JY Ranch, and was donated to the National Park Service in 2001. Continue Reading →
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Grand Teton National Park roads set to open for cyclists, others
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Grand Teton National Park road crews are completing annual spring plowing operations and the park will open Sat., March 24 for spring activities such as hiking, biking and inline skating. Continue Reading →
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Investigators unsure of cause behind fatal grizzly attack in Yellowstone
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Investigators don't know why an experienced hiker from Michigan was killed by one or more grizzly bears in August in Yellowstone National Park, but DNA evidence shows at least three different grizzlies were at the incident site. One of those was an adult female grizzly bear who was tied to a July fatal mauling in Yellowstone about eight miles away, according to a report released Monday from an interagency team of state and federal investigators. Continue Reading →