Last Day on Snowmobiles

We started the day in West Yellowstone. Rather cold! Visited the wolf and grizzly rehabilitation center. Fun time. Got back on the sleds and headed to the thermal features.

Saw a lot of wildlife and some great scenes. The snow in most of the park is 2-3 feet and absolutely beautiful. Had lunch at Old Faithful and saw two great geysers. Several walks to thermal features as well as waterfalls were great.

We ended our 76 mile day trip and are back in Jackson Hole. Our total milage was 230 miles on snowmobiles. We'll start home tomorrow! All of our party had a great time and made new friends.

Our guide Tom Van Zant fit in our group like one of us! He was so much fun and a wealth of knowledge. We really enjoyed his leadership and friendship. Thanks to Tom and Jackson Hole Snowmobile Tours!

Friday Travels

Friday was an eventful day. The day began with a wildlife tour of Lamar Valley in Northern Yellowstone. We began before daylight and traveled an hour in 10 degree weather. We did view wolves in the wild for the first time. Elk, buffalo, coyote, bighorn sheep, and dozen of eagles. Great times!

After lunch we headed south along the Gibbon river seeing lots of beautiful country, thermal features, and more wildlife. We did pass the area where our buffalo friend chased us the day before. Although an exciting event it did make us realize how close to injury and death you can be at any moment.

Snow levels were close to 2-3 feet in places. Near Norris Geyser basin the road pavement was dry in places due to the increased ground temperature. Tons of sawdust was in those places to make our travel easier. We made it safe and sound with only one other buffalo stampede to West Yellowstone. We had a great dinner and celebrated Tommy & Diane Wiley's 40th wedding anniversary. Good times, good friends, and God's beautiful work has made our trip a great one!

What's going on in your homes?

Just finished a fun day of snowmobile travel in Yellowstone. We started the day in Jackson and traveled by lake yellowstone and the grand canyon of the yellowstone. Got several good wildlife photos that I hope you enjoy. The most exciting event besides Sandi's zipper malfunction was the buffalo chase. The photo you see of the buffalo was taken just before he came on the road and started chasing our group. The McQuigg sled was in the rear but soon took first place in the line of 7 sleds. One couple got cut off for several minutes but bravely got past the buffalo. The buffalo (which can run as fast as 35 mph) chased the group for about 1/4 miles. Our brave guide, Tom, did go to help rescue Kenny and Sherry and found himself chased for quite a distance. What fun! Tomorrow we head to Larmar Valley looking for wolves. West Yellowstone will be our destination tomorrow night! Let me know if you enjoy the photos!

Jackson Hole

Wednesday has been busy. We have all been outfitted and are ready for snowmobile travel tomorrow. We did visit the elk refuge here in Jackson Hole and traveled up into Grand Teton National Park. Saw a lot of wildlife and continued to adapt to the altitude!

Jackson Hole

We arrived at Jackson Hole this evening. 4 couples have arrived and the other 2 couples will arrive tomorrow. The trip was uneventful and beautiful with snow cover over most of Wyoming. We saw 4 moose and several bald eagles! Tomorrow we will go wildlife searching!

We start today

Our party has left Miami and spent the night in Great Bend, KS. Today we'll make an easy drive to Denver. Tuesday will bring us to Jackson Hole. We'll see you there!

Park open for winter season

All Yellowstone park entrances are now open for the winter season.
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Welcome to Yellowstone National Park!

Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Yellowstone is closed to auto traffic in the winter, making snowmobile the main mode of travel in the winter! We have six couples traveling to Yellowstone the first week of February. We invite you to follow along.

Clark & Janie McQuigg, Doug & Pam Chambers, Jan & Roger Thomas, Kenny & Sherry Poland, Roland & Sandi Carter, and Tommy & Diane Wiley.

I hope that you enjoy the blog! One month from now We'll be on the road!