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Canyon's a perfect central location so if that's your fallback you're in good shape. You'll undoubtedly want to explore sites to the south (Hayden, Lake), so there's nothing wrong with being based there at that time of year.

Max

Brad summed it up pretty well. You're not going to see nearly as much if you concentrate mainly on hiking, but you may luck into some species that may not otherwise be found from the road. As mentioned, Trout Lake (otters) and the meadows around Canyon (Great gray owls) are two possibilities, though...

For the longer backcountry hike you may want to check the Trip Reports forum. There are a few hike-centric reports in there... it may even be a good idea to PM the authors directly for suggestions in case they don't see your post here. Scatman is one person with a lot of backcountry experience who c...

Sharon, the timing for the colors varies. Traditionally, the end of September/start of October was peak, but in recent years it's been all over the place. I believe a few years ago, the colors peaked 2 weeks early, then 1 week early... and then the third year they peaked a few days late. This year o...

Here some of the non-Yellowstone shots that made my Best Of 2018 list : My family in Ireland. http://www.maxwaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/0518tasman130.jpg Channel-billed toucan and the moon in the Brazilian Amazon http://www.maxwaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/toucanchannelbilled0718braz...

Here are my Yellowstone shots that made my Best Of 2018 list : http://www.maxwaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/magpieblackbilled0118ys12.jpg http://www.maxwaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/beargrizzly0618ys46.jpg http://www.maxwaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/elk0918ys77.jpg You can see th...

If you have some favorite images taken outside of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem this year, post them here.

Max

Let's get the annual year-end thread going. Post a couple of your favorites from your 2018 Yellowstone/Teton trips here. We'll also have a similar thread in the Non-YS forum for shots taken outside of the GYE.

Max

Thanks again, guys!

Max

Thanks Rick. Sadly, the next trip won't be any cheaper, even after paring it down by a couple days. Even when my markups stay the same, local costs keep rising.

Max