Tag: hike

  • Tower Falls

    Tower Falls

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    Jake Bramante

    The paved trail to the overlook of Tower Fall in Yellowstone National park is a nice walk for everyone featuring the tall waterfall, great rock formations and the Yellowstone River. Beyond the overlook, the unpaved section of trail meanders down close to the river. Here, the official, maintained trail ends and a sketchy social trail…

  • Mt. Washburn and Seven Mile Hole

    Mt. Washburn and Seven Mile Hole

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    Jake Bramante

    The trail from Dunraven Pass up to the lookout on Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park is a vista paradise as it travels through open meadows, airy forests, and rocky slopes. From the lookout, a trail heads east on a ridge and steeply drops to the rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, past…

  • South Rim Trail

    South Rim Trail

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    Jake Bramante

    The South Rim Trail faithfully follows closely along the south rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park. This trail gives you incredible views of the Upper Falls and Lower Falls as well as the unique geology that creates colors and formations. While some popular sections are busy, many stretches have…

  • 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…

  • Petrified Trees on Specimen Ridge

    Petrified Trees on Specimen Ridge

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    Jake Bramante

    While the namesake “specimens” on Specimen Ridge in Yellowstone National Park aren’t accessible via the Specimen Ridge Trail, a steep, unofficial trail takes you to a forest of petrified trees. Well, they’re mostly stumps now, but they are intact and fantastic with beautiful views as a bonus. It was getting later in the day and…

  • Tower Creek

    Tower Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    The Tower Creek trail in Yellowstone National Park is a trail that starts at the Tower Fall campground and follows the creek upstream for 3.5 miles. This trail appears on current maps, but is no longer maintained, so expect to ford the creek and employ some route-finding skills as you bounce between forests and meadows.…

  • 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,…

  • Divide Trail

    Divide Trail

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    Jake Bramante

    The Divide Trail in Yellowstone National Park is a steady climb through an older forest along the Continental Divide to an old lookout site. Aside from a brief glimpse at the beautiful Shoshone Lake, it lacks any views you might hope for, including at the site of the old lookout. In between Old Faithful and…