VIP Adventure Travel

12/03/2024

Spring photo tours in the desert?
Anyone interested?

09/23/2024

Weasels are fast. But I got one lucky shot off. In Grand Teton National Park at Mormon Row.

09/19/2024

This morning in Grand Teton National Park September 19th 2024. Got some morning alpenglow, and Tetons through the clouds. Elk sighting as well.

09/19/2024

Natural selection.... Darwin Award runner up!

(Heads Up!) Woman sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park. Stay on trails and boardwalks in thermal areas!

- On Monday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2024, a 60-year-old woman visiting Yellowstone from Windsor, New Hampshire, reportedly suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg while walking in a thermal area near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful.

- The woman was walking off trail with her husband and leashed dog in a thermal area when she broke through a thin crust over scalding water and suffered burns to her leg. The husband and dog were not injured.

- The woman and her husband went to a park medical clinic where they were evaluated. The patient was later transported via helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for further treatment.

- Visitors are reminded to stay on boardwalks and trails in hydrothermal areas and exercise extreme caution. The ground in these areas is fragile and thin, and there is scalding water just below the surface.

- Pets are prohibited on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry and in thermal areas in the park.

- This incident is under investigation, and the park has no additional information to share.

- This is the first known thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2024.

Learn more at: go.nps.gov/240918

09/17/2024

Grizzly bear video from the snake river near Flagg Ranch. See comments for additional videos. I shoot short segments so they are easy to share by text and post.

09/17/2024

We had the most beautiful evening light in Grand Teton while returning from Yellowstone on September 15th. Here are some photos!

09/17/2024

Yellowstone National Park September 15th 2024

09/17/2024

Grand Teton tour Sept. 16th 2024

08/18/2024

Today's sunset.

07/26/2024

Update

07/24/2024

Just another angle....

On Tuesday, tourists clad in bucket hats and Converse sneakers were traipsing along the boardwalk in Biscuit Basin when a pool of hot water bubbling up from below the surface

07/24/2024

The passing of a Jackson Hole Legend.

Frank Ewing, the rafting pioneer who did much to protect the Snake River and helped shape the modern outfitting industry in Jackson Hole, died Saturday at his home in east

07/24/2024

BLACK DIAMOND POOL - ‘Small’ Hydrothermal Explosion. 💥
Tuesday 7/23/24 - Yellowstone National Park. 💥
USGS - This image shows the area where a hydrothermal explosion occurred today (July 23, 2024) in Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin. The light gray area in the upper middle part of the photo shows how far fragments of rock and mud were tossed during the explosion. While the location is near the boardwalk and visitors were present, no injuries were reported.

Hydrothermal explosions are violent and dramatic events. With little to no warning, boiling water, steam, mud, and rock fragments are hurled into the air. These are not volcanic eruptions, but rather sudden episodes of water flashing to steam underground. They are the most frequently occurring hazard in Yellowstone.

Small hydrothermal explosions like this happen almost annually in the Park. Every few thousand years, large ones can also occur. The park is home to the largest-known hydrothermal explosion crater on Earth—Mary Bay, on the north side of Yellowstone Lake, which is 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) across and formed about 13,000 years ago.

Photo take July 23, 2024 by NPS / Joe Bueter.

07/24/2024

An aerial view of today's Biscuit Basin steam explosion.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Jw7gyukQ9McNP9fj/?mibextid=oFDknk

07/23/2024

Oh my..... who knew!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/iWRq1xz8kGisbPUG/?mibextid=xfxF2i

07/23/2024

Today in Yellowstone!
https://buckrail.com/yellowstone-hydrothermal-explosion-busts-biscuit-basin-boardwalk/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0rLQ26ua2D9tUl4xqCN8BhEosxyWsrQX1ZMfMxnm-mge-UTU7BVckcdKE_aem_HJSViEuzp-eFiQgVU1QBFg

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Hydrothermal activity in Yellowstone National Park’s (YNP) Biscuit Basin put on a destructive show for park visitors on Tuesday, July 23, according to a joint statement by YNP and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as well as videos circulating online. No injuries were...

07/12/2024

Today in Grand Teton National Park. String Lake.