Yellowstone tips (Page 3): Is there a website to get that pass? I need all the help i can get! Just get it at the entrance to any National Park. Thank you kind sir. Ever since watching...

cudakite Loc: San Antonio

MT Shooter wrote:

cudakite wrote:

brow3904 wrote:

I would say by all means take the lens! You will have lots of opportunityto use it. Wish I could go again. By the way, if you are 55 or older you can get a senior pass which allows you to get into all national parks free.

Have a wonderful time.

Is there a website to get that pass? I need all the help i can get!

Just get it at the entrance to any National Park.

Thank you kind sir. Ever since watching Ken Burn's epic on the National Parks i've been wanting to go. Makes you proud to be a citizen of a country which would realize the incredible value of protecting wilderness for all time.

cudakite Loc: San Antonio

Coolcameragirl wrote:

I spent a whole day of my one week trip to Yellowstone photographing the grizzlies and wolves at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone. They have taken grizzly bears "too accustomed to people" from the park and into this reserve. Pictures are taken from above, so no fence lines. Amazing to just watch. Well worth the visit.

Oh man!! (woman in this case) I'm taking notes like crazy! Gotta run out and buy more ink for my printer! What a blessing to stumble onto this site. So much more than just photography. =D

Nickey Loc: Arizona

Have fun at Yellowstone. Just be careful. There is a news going around about visitors being exposed to animal-borne disease, and it is deadly. It is similar to the hantavirus.... Just stay away from rodents.

Lionsgate Loc: Sierra Vista, Arizona

Spend some time around Roosevelt Lodge and some of the trout steams in that part of the park. The trail rides are also something to great to do. You will see parts of the park not seen by others.

patsibley Loc: West of Spokane, WA

I did 3 days last October, and for landscapes, the best was the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone--absolutely spectacular. The other was Lamar Valley--great shots of the valley with the river running thru it and mountains surrounding. Have Fun!

mffitch Loc: Delta, Utah

If the goal is wildlife, what would the recommendation be? I'm heading there soon and would like some photos of grizzly, moose, elk, wolf, deer, eagles, bigfoot and whatever else I can see

les_stockton Loc: Eastern Oklahoma

I would take my 70-200 just as I did before, but in addition, I would rent or borrow a high quality longer focal length. Maybe a 400mm, or possibly a 100-400mm.

Zenith701 Loc: Southern California

Bull elk can be found gather cows a few miles east of West Yellowstone on the West Entrance Road. It's a big meadow area.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Nickey wrote:

Have fun at Yellowstone. Just be careful. There is a news going around about visitors being exposed to animal-borne disease, and it is deadly. It is similar to the hantavirus.... Just stay away from rodents.

You are confusing Yellowstone with Yosemite. YOSEMITE National Park in California has had several cases of visitors coming down with hantavirus this summer with at least 2 deaths already attributed to the outbreak.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

mffitch wrote:

If the goal is wildlife, what would the recommendation be? I'm heading there soon and would like some photos of grizzly, moose, elk, wolf, deer, eagles, bigfoot and whatever else I can see

The best bear sites in the fall is the area just north and East of Tower Junction, South of the river. Then would be the Swan Lake Flat and the stretch of the Yellowstone river from Canyon to Lake.
Moose are plentiful around the Lake and especially in the meadows South of Indian Creek campground.
Elk will be EVERYWHERE, as will Bison, but the big bison herds will be in the Lamar Valley where its not unusual to see 1000 head in one herd. The Lamar is also best for wolves, epecially the East end of the valley, but be VERY patient, and be there in the early morning light.
Eagles are everywhere that there is fresh water. Deer and antelope are plentiful throughout as well.
Bigfoot is most often seen around Cooke City, Montana just outside the parks NE entrance, particulary in the vicinity of the Miners Saloon around closing time.

Cheryl Gaibler

My husband & I have done Yellowstone in 3 days & you can see major sites. If you are over 55 you might check on the nat'l park pass. The cost is minimal & good for the rest of your life for all major parks. enjoy it's beautiful. Might want to take in the Tetons only 50 mi away. I believe the nat'l park pass can be bought at the entrance or can get on-line well worth it

Nickey Loc: Arizona

MT Shooter wrote:

Nickey wrote:

Have fun at Yellowstone. Just be careful. There is a news going around about visitors being exposed to animal-borne disease, and it is deadly. It is similar to the hantavirus.... Just stay away from rodents.

You are confusing Yellowstone with Yosemite. YOSEMITE National Park in California has had several cases of visitors coming down with hantavirus this summer with at least 2 deaths already attributed to the outbreak.

Sorry, my bad. But still, stay safe.

Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX

banjonut wrote:

I am heading to Yellowstone in about a week and will be there 3 days approx. Just wondering if anyone has any tips on "must see" areas besides the obligatory Old Faithful.

If you want to get critters - you'll need the 70-200 for sure - you do NOT want to get too close to the Elk or the Moose !!
They tend to get REAL Territorial !!!
You'll also need some wide angle lenses for the vistas.
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I don't see that anyone has mentioned the main South Lodge! This thing was built in around 1903 - I think - and the framework is sliced trees and tree forks - all from the native wood. All the way up in the top corner - - - is a 'tree-house' - - built up there just for fun. Guy who built the place was some kinda genius - - I don't think he had any plans - - he just put it together - - and it's lasted 110 years now !! You can't go up to the treehouse any more - but you can take photos of it.
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You WILL have a great trip - - take LOTS of memory cards and a couple of spare batteries. Might also be wise to have a spare camera around - - even if it's a P&S - - just in case :!:
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These were all taken with my Kodak DC4800 - - which I still have, and have batteries and chargers for - - works well for web photos.

Morning Glory Pool - 2001

South Lodge Lobby

Tree House

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Merlin1300 wrote:

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Nice pics, but theat is not the "South" lodge, that is the original Old Faithful Hotel. It was at one time the tallest log structure in the world. Anything above the third floor has been closed for many years now due to its condition, many of the original railings up there are no longer safe to depend on holding the tourists back when they lean over the edge to view the lobby. I was lucky enough to have climbed all the way to the top and out onto the roof in 1973 when it was still open to the public on a limited basis. The view of the Old Faithful area was spectacular from up there, wish I would have gotten some good pics but all I had in those days was a pocket 110 camera.

Add Loc: S.W.Florida

While in that lodge at Old Faithful,note the great clock that takes up one whole wall with its huge swinging pendulum.Now go up to the balcony,if still allowed,and see the little motor that makes that pendulum swing and has nothing to do with the clock! However,it all looks terrific.