Great place for the long lenses. Bear activity was high late in summer fall and near the hot springs along the road a =n active grizzly revisiting a carcass for a week. Safe distance from the road and across the river. A lot of photographers but even amateurs could see and get a photo.. Buffalo and elk with bugling. Wolves are seen though we missed them

We're Montanans, and try to visit Yellowstone every year or so. This June, we got out early (left Roosevelt Lodge about 7) and drove through the Hayden Valley. Traffic was not yet heavy, but the views were out of this world. The streams, the meadows, the wildflowers, and the bison (we think there were probably a total of 300, in various herds). To enjoy this experience, slow down and show respect not only for the wildlife, but for other visitors. Obey park regulations: don't stop in the middle of the road. Instead, find an official pullout and park there. Don't get close to bison!!!! Stay at least 25 yards away from them. Use your binoculars or telephoto lens to get a good look. Relax and soak up the natural scene.

Second trip to park; our primary purpose was wildlife observation. Used binoculars and spotting scope. We saw the Wapiti Wolfpack here at about 3/4 mioff. Spotting scope was the ticket, or long camera lense. You need to put the spotting scope on a tripod, IMHO. Bison herd in same valley. Wolves are on a far side (West) ridge. Also saw a pronghorn sheep in the valley. We also saw two grizzlies and two black bear on the hills to and from this valley. We got lucky, but we also left the campsite to get there early.

When you hear the word national park, you think of a place to go with an area to go to. But when you get to Yellowstone, you don’t realize that it’s not aWhen you hear the word national park, you think of a place to go with an area to go to. But when you get to Yellowstone, you don’t realize that it’s not a national park but it is a substantial piece of land with 100 mile circle inside it.. Instead of spending a day or two, you could spend weeks there and never see everything

Hayden Valley is where we saw a large amount of Bison roaming around. It’s mostly flat but just beautiful. The Yellowstone river runs along side of the valley in some spots. We ran into what’s called a buffalo jam for two reasons the Bison are crossing the road and the vehicles are all lined up to get a great view of all the wildlife.