Since 2005 I have lived on the edge of Yellowstone National Park. My house is just a few blocks from the West entrance to the Park. This affords the opportunity to spend lots of time in the Park getting to know it intimately. However, since the Park is composed of 2.2 million acres, I doubt that I will ever see all of it.
I have yet to take a horseback ride into the back country and spend any time there. This will require not only a horse - but an experienced and knowledgeable guide as well.
Life in the town of West Yellowstone is interesting to say the least. The town is surrounded on all four sides - either by the National Park or by National Forest. The town is about a total of 6 blocks by 9 blocks and, unless the Forest Service or the National Park Service want to trade some land with the town, it is not apt to grow in size anytime soon.
We have all kinds of visitors in town. Of course we have the tourists, but we also have visits occasionally from the coyotes, wolves, bison, elk and the occasional bear.
No comments:
Post a Comment