| Note ID | Start Time (US/Mountain) | End Time (US/Mountain) | Entrant | Note |
| 22354 |
06 Jul 2022 @ 0845 |
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Tara |
A peregrine falcon landed in a tall dead tree across the road from Fungoid Spring and stayed there quite a long time. It flew off to the north just after Fungoid finished erupting at ~0940. |
| 22260 |
01 Jul 2022 @ 1530 |
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JeffL |
Lower Hams fountain will be open for breakfast only on Monday July 4 from 0900-1030. Further dates for breakfast are currently TBD based on how many people show up. |
| 22059 |
21 Jun 2022 @ 1845 |
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Tara |
3 turkey vultures soaring over Fountain Group |
| 21981 |
14 Jun 2022 @ 0956 |
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Art |
Per NPS: Southern loop will likely not open for another 5 days at minimum |
| 21978 |
13 Jun 2022 @ 2233 |
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Brando |
Here is a summary of the events that transpired today. Heavy rain combining with snow melt resulted in the rivers of Yellowstone overflowing their banks on levels we haven't seen in a very long time. At 12:03 am, the road from Tower to the NE Entrance closed, followed by Mammoth to Tower at 6:03 am, Yankee Jim Canyon at 6:17 am, and culminated with all entrances closing at 10:43 am. As the rivers kept rising and the water getting swifter, the pictures and videos began to show the horrors of the flood. Me personally, I saw Red Lodge first. Rock Creek was up on the highway and began flowing past Main Street and on the other side of Red Lodge. Videos showed rivers of water at least 2-3 feet high if not more going through the town. Roads in and out of Red Lodge were closed and part of the city was evacuated. Next was the tragic scenes from the park. Gardiner is cut off. The section of road between Mammoth and the North Entrance has at least 4 sections washed away. In Yankee Jim Canyon, several sections over .25 miles long were washed out, and several bridges were taken off their foundations, including the Carbella Bridge. According to Park County officials, only Mill and Pine Creek Bridges are the only usable bridges in Paradise Valley. The river set a new record high of ~13 feet, beating the record of 11.5 feet, as well as setting a new speed record of 49,200 cubic feet per second at 5 pm today, beating the 1918 record of 30,000 CFS. Between Lamar Valley and Pebble Creek, a section of road got washed away near Trout Lake TH. Between OF and Madison, the firehole river was raging with very muddy and high water. Pictures from Graham show several sections of water in UGB over the banks and flowing onto land(two main sections being on the bridge between the OF Lodge and Geyser Hill crossing the bridge next to Observation Point, as well as between Lion and the Sawmill group on the trail in the trees. Things only got worse as around 4 pm, the NPS issued a full evacuation of Yellowstone due to the flooding, weather conditions, and concerns with a water treatment plant. Everyone had to leave their hotels and leave the park. Teton County Fairgrounds is being set up as an evac center for all the tourists that were camping that had to leave. All hotels, food courts, stores, and businesses in Yellowstone are shut down. It is possible the roads won't open until Friday or later.
If anyone else has more information regarding today's events, please leave a comment. I did not list all info, just most of it. Truly a tragic day in the greatest national park. |
| 21976 |
13 Jun 2022 @ 1521 |
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CP |
This is from an Associated Press story posted around 3pm: “ Due to predictions of higher flood levels in areas of the park’s southern loop, in addition to concerns with water and wastewater systems, we will begin to move visitors in the southern loop out of the park later today,” Sholly said. |
| 21973 |
13 Jun 2022 @ 1450 |
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Polly |
The road between Fishing Bridge and Canyon is now closed in both directions. |
| 21974 |
13 Jun 2022 @ 0630 |
13 Jun 2022 @ 1300 |
LynnS |
Firehole Lake Drive was closed when I went into the Park when I went in this morning and was still closed when I came out this afternoon. |
| 21962 |
13 Jun 2022 @ 0620 |
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Art |
Highway 89 closed at Yankee Jim Canyon. Mammoth to Gardiner closed. Park inaccessible from the North and Northeast entrances. Guessing rock slides based on the amount of rain. NPS was plowing rocks out of the road most of yesterday at Gardiner Canyon. |
| 21965 |
13 Jun 2022 @ 0300 |
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mhreed |
The Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs surpasses the previous record gage height of 11.5 ft (set on 14 June 1918). |
| 21949 |
12 Jun 2022 @ 1216 |
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Art |
Warning sign posted at Fairy Falls trailhead about a sow with 2 COY (cubs of the year) in the area |
| 21935 |
11 Jun 2022 @ 1530 |
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Tara |
Warning for anyone with low clearance on their vehicle, Firehole Lake Drive has some serious potholes and ruts just before Pink Cone that require very careful navigation. I was concerned about getting high centered in my little Honda. If anyone sees that these have been addressed, I would be glad to know. |
| 21823 |
08 Jun 2022 @ 0934 |
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SantaFe108 |
Lone bison to the left of Vent at the base of the hill behind Grand. |
| 21810 |
07 Jun 2022 @ 1510 |
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Forestbewithyou |
