Tag: Yellowstone National Park

  • Fairy Falls Loop with Imperial Geyser

    Fairy Falls Loop with Imperial Geyser

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    Jake Bramante

    The Fairy Falls trail in Yellowstone National Park is a very popular trail that walks past the Grand Prismatic Spring on its level way to a wonderful waterfall. If you continue on the trail, you can encounter Imperial Geyser and turn it into a wonderful loop through a broad meadow and add Goose Lake. **A…

  • Mallard Creek, Mallard Lake, and the Upper Geyser Basin (Old Faithful)

    Mallard Creek, Mallard Lake, and the Upper Geyser Basin (Old Faithful)

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    Jake Bramante

    The Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park contains the most famous hydrothermal feature in the park, Old Faithful. Surrounding this iconic geyser are a vast array of spring, pools, and geysers. I hiked up from Mallard Creek to nearby Mallard Lake, then dropped down to the basin and explored around, including a visit to…

  • 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.…

  • Mystic Falls – Biscuit Basin

    Mystic Falls – Biscuit Basin

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    Jake Bramante

    Mystic Falls, Biscuit Basin, and the Biscuit Basin Overlook makes for a fantastic hike including a waterfall, fantastic geothermals, and wonderful views in one short hike. I arrived at Biscuit Basin around 10am in early August which still afforded me a parking spot. After crossing over the Firehole River on a fun, old bridge, I entered…

  • Black Sand Geyser Basin

    Black Sand Geyser Basin

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    Jake Bramante

    Black Sand Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park is a smaller geyser basin near Old Faithful that features Emerald Pool and Sunset Lake. This collection of springs and geysers has a family-friendly boardwalk that is great and accessible for anyone and everyone. An early start is recommended at any of the geyser basins in the Old Faithful area…

  • 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…

  • Duck Lake

    Duck Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Duck Lake in Yellowstone National Park is a short hike near the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake that takes you to a nice lake with broad, sandy beaches. With a little more time left in the day, I snuck out to Duck Lake out of the West Thumb Geyser Basin parking lot. The trail crosses the busy…

  • Yellowstone Lake Overlook

    Yellowstone Lake Overlook

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    Jake Bramante

    The Yellowstone Lake Overlook in Yellowstone National Park is a nice loop to an overlook of the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake. This short hike starts at the West Thumb Geyser Basin parking lot and gains some elevation while passing by a couple of hydrothermal features. I started out at the far end of the parking…

  • 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…