Sky’s the Limit Tours

18/01/2025

On Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, we remember the legacy of black leaders in Yellowstone National Park. Although never based in Yellowstone National Park, Buffalo Soldiers (cue the Bob Marley song) had a profound and lasting impact on the early national parks. Serving under perhaps the first Black officer, Charles Young, they were rangers and interpreters in places like Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks.

Where did the name Buffalo Soldier come from?

According to the National Park Service, American Plains Indians who fought against these soldiers referred to the black cavalry troops as "buffalo soldiers" because of their dark, curly hair, which resembled a buffalo's coat and because of their fierce nature of fighting.

04/01/2025

As kids across the country wrap up their winter break, street crossing guards help them cross safely. Can you spot the bison that appears to check for traffic?

🎥 credit Lisa Joslyn

08/12/2024

The American Badger has a reputation for not playing well with others, but did you know badgers collaborate with coyotes to hunt?! The two animals will simultaneously dig into burrows of small rodents like voles, hoping that the rodent will look for an exit. Badgers and coyotes don't share their meal if a vole does pop out.

02/12/2024

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/bear.htm

Grizzly and black bears are still out in Yellowstone National Park. Check out this historical look at bears in Yellowstone.

Grizzly and black bear ecology in Yellowstone

28/11/2024

Nature is abundant. I'm grateful for the diversity of wildlife, landscapes, and seasons. Hope you find joy and gratitude today Yellowstone National Park

18/11/2024

One of the most surprising facts about ravens is that they have “episodic memory." This allows them to remember human faces and other characteristics, particularly associated with an emotion or event, which leads to our next fact.

Ravens hold grudges. My guess is this raven has met this bald eagle before.

Don't believe me that ravens have these incredible abilities? National Geographic posted this article about it: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/ravens-memory-unfair-trade



Video credit to Jake Hewitt.

09/11/2024

My journey to becoming a Yellowstone Safari co-founder:

*Hiked 14,000 foot mountains on the weekends while I worked as a college teacher. Nature as leisure, pleasure, and escape.
Skill: Building my tolerance for discomfort and appreciating the journey.

*Quit my 9-5 after 10 years at Community College of Denver.
Skill: Trusting myself to take radical action even when I didn't know the whole path.

*Traveled with Tin to Colombia to learn to paraglide. 🪂 🗻
Skill: Taking concepts and applying them to real time decision making.

*Wrote digital content for Dr. Jane Goodall, other authors, and collaborated in program design for an MBA program.
Skill: Collaboration, technology application, and business concepts.

*Worked as a tour guide in Yellowstone.
Skill: Saw an opportunity for high quality and private tours.

*Co-founded Sky's the Limit Tours with my sister Kristin Bindi
Skill: Realized that marketing your own business feels very different than doing it for another business. Found success with sticking to high quality, private tours as originally envisioned.

07/11/2024

Q: Where do bears hibernate?
A: At least in Yellowstone National Park, the answer is not in caves.

Black bears often dig their den in the base of a tree as shown here. Why? They have fairly small bodies and claws so they benefit from the tree roots softening the ground for them.

01/11/2024

Want the feeling of having Yellowstone National Park to yourself? If so, winter is the time to go! As of today, the only two roads into see wildlife (wolves, bears, moose, etc) in the Lamar Valley are the North Entrance in Gardiner, MT and the North East Entrance in Cooke City, MT.

So far, snow is very minimal with light conditions predicted for the next 2 weeks.

Want to see Old Faithful? That is only accessible by snowmobile or snow coach.

26/10/2024

Winter tours are on! Did you know Yellowstone National Park is open to cars year-round? The prime way to watch grey wolves, bison, elk, and moose is through the Gardiner, MT entrance.

03/09/2024

Are foxes not the cutest?!

One of the reasons foxes thrive in Yellowstone is their adaptability. They can adjust their hunting techniques and diet based on the availability of food resources throughout the seasons.

As summer changes to fall and fall to winter, be like the fox and adapt. Snow could come anytime. Bison may jam traffic. Flexibility is king.

