Norris Geyser Basin

Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest, oldest, and most dynamic of Yellowstone's thermal areas. The highest temperature yet recorded in any geothermal area in Yellowstone was measured in a scientific drill hole at Norris: 459°F (237°C) just 1,087 feet (326 ...

Handkerchief Pool

One hundred years ago, one of the most famous attractions in Yellowstone was a small spring called Handkerchief Pool. Visitors threw dirty handkerchiefs into the water. The cloths were sucked into the depths, only to emerge a few minutes later, ...

Mail Carrier’s Cabin

The origins of the building at the edge of Fort Yellowstone that became known as the mail carrier’s house are a matter of debate, but it is significant as the only 1800s log structure still standing in Mammoth Hot Springs. ...

Fort Yellowstone

For the decade after 1872 when Yellowstone National Park was established, the park was under serious threat from those who would exploit, rather than protect, its resources. Poachers killed animals. Souvenir hunters broke large pieces off the geysers and hot ...

Bridger-Teton National Forest

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is 3.4 million acres and is adjacent to both Grand-Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge. The Bridger-Teton has three nationally dedicated wilderness areas, which include the Bridger Wilderness, the Gros Ventre Wilderness and the ...

Dude Ranches: JY Ranch, Bar BC, and Whitegrass Dude Ranch

The first homesteaders moved into the Jackson Hole valley in the 1880s. Many of these settlers quickly realized that the valley was poorly suited to raising crops and livestock. At the same time, wealthy Easterners wanted to enjoy the western ...

Murie Ranch

During the 1920s and 1930s the Murie brothers achieved national prominence as influential scientists within the federal government, including the National Park Service. Their rigorous biological research at the ranch distinguished them as proponents of an ecological view that emphasized ...

Mormon Row

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, sent parties from the Salt Lake Valley to establish new communities and support their expanding population. Mormon homesteaders, who settled east of Blacktail Butte near the turn of ...

Colter Bay Visitor Center

After 40 years, the artifacts from the Colter Bay Indian Arts Museum are undergoing conservation treatment. The remodeled facility at the Colter Bay Visitor Center proudly displays 35 artifacts from the David T. Vernon Indian Arts Collection.

The Colter Stone, discovered ...

National Elk Refuge

In 1912, public interest in the survival of the Jackson elk herd instigates the creation of the National Elk Refuge. Today the refuge continues to preserve most of the remaining elk winter range in the valley, approximately one-quarter of the ...