by George Bumann | Jul 23, 2018 | Adventures, Art, Sculpture stories
The art of art, and the art of living, are an eternal treasure hunt: you never really know what you’re going to find. You might start out on a particular day in search of grizzly bears and never find a one, only to have the most extraordinary experience with a...
by Jenny Golding | May 15, 2018 | Adventures, Nature, Yellowstone Wildlife
Spring in Hayden Valley is a special time. We were fortunate to spend three days at the Lake Hotel in mid May, just after it opened. It’s a treat to be there right after the roads and hotels open for the season – the landscape feels very wild and the...
by Jenny Golding | Apr 28, 2018 | Adventures, Lifestyle, Nature, Yellowstone Wildlife
I could not be more happy or content right now, sitting high above the Lamar River. At least that’s what I started to write in my journal, before I turned and noticed a massive bull bison approaching. He was just grazing, and no doubt would have sauntered right...
by George Bumann | Apr 23, 2018 | Adventures, Nature, Yellowstone Wildlife
(image above: NPS/Jim Peaco) Few ‘firsts’ are anticipated in Yellowstone as much the first grizzly bear sighting of spring. Over the last decade and a half, we have had many memorable ‘firsts’—some of which were captured on film (yes, actual...
by Jenny Golding | Feb 21, 2018 | Adventures, Experiencing Yellowstone, Nature
We rarely let a winter go by without going down to Old Faithful. Getting there is a bit of a trek; the roads are closed to wheeled vehicles from November to April and the landscape is buried in snow. Instead of hopping in the car and driving an hour and a half like we...
by Jenny Golding | Jan 3, 2018 | Adventures, Lifestyle, Yellowstone Life
For many years now, it’s been our tradition to spend New Year’s Eve at the Buffalo Ranch in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. George teaches an annual class for the Yellowstone Forever Institute called “New Year’s Wildlife...