Wildland Trekking Yellowstone National Park July 2021
Hiking with a guide…an amazing great way to make your trip sparkle!
July 2021 our trip began in Chicago, on the way to Yellowstone we enjoyed Wisconsin Dells, La Crosse -Shrine of Our Lady Guadalupe, Sioux Falls, SD - Falls Park is very nice. Badlands National Park -wow! Black Hills National Forest – Custer State Park and Mt Rushmore. Cody, Wyoming – Buffalo Bill Center of the West (museum-awesome!)
discover Cody-it is a must see. We spent 2 days there. See the Dan Miller Cowboy Music revue…17 years and running.
Driving from Cody to Yellowstone is beautiful. Upon entering the park, we drove to the Old Faithful Inn and met at the Visitors Center for our Day 1 with Wildland Trekking hikes. The Geyser area was our first hike. The second part of the hike was Mystic Falls and the rim above. The day’s mileage was 9.2 miles and could easily be 2 days of hikes. We are in great condition and loved the challenge of pushing to 9 miles hiking.
Jennifer our Wildland Trekking guide was awesome. She really knew the park, history and answered all of our “why” and “how” questions. She is a really nice person and the lunch provided was very tasty!
Day 2 was a different amazing at 8500 feet elevation on Bunsen Peak with magnificent mountain views. We me out next Wildland Trekking guide Adriana at the bottom of the peak. This was a rise of only 1200 feet however it is strenuous and a good work out. Literally walking up switchbacks of volcanic rock that moves under your every step on the edge of the Peak. Exciting -Yes ! Once on top, we had another good lunch provided by our guide. Adriana was very nice and knew thew highlights to talk to us about. She even found wild raspberries to eat at on the hike.
The Day 3 hike was even more spectacular in viewing the Yellowstone treasure. We hiked the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Park. Adriana was our guide again and we had another 6.5 miles added to our total on this day. We began on the edge of the Canyon walking the trail all the way, then looped through a field looking for buffalo. Through more geysers, bubbling mud pots, bubbling pools and general “regular ole” Yellowstone sights. A great day. We had such an amazing time!!
Jennifer and Adriana were so knowledgeable and made all of our experiences something that we will never forget! We feel so lucky to have had this experience.
My niece also had an amazing time and has a new love for the outdoors, hiking, and national parks. The hikes in this order day 1 to 3 and lunches were amazing.
Thank you Wildland Trekking so much for everything!!
We will definitely be hiking with you again!
Forever grateful, The Obermeyer’s