by Natalie Ogbourne | Jun 24, 2026 | Guides
We started taking our kids out on Yellowstone’s trails when they were tiny, as in four, eight, and fifteen months tiny. They went from being carried to toddling to running ahead and we went from being the pack animals who carried them to trying to keep up. These...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Mar 3, 2026 | Guides
March is a quiet month in Yellowstone, not because there’s nothing happening but because all but one road is closed and there is little human hubbub. April … that’s a different story. Still, these are two months during which I have not seen the park....
by Natalie Ogbourne | Mar 1, 2026 | Guides
Writing involves more than writing. The writing life involves a lot of reading and observing. Most of my writing is done at my desk, and I occasionally get to spend a few happy hours writing outside in Yellowstone. These are a few of the go-to items I use for...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Feb 23, 2026 | Guides
After a summer of working in Yellowstone and four decades of annual visits to the park, a trip to Yellowstone feels like going home. This is at once a blessing and a curse. With so many places to revisit, check in on, and catch up with, it’s hard to branch out to new...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Feb 22, 2026 | Guides
I know of a few winter hikers. For most of us, though, hiking is an activity left to the more temperate seasons. With spring upon us, I wanted to share some things we’re gathering for the coming hiking season. Hiking/Trekking Poles: In terms of stability and...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Jan 9, 2026 | Guides
I’ve visited Yellowstone in January and February, and found it to be both a delightful wonderland and a frigid, forbidding, unforgiving landscape. We snowmobiled when my parents, brother, and I visited in my teens. Even bundled in the best snowmobile attire the...