Marmot Lodge

... ; it is truly amazing (he thought as we drove past (another) plain of bison).  At the upper falls we spotted another marmot and J displayed the whole gamut of her marmot attracting noises (ask her to demonstrate when you see her) in order to get it ...

... mountains and there were a few rocky areas that provided fantastic views of the sunsets and sunrises which were also enjoyed by marmot-like critters - only much bigger!  There are individual tukols that sleep 2, 4 and 6.  The reception ...

... his advice and bought those boots.)  The falls were beautiful and it was worth the hike.  Didn't see any wildlife except for a marmot from the distance.  When the hike was done we got back on the boat to go across the lake and were able to ...

... The weather was quite bad with mist swallowing up us and all the good views of the mountains. We followed the river and spotted the marmot holes and also some Himalayan tahr, a mountain goat species on our way up to base camp. We also saw the English lads ...

... explored 4 of the five exits to the park and saw many elk, pelicans, geysers, mule deer, antelope, bald eagle, osprey, ravens, marmot, mice, all sizes of chipmunks and squirrels, moose, prairie dogs and no bears or wolves. We tented our two last ...

... - which had pluses and minuses.  The plus was that we spotted a little black bear trotting across the road, a slightly confused marmot, and several white-tail deer, grazing on the verges; the minus was that I had to slow down considerably to minimise ...

... wasn't until later we learned that the animal responsible for the most "attacks" on humans in the parks is the yellow-bellied marmot!  Apparently people think they look so cute and harmless that they'll try to feed them and end up getting bitten. ...

... a marmot. A marmot looks a little like a groundhog with a very long tail. More furry and more varied in color, the Marmot waddles along low to the ground resting on rocks for warmth and foraging through patches of snow and flower beds for seeds and ...

... useful !!!  Google it) 1 pair rain pants (not really needed in October/November) 1 wind proof jacket (Catalyst from Marmot) 1 fleece jacket 1 Marmot Precip rain jacket 1 Space saver vacuum bag -  the kind you squeeze the air out of.  ...

... so that the mountain itself was named after the Marmot's nickname "The Whistler" due to the noise they make when communicating.  The Marmot sleeps for 8 months of the year and eats for the other 4 months - what a life!! We saw a ptarmagan also it ...

... cool!)... once inside, we lit some tea lights and enjoyed a few cans of lucky larger (classy!). * The Peak run (The Ski Hill, Marmot Basin) - I could have killed Tim the first time he took us up there; the 30-45 minute hike up hill was murder, however it ...

... with the wind chill. We also had snow showers alternating with sun all day long. Our new wildlife sighting for the day was a marmot. We then drove to the Lake Yellowstone Hotel. We checked in and were assigned room number 244. When we walked in, the room ...

... Management Department). Home to Snow Leopard, Blue Sheep and Red Panda. We were lucky to see some Blue Sheep at Lamune, also marmot, hamster, wild yak and lots of bats. Weather & temperatures: We watched the rain come down for four days in Yuksom, ...

... villages. Other than the tempting chocolate shops...and yes we succumbed...you find all the outfitter stores, North Face, Columbia, Marmot.....no surf shops here. There are plenty of tour places as well that specialise in adventure packages...an outdoors ...

... in the airport when you are that close to New York! So we jumped on the bus looking way to much like tourists, hiking boots, marmot jackets and backpacks and camera slung over our shoulders but we were going to NY! The bus dropped us off smack dab right ...

... big enough for me to have curled up in. I have read that bears will happily move a tonne of dirt and rock to get a marmot. I don't know if that is literally true, but it clearly has some basis in fact. They are phenomenally powerful animals. We spent our ...

... and waterfall near String Lake. We were hoping to hike far enough up to get to a snow patch we had seen from below, but the trail got too slippery and steep. We did come upon a yellow-bellied Marmot hanging out on the rocks and lots of ...

... well.   Then we hiked farther on down to Hidden Lake (1.5 miles one way).  We saw 2 mountain goats and a kid, a marmot and ground squirrels.  They were very close and did not seem to be bothered by us at all.  We walked ...

... -mile to Inspiration Hill was “moderately strenuous” by trail standards, so it was slow and very strenuous for us. We saw a marmot running across the boulders. We found the last 100 yards of the hike was a knife-edge ledge on the side of the ...