We've all grown up learning that the Rocky Mountains mark a continental divide in the waters of America.
Everything east of the divide flows to the Mississippi and down into the Gulf of Mexico, then on to the Atlantic.
Everything west of the divide flows west, to the Pacific...
On June 10-12, the Audubon of the Rockies is hosting its annual Wyoming BioBlitz event. The two-day nature extravaganza provides nature enthusiasts a chance to dive into the unique natural wonders of Wyoming at Guernsey State Park.
In Wyoming, it's the wildlife's world and the rest of us just live in it. That was definitely true in Yellowstone National Park recently as a hiker saw that a wolf was coming down the trail he was on and he respected the right-of-way of the wildlife.
It's vital to do everything you can to stay at least 100 yards away from larger and more dangerous wildlife in Yellowstone. But, what do you do when you have a surprise up-close encounter? A veteran hiker in Yellowstone just had this happen and made lifesaving decisions that all of us can learn from.
Just north of Yellowstone Lake before you get to Hayden Valley is the mesmerizing mud volcano that at one time was said to be a 30 ft. high cone erupting mud
We can laugh about this now because the story has a happy ending. But, it was touch and go when rescuers were trying to find a lost hiker and he kept declining their phone calls because he thought they were spam.