Blogs from Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States, North America

It is snowing….again. Apparently there is some kind of storm system swirling around here over the last few days and bringing us snow. We are at about 8,000 ft, and maybe snow is better than whatever is going on below us, I don’t know! Friday night and Saturday morning it snowed about 8 inches, melted, and began snowing again Saturday night. It is snowing now. The good news is, the temperatures are comfortable (even when it is in the 20’s), the snow is slushy, and we don’t have ice. The snow is heavy though, and we were without electricity on and off through the day yesterday (Saturday). And, starting sometime last night we lost cell service. I have been so happy with our Verizon service, calling and texting and internet access…last night and this morning so ... read more

April 21-23 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS The last couple of days I have been hanging out a little bit with my neighbor, Martha. Originally from Michigan, she and her husband are full timers, having sold their house, living out of their fifth wheel with their 2 dogs. They are avid wildlife watchers, and appear to see so many things that I cannot… L I have to say I feel a bit like a fish out of water around here. We are the newbies, everyone has been here before, they know the park, all the names of the different valleys and mountains, and places in the river, they know each other…. It is definitely a club! Everyone is super nice and welcoming, but I just don’t quite feel at ease yet I guess. There is ... read more