Private Tours of Yellowstone

07/23/2024

There's been some movement in the park today! Biscuit Basin, one of our favorite stops in the park, had some excitement this morning.

06/08/2024

Make sure you check your travel plans, if you are headed to the Jackson Hole area make note that Teton Pass is closed and by the looks of it it will be closed for a good while!

05/20/2024

04/19/2024

It's opening day!!! Yipee!!! Yellowstone National Park opens the West Entrance for the summer season. Starting today, you can access the western and northern areas of the park. This includes Old Faithful, Canyon Area, Mammoth and Lamar Valley! Over the next couple weeks, more roads will be opening to connect the East and South entrances, keep an eye out for updates. Why wait, book your tour now!

12/26/2023

Merry Christmas from a snowy Yellowstone National Park! We hope everyone had a magical day and that everyone got to spend it with those close to you. We feel very blessed to have all of you in our lives! Here's to more magical moments ahead of us.

11/24/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! We have a lot to be thankful for this year and we thank everyone for all your support! We feel blessed to have all of you apart of our adventures, here's to lots more!

08/08/2023

Wanted to give another shout out to some other good friends that just opened up an outdoor store in West Yellowstone, which was something we definitely needed. If you are looking to BUY any outdoor gear this is the place! Check them out!

08/08/2023

I know we've posted about this before but here it is again. If you find yourselves needing something on your trip but you don't really wanna buy it and then figure out how to get home with it, look no further than Geyser Gear Outdoor Rentals ! Zach is a fellow guide and good friend, check his stuff out!

08/04/2023

A cold and rainy day in August down by Lake Yellowstone. Yep we said August! Yellowstone can experience every season of weather in one day anytime time of the year, so that's why we recommend to come prepared for any season because in Yellowstone there is never just one season!

07/09/2023

Beehive Geyser doing its thing, this geyser is located in the Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful.

07/09/2023

Check out this Cinnamon Black Bear we saw on tour today! It was half cinnamon color and half black color, pretty rare sighting!

07/09/2023

Another great day with some great folks in Yellowstone!

07/08/2023

Some pictures from the last couple of days in the park.

07/04/2023

Happy 4th of July from our family at Private Tours of Yellowstone to yours! We hope you have a safe and fantastic holiday.

**There may not be actual 4th of July Celebrations inside Yellowstone National Park (fireworks are not allowed inside the park boundaries) but most of the gate cities really know how to celebrate! Check out the chamber pages for Cody, WY, West Yellowstone, MT and Jackson Hole, WY. Depending on where your vacation takes you, you'll always be able to celebrate America!

06/28/2023

Big herds of Buffalo in the Hayden Valley today warming up for the rut.

06/26/2023

Mountain Monday!!
Mount Washburn is in the Northern Range on the Upper Loop portion of the Grand Loop, more specifically part of Dunraven Pass.

Mount Washburn has an elevation 10,219 feet (3,115 m) and is one of the most prominent mountain peaks in the Washburn Range. The peak was named in 1870 in honor of Henry D. Washburn the leader of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition. The Washburn Range is one of two mountains ranges that lie within the boundaries of Yellowstone, the other range is the Red Mountains in the Southern range of the park.

Mount Washburn Trail has two sides to it and is one of the most frequented trails in the park. One side has an altitude gain of 1,393 feet (425 m) in 3 miles (4.8 km) and starts from the Dunraven Pass parking lot. From the parking lot to the summit, this trail is considered moderate. The other side climbs 1,491 feet (454 m) in only 2.25 miles (3.62 km) and starts from the Chittenden parking area.

Once you reach the summit, you will experience breathtaking views which will include much of the northern section, portions of the southern range, Hayden Valley and portions of The Grand Canyon of The Yellowstone River. If its a clear day you might even get a glimpse of the Teton Range, which are part of Grand Teton National Park. There are lots of opportunities for wildlife viewing on the trail, which is why bear spray is highly recommended.

Mount Washburn is the only active fire lookout tower in Yellowstone and its located on the summit. There is a small visitor center and restrooms on the first floor, an observation deck on the second, and a ranger's residence on the top floor (closed to the public).

**Most of the information for this post came from the NPS website**
https://www.nps.gov/tripideas/day-hikes-in-the-canyon-area.htm

06/23/2023

The Grand Canyon of The Yellowstone River. Go Badgers!

06/23/2023

Mama Grizzly and her cubs on yesterdays lower loop tour. What a sight to see, we got super lucky!

06/20/2023

Thermal Feature Tuesday!

Yellowstone National Park is made up of anywhere from 10 to 14 thousand thermal features, that's a lot of thermal features! There are 4 different kinds of thermal features in the Park which include geysers, hot springs, fumaroles and mudpots.

Sawmill Geyser is located in The Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful and has become a favorite with the locals. Sawmill Geyser is an example of the dynamic nature of these hydrothermal systems. While previously an active geyser, Sawmill Geyser stopped erupting in 2017 with no noticeable change at the surface. The pool is surrounded in geyserite from the previous high levels of geyser activity, with a dry outwash channel indicating a previously higher water level. Thermophiles are visible in the vent at the bottom of the clear pool. Part of the Sawmill Complex, Sawmill activity follows periods of 'Sawmill mode' and grows quiet during the less common 'Penta-Churn mode'.

Sawmill Geyser has an average temperate of 138°F (58.9°C), an average pH of 7.5, and an average conductivity of 2157 uS/cm.

Sawmill Geyser's eruptions were highly variable, some lasting only 9 minutes while others may last over 4 hours. Sawmill received its name because water spins in its crater as it erupts looking somewhat like the rotating circular blade of a lumber mill.

Information about Sawmill Geyser taken straight from the National Park Service website, click the link to learn more!

https://www.nps.gov/places/000/sawmill-geyser.htm

09/05/2022

Some catch up pics from my last few tours. We Buffalo great buffalo today and 2 wolves.

08/12/2022

Upper loop did not disappoint. Great couple from France. There's actually 2 cubs one out of frome.

08/10/2022

Buffalo were talking today!

08/03/2022

New good friends on tour today. These two are bicycling across country.Today is day 44 traveling from Seattle. We crushed it today!

08/02/2022

You wouldn't know it from the looks of these pics but it rained on our way out (lucky) like I've seldom ever seen in the park. Cars were pulled of the road all over the place.

08/02/2022

Great family from Florida! Great Buffalo as well!

07/29/2022

Sharing a pic from my good buddy Eric frassoto I think this my be my favorite pick of bee hive geyser ever.

07/29/2022

Sharing a pic from

07/29/2022

Great group from upward bound. It's a organization that helps high school students looking towards college get to visit many schools stay there for a night or so and get emersed in college life.