The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone: The Complete Guide
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2024
- One of the most magical and most photographed places in Yellowstone is the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. In this video, I'll share with you what it is, the history of it, and tips for visiting this section of Yellowstone National Park. Thanks for watching!
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AMAZINGLY helpful video! I watched this whole video and re-gurgitated some of the historical info to my family during the trip. The details of how to access the viewpoints is amazing and also a stress reliever! I knew exactly where to go and which spots we were going to hit at the grand canyon bc of this video! The details on each of the viewpoints helped me to calculate which spots we could hit. For example I avoided the Lower Falls Brink because of the details of the hike down to the viewing point, bc my wife wasn't in great shape. VERY HELPFUL, and thank you!
So happy it helped!
Parents took me to yellowstone in 1977 as a young kid.I recently moved to Wyoming so I can revisit the beauty.lifetime dream fulfilled.
I had family that lived in Jackson Hole area in the late 70's/early 80's that I visited several times a year as a youngster (9-12 yrs old). Now a bit over 50, It is very interesting to see the changes. We are heading to Yellowstone/Tetons/Black Hills, and eventually Michigan in a couple weeks and your videos have been very informing on how we plan to plan out trip. We start in far Northern CA (Redding area). Thank you for taking the time to make these videos, they have been crucial in our efforts to plan our routes.
You're welcome! Have a great trip!
I found your channel when researching for our family Tetons trip last year. I'm back to research Yellowstone! Out of ALL channels I've found on RUclips