2023 Yellowstone National Park trip

Day 1 (July 6) 0:13 - West Thumb Geyser Basin 1:43 - Yellowstone Lake sandbar next to Little Thumb Creek 2:02 - Cinnamon bear near Lake Village and main road 2:28 - Fishing Bridge Visitor Center 3:11 - East Cauldron with Bison 3:28 - Mud Volcano Area with bison at 4:57 5:49 - Sulphur Cauldron 6:02 - Hayden Valley with bald eagles at 6:14 6:23 - Bison crossing river and road 6:53 - Momma bear with cubs 7:49 - Elk 7:53 - Canyon Village Visitor Center and shopping 8:25 - Canyon Village lodge and Hayden Lodge 8:55 - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 12:42 - Canyon Lodge food court (not that good imo) 13:16 - Evening wildlife spotting failure Day 2 (July 7) 13:33 - Midway Geyser Basin and Grand Prismatic Spring 14:24 - Old Faithful parking and viewing 16:04 - Old Faithful Inn. The 11:30AM lunch buffet is the best deal there. 17:30 - Old Faithful viewing from the Inn’s balcony 17:58 - Old Faithful gift shop 18:18 - Old Faithful Visitor Center 18:55 - Geysers near Old Faithful on connected boardwalks 22:17 - Black Sand Basin 23:23 - Biscuit Basin 24:06 - Fountain Paint Pots 25:04 - Firehole Canyon and Falls 25:38 - Gibbon Falls 25:52 - Artists’ Paintpots Day 3 (July 8) 26:51 - Sunrise going to Lamar Valley for wildlife viewing 27:17 - Gray wolf and black wolf 28:34 - Pronghorn 29:00 - guide was great, highly recommend a tour with them. Great spotting and setup! 29:10 - Bison everywhere 30:34 - again with an awesome spot, grizzly bear 31:04 - Elk all over the place near Mammoth Hot Springs even outside the diner at 31:45 32:10 - Mammoth Hot Springs with storm and hail later 35:03 - Glen Creek 35:09 - Sheepeater Cliff 35:16 - Frying Pan Spring 35:29 - Norris Geyser Basin 36:55 - Virginia Cascade Drive 37:08 - Hayden Valley evening wildlife spotting. Elk, bison, and a bald eagle.
Back to Top