Yellowstone Country Blog

Dec 19, 2013

Until two weeks ago, I had never cross-country skied. Admittedly, my upbringing was not one of family camping trips and cross-country drives through national parks. In fact, I grew up in the mid-Atlantic, with a family of Italians, whose idea of outdoor adventure was playing bocce in the backyard....

Dec 17, 2013

It’s no secret that life is a little bit friendlier out here in Montana’s Yellowstone Country. We chat with our grocery store cashier, know the names of all the other pups at the park (regardless if we know their owner’s names) and even our UPS delivery guy is on our Christmas list. Which...

Dec 12, 2013

The Annual Hunt for the Christmas tree. There are three Yellowstone Country ways that you can obtain a Christmas tree: 1. Buy a fake tree from a big box store. 2. Purchase a pre-cut tree from your local hardware/discount/big box store. 3. Go out into the forest and cut down your own...

Dec 10, 2013

What was it like growing up in Yellowstone Country? I grew up in the Gallatin Canyon and went to Ophir School. There were 28 students from K–8, so it was super small and a really tight-knit community. Through the school, we’d get free ski passes, so every Friday we’d...

Dec 05, 2013

It’s officially winter! Snow flying, ski resorts opening, and Yellowstone National Park kicking off its winter season means that winter has finally arrived. Here are the top things to do in Yellowstone Country this month: OUTDOOR EVENTS Bozeman Ice Fest December 11-15 Emerson Center,...