29/08/2024

Do you wonder if the sky's reflection on the Madison River tastes like it looks? 🤣

The sunrise over the mountains has been incredible in Yellowstone National Park lately! No matter where you are in the world, what if you decided you were going to prioritize seeing tomorrow's sunrise? Nature is calling you.

16/08/2024

In honor of the upcoming elk rut happening in Yellowstone National Park in September and October, let's do a Q&A sesh.

Q: What do you call this? A reindeer? A moose?

A: Bull elk.

Q: How can you tell?

A: In several languages, the name for this animal is Wapiti meaning white butt and all genders have dark brown necks. Fully grown males, called bulls, weigh about 600 lbs and fully grown females, called cows, weigh about 350 lbs.

Q: Why do bulls have antlers?

A: Most male ungulates (hooved mammals) grow antlers to be more attractive to potential mates and to display dominance over other males.

Q: Why do their antlers look furry?

A: Elk velvet is similar to skin because it holds blood vessels and nerves that cover growing antlers.

What are questions or facts you have about elk?

08/08/2024

Love is in the air in Yellowstone National Park.

Bull bison bellow aka make a loud grunting sound (as shown here) to look their very best for their potential mate. After a match is made, the baby bison gestates for 9 months and is born with red fur color in the spring. We call these baby bison red dogs because they are about 40 pounds and look a bit like a canine.

03/08/2024

Planning to bring kids to Yellowstone National Park but unsure if they're going to love it?

On tour, your child will be given access to the Junior Ranger program so they have active learning and game playing throughout the day. When they complete their workbook, the can be sworn in as a Junior Ranger and receive a wooden badge to take home. Learn more here: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/kidsyouth/junior-ranger.htm

We love guiding kids and offer a special rate. Check it out at www.skysthelimittours.com

22/02/2024

During the off season, we love doing fun side projects like drawing/painting quick reference maps of Yellowstone!

Many visitors are starting to plan their visit to Yellowstone National Park, and we have enthusiastically been answering all of the questions that have been rolling in!

One of the questions we get a lot is, “How long does it take to get from _______ to West Yellowstone?” So I wanted to give you all a quick reference guide:

Bozeman: 1hr 43min (89 miles)
Big Sky: 54min (51 miles)
Island Park: 29min (28 miles)
Jackson Hole: 2.5hrs (127 miles)
Grand Tetons: 2.5hrs (102 miles)
Gardiner: 1.5hrs (54 miles)
Cooke City: 2.5hrs (90 miles)
Cody: 3hr 44min (132 miles)
Missoula: 4hrs 4min (264 miles)
Glacier: 6hr 21min (375 miles)
Salt Lake City: 4hr 39min (320 miles)
Moab: 8hr 13min (552 miles)
Zion: 8hr 54min (626 miles)

Checkout the FAQ’s page on our website (link in bio) or call us at +1(406)640-3039 for any trip planning questions!

22/02/2024

During the off season, we love doing fun side projects like drawing/painting quick reference maps of Yellowstone!

Many visitors are starting to plan their visit to Yellowstone National Park, and we have enthusiastically been answering all of the questions that have been rolling in!

One of the questions we get the most often is, “How long does it take to get from _______ to West Yellowstone?” So I wanted to give you all a quick reference guide:

Bozeman: 1hr 43min (89 miles)
Big Sky: 54min (51 miles)
Island Park: 29min (28 miles)
Jackson Hole: 2.5hrs (127 miles)
Grand Tetons: 2.5hrs (102 miles)
Gardiner: 1.5hrs (54 miles)
Cooke City: 2.5hrs (90 miles)
Cody: 3hr 44min (132 miles)
Missoula: 4hrs 4min (264 miles)
Glacier: 6hr 21min (375 miles)
Salt Lake City: 4hr 39min (320 miles)
Moab: 8hr 13min (552 miles)
Zion: 8hr 54min (626 miles)

Checkout the FAQ’s page on our website (link in bio) or call us at +1(406)640-3039 for any trip planning questions!