Yellowstone's Lamar Valley

Christmas in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley.

Over the holidays I took a four day trip to Yellowstone's Lamar Valley. It was a great trip with four day of fantastic weather. It started out a bit chilly each morning but thanks to nothing but sunshine each day warmed up quickly. Clouds were rare if not nonexistent for the whole trip. Each day went from below zero in the morning to about twenty five degrees every afternoon and not a bit of wind. Not one to go winter camping I spent my nights at the Super 8 Motel in Gardiner Montana. They have great off season prices, it only cost $42 per night and you are less then a half a mile from the entrance to Yellowstone Park. However if you are into winter camping you can stay at the Mammoth Campground for $14 per night, they have heated restrooms with running water all winter. I am already planing another trip here in early March and will stay at the Super 8 and yet another trip in April when I will stay at the Mammoth Campground for four or five days. June July and August my focus will turn to the less crowded and cheaper to visit Glacier National Park. The cheaper part being once you get to Glacier you can park you car and use the free shuttle service to anywhere in the park. On the other hand when you are at Yellowstone there are over 300 miles of road to drive and driving them gives you your best chance of seeing wildlife. The road through Lamar Valley alone is 108 miles round trip and you use a lot of gas at 30MPH and less looking for wolves, elk. grizzlies and other wildlife. I posted a few pictures I took in Yellowstone Lamar Valley. Too see more pictures go to my web site layz1.com
This is me saying goodbye to you till whenever.