Coyote across the river from oblong on the hill with trees. Walking towards grand but going up the hill. Lost sight of it about a minute later |
| 21709 |
03 Jun 2022 @ 1100 |
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MAB |
Nuphar Lake still overfull w waters flowing out at the base of the old road embankment into the Incline area - lake has changed from the seafoam green to avocado appliance green w less thermal waters flowing in from Porc Terrace Spgs |
| 21617 |
31 May 2022 @ 1741 |
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steve |
Two Grizzly walking across Rabbit Creek (Midway) |
| 21528 |
27 May 2022 @ 1110 |
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JeffL |
Lower hams opening at 1 PM today. |
| 21509 |
26 May 2022 @ 0613 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Peru arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 21425 |
22 May 2022 @ 2016 |
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Ajw |
2 grizzlies on hill behind Thud group |
| 21387 |
20 May 2022 @ 1600 |
20 May 2022 @ 1624 |
Tara |
sow grizzly with three new cubs moving between Biscuit Basin and Link Geyser. At about 1600 they were reported to be near Artemisia. At about 1610 they came by Fan & Mortar and Spiteful and crossed the bridge. At 1620 she was on the hillside west of Link. |
| 21230 |
11 May 2022 @ 0732 |
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JarnoO |
4.2 earthquake at 13.9km depth in the Absaroka Range between Little Saddle Mountain and Castor Peak. Visible on seismographs throughout the park. |
| 21118 |
27 Apr 2022 @ 1419 |
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momadair2 |
We saw a very new “Red Dog” Bison calf, walking with mother, just south of Fountain Paint Pots parking lot. The birth was recent as the umbilical cord was still hanging from mother Bison. They were walking down the highway And then on the shoulder. Then they walked into the trees. This is the first Bison calf we have seen this spring. So beautiful. |
| 21062 |
24 Apr 2022 @ 1010 |
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aferrara |
Marmots playing around uphill from Grand |
| 21053 |
22 Apr 2022 @ 1826 |
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RMichaels |
The UGB bike path has been plowed, though many icy and snowy spots still exist. It's mostly passable on a mountain bike. |
| 20997 |
18 Apr 2022 @ 1541 |
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ypcaribou |
Grizzly in Elk Park headed toward Norris Back Basin. |
| 21029 |
18 Apr 2022 @ 1250 |
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MAB |
NGB: NUPHAR Lake FULLEST I've seen - opaque greenish thermal waters flowing in from Porcelain Terrace Springs- the little boardwalk is almost under water and requires balancing on a makeshift lodgepole bridge to even get to it - I didn't cross it but could hear STRONG flow coming in from Porcelain |
| 20969 |
09 Apr 2022 @ 1608 |
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Betty |
Report of fresh bear tracks between Sawmill goup and Lion group |
| 20886 |
17 Mar 2022 @ 1755 |
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JarnoO |
(wc) Webcam is showing signs of life again |
| 20885 |
16 Mar 2022 @ 0846 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from two closely-spaced, subduction zone earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 and 7.3 that hit offshore Japan arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20862 |
02 Mar 2022 @ 0605 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.6 subduction zone earthquake that hit the Kermadec Trench ~north of New Zealand arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20836 |
21 Feb 2022 @ 1643 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit offshore Antarctica arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20824 |
16 Feb 2022 @ 1333 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.8, offshore, deep-focus earthquake that hit south of Fiji arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20821 |
16 Feb 2022 @ 0019 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit Guatemala arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20816 |
11 Feb 2022 @ 2326 |
12 Feb 2022 @ 0648 |
mhreed |
Series of small earthquakes roughly 3 km south of the Old Faithful developed area. UofUtah located 23 events. Largest event M1.9 - see entries by aferrara for felt quakes. |
| 20728 |
18 Jan 2022 @ 1200 |
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Graham |
Reports of wolves near Faory Falls Trailhead from snowcoach drivers. |
| 20706 |
16 Jan 2022 @ 0113 |
16 Jan 2022 @ 0116 |
mhreed |
Pressure wave arrival (from the initial wave but traveling the long way around the planet) from the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai registers on the WY network roughly around 01:13–01:16 MST. Hard to pick out the first arrival by eye. |
| 20699 |
15 Jan 2022 @ 0605 |
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JarnoO |
Pressure waves from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai's volcanic explosion (±0414Z) arrived late 0605 (1305Z) at Yellowstone's seismic network. Attachment from Mara Reed. On 24h thumbs started to become visible only from 0645 (1345Z). |
| 20664 |
11 Jan 2022 @ 0601 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 5.8 subduction zone earthquake that hit offshore from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20663 |
11 Jan 2022 @ 0546 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.6 subduction zone earthquake that hit offshore from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20662 |
11 Jan 2022 @ 0443 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.8 subduction zone earthquake that hit offshore from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20661 |
