Uncle Tom's Trail Yellowstone National Park

... one area of the park that is well known for wildlife sightings and it didn't disappoint! One rule that is for sure in Yellowstone National Park is where you see lots of traffic there is wildlife! As we entered the Hayden Valley we saw cars and trailers ...

... woke up and headed for the grand canyon of yellowstone. When we arrived there we hiked around a lot and then hiked Uncle Tom's Trail. This trail has 324 steps but has amazing veiws of lower falls. We continued to explore the canyon then had a pinic ...

... the edge of the falls, while the rest of the group go a longer trek across the top of the falls. As we reach the Uncle tom's trail, one a rope ladder, now a set of steps dropping 150 metres and more than 300 steps and paved inclines down. The power of ...

... experience of the cloudy mists and thundering roar of 308 foot Lower Falls. After the much more strenuous ascent back up Uncle Tom's Trail, we bumped into a Forest Ranger leading a historic and geological tour of the area and followed this tour until its ...

... Rim trails.  We made the requisite stop at Artist's Point, really quite beautiful, and then headed down to Uncle Tom's Trail.  This was a highly recommended hike although the description of 328 metal steps shackled to the canyon walls made me ...

... an incredible sight to be standing so close to these falls and watching the water plunge those 109 feet. We then hiked down Uncle Tom's Trail which was a strenuous hike for us flat landers. The elevation here was 7734 feet and we climbed down 325 stairs ...

... a lot more lately so I guess its paying off. Though at the rate I was huffing and puffing you would have thought other wise. Uncle Tom's trail is def worth it, but be warned, THIN MOUNTAIN AIR.. you do not want to pass out on these things b/c you're so ...

This morning, students loaded the bus for the drive into Yellowstone National Park.  After a two hour bus ride, we arrived at the site of Old Faithful, a cone geyser that was discovered in 1870.  It is named for its frequent ...

I directed my sisters to a different area of Yellowstone National Park.  I had a really good book which was published in 2001.  It is titled, I think, Family Fun in Yellowstone National Park, and the author is Robin Tawney.  It ...