Yellowstone National Park- In the Winter (Pre Kids, 2012)
Yellowstone National Park Winter 2012 Yellowstone is a magical place any time of year. In fact, it is my absolute favorite place in the world. I have been there at least 7 times including twice in the winter. And the winter is AMAZING!! It may not occur to you to go to in the winter but let me explain why you SHOULD!!! Many of the roads through Yellowstone close in the late Fall due to snow and don't open again until late Spring (in fact, we have been there in late May/early June and roads have still been closed). However, during a few magical months in the middle of the winter, you can travel to Yellowstone via Snow Cat. The snowfall is so dense that the roads aren't plowed, rather they are packed down so they can be traversed by these specialized vehicles. Snow Cat The two times we visited we flew into Bozeman, made the easy drive down to Mammoth Hot Springs (this road is reliably open) and stayed at the national park lodge there (which is wonderful, has gr