10 Jan 2022 @ 1821 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit offshore Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20647 |
07 Jan 2022 @ 1058 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit in the Qilian Mountains of north-central China arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20642 |
06 Jan 2022 @ 0932 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.1 subduction zone earthquake that hit offshore Nicaragua arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20632 |
26 Dec 2021 @ 0854 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.1 offshore earthquake that hit the Fiji Islands area arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20626 |
21 Dec 2021 @ 1548 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that hit southern Alaska arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20624 |
20 Dec 2021 @ 1313 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit offshore northern California arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20617 |
13 Dec 2021 @ 2039 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 7.3 offshore earthquake in Indonesia arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20589 |
29 Nov 2021 @ 0552 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.3 offshore earthquake that hit southeast of Japan arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20586 |
28 Nov 2021 @ 0401 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that hit Peru arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20407 |
25 Nov 2021 @ 0517 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that hit the Santa Cruz Islands (= southwestern Pacific Ocean) arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20368 |
23 Nov 2021 @ 0533 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 4.0 earthquake that hit Idaho's Sawtooth Range arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 20320 |
06 Nov 2021 @ 1118 |
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mwolf |
interior roads closing for season at 7 pm tonight due to incoming weather |
| 20283 |
04 Nov 2021 @ 0900 |
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aferrara |
Power outage in OF area, should be back up around 1230. |
| 20192 |
29 Oct 2021 @ 1806 |
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steve |
The freeway overpass is OPEN! No equipment or workers (no traffic lines yet). It looks nice. |
| 20131 |
26 Oct 2021 @ 1527 |
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steve |
The Upper Ham store is closed for the season. Sigh. |
| 19978 |
14 Oct 2021 @ 2058 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit the Solomon Islands area arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19975 |
14 Oct 2021 @ 0915 |
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Ben VL |
As I was passing through Fountain flats, a gigantic tour bus (whom I had been following for a couple miles) decided to suddenly come to a complete stop in the middle of the icy road, just after a blind turn, right at the bottom of a steep hill (where, you know, usually you try to speed up to maintain momentum up the icy hill) to look at a couple bison off the side of the road. I had to slam on my brakes to slow down in time not to hit him (took a good distance to stop) and I was worried someone easily could come around the corner and slam into me, slam into the bison, or slide off the road.
As it was we were both able to get up the hill, but I was wondering if he was gonna slide off. Probably the dumbest driver I've encountered this year.
[Edit] I'm totally fine - not quite as big of a deal as everybody seems to be making it out to be, just frustratingly dumb. Dumb enough and comical enough to be noteworthy. |
| 19958 |
11 Oct 2021 @ 0316 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit offshore from the Alaskan Peninsula arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19956 |
10 Oct 2021 @ 1556 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit offshore Hawaii arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19945 |
10 Oct 2021 @ 1414 |
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aferrara |
Craig Pass closing 2200 preemptively before the snow storm comes in tonight. |
| 19944 |
10 Oct 2021 @ 0900 |
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JeffL |
Last day of season for Lower Ham store |
| 19939 |
09 Oct 2021 @ 0510 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.8 deep-focus earthquake that hit offshore from the Fiji Islands arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19863 |
03 Oct 2021 @ 0905 |
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ddshepard |
Coyote passed just behind Riverside cone heading upstream. |
| 19861 |
02 Oct 2021 @ 1748 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in Idaho's Sawtooth Range arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19853 |
02 Oct 2021 @ 1528 |
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aferrara |
Coyote walked behind Riverside, caught a small rodent, and left toward Fan and Mortar. |
| 19849 |
02 Oct 2021 @ 0702 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 5.9 deep-focus earthquake in far-western Brazil arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19848 |
02 Oct 2021 @ 0041 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 7.3 deep-focus earthquake that hit southwest of the Fiji Islands arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19802 |
30 Sep 2021 @ 0950 |
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Brando |
(wc) Bison laying down by Aurum, got up and is near the boardwalk by Vault |
| 19786 |
29 Sep 2021 @ 1120 |
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Tara |
Geology team working on photogrammetry project at Beehive |
| 19774 |
29 Sep 2021 @ 0248 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.1 deep-focus earthquake in the Sea of Japan arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19752 |
27 Sep 2021 @ 0030 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that hit the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19739 |
26 Sep 2021 @ 1017 |
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Tara |
A pair of otters swam downstream in the Firehole past Fan & Mortar |
| 19713 |
24 Sep 2021 @ 0600 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.1 subduction zone earthquake that hit Alaska's Aleutians Islands arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19692 |
23 Sep 2021 @ 0634 |
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Graham |
Tables and chairs have been setup in OF Lodge lobby. I guess since it's getting colder and unpleasant to eat outside. |
| 19690 |
22 Sep 2021 @ 1445 |
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ypcaribou |
Three Vent Hot Spring (nearest geyser is Till) was very low in water. The lowest he has ever seen it. Water in the 3 vents only - not covering all 3. Time was "I don't know. It was on my way home." So, maybe 1445. |
| 19680 |
22 Sep 2021 @ 0404 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.5 subduction zone earthquake that hit offshore Nicaragua arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19638 |
17 Sep 2021 @ 1845 |
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Tara |
approximate time, visitor report of bear cub near trail by Gem Pool, no adult bear seen |
| 19547 |
13 Sep 2021 @ 2004 |
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CrisG |
howling in distance heard from Castle area |
| 19520 |
13 Sep 2021 @ 0649 |
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CrisG |
sandhill cranes heard to Biscuit Basin. unable to visualize in fog. |
| 19494 |
11 Sep 2021 @ 1925 |
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Tara |
pair of sandhill cranes calling and feeding below Mask Geyser |
| 19452 |
10 Sep 2021 @ 1922 |
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CrisG |
cow elk trotted through Artemesia runoff channel. |
| 19446 |
10 Sep 2021 @ 1850 |
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CrisG |
bison came from Gem Pool area and walked across Artemesia platform. |
| 19416 |
10 Sep 2021 @ 0840 |
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CrisG |
mule deer doe crossed trail near Artemesia before walking across the platform and moving off in the trees towards Gem |
| 19413 |
10 Sep 2021 @ 0645 |
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William |
3 wolves (2 white and brown and 1 black) crossed the west Artemisia runoff channel towards Atomizer and the Firehole. Saw at least 3 more wolves join the pack before they moved over Gem Pool runoff and towards biscuit basin. |
| 19379 |
08 Sep 2021 @ 0735 |
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Graham |
Lone wolf howling close to road at Fountain Flats. Others responding out of sight in the distance. |
| 19364 |
07 Sep 2021 @ 1953 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 7.0 subduction zone earthquake that hit Guerrero State, Mexico arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19353 |
07 Sep 2021 @ 1101 |
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steve |
The lower gas station by lower Hams is closed for the season. You can still get gas but no snacks or bathrooms. |
| 19355 |
07 Sep 2021 @ 0900 |
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aferrara |
Nine wolves chased a herd of bison from pink cone area to the main road. |
| 19350 |
07 Sep 2021 @ 0800 |
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Tara |
Large bison herd on both sides of the road neat the Thud Group. ~20 minute delay |
| 19314 |
05 Sep 2021 @ 1100 |
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aferrara |
Grizzly Bear crossed biscuit basin moving north. |
| 19218 |
01 Sep 2021 @ 1331 |
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hkoenig |
Iris the Dog captured in the Lodge Cabin area. |
| 19173 |
31 Aug 2021 @ 1122 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the Clover Valley of northeastern Nevada arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 19096 |
27 Aug 2021 @ 0703 |
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Brando |
As of 7:03, there is a decent sized spider climbing on the Webcam. |
| 19013 |
23 Aug 2021 @ 1522 |
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Betty |
conewalker at Arrowhead Spring |
| 18988 |
22 Aug 2021 @ 1552 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the South Sandwich Trench area in the far-southern Atlantic Ocean arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. Waves took ~19 minutes to get here. |
| 18997 |
22 Aug 2021 @ 1315 |
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MAB |
NGB: Nuphar Lake receiving 1 thin stream of thermal waters from Porcelain Terrace |
| 18979 |
21 Aug 2021 @ 1904 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit the South Sandwich Trench area in the far-southern Atlantic Ocean arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. Took ~19 minutes for the waves to arrive. |
| 18949 |
16 Aug 2021 @ 0529 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit in the far-southern Atlantic Ocean arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 18923 |
14 Aug 2021 @ 0636 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Haiti arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |
| 18922 |
14 Aug 2021 @ 0604 |
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JSJ |
Shock waves from a magnitude 6.9 subduction zone earthquake that hit offshore Alaska arrived at Yellowstone's seismic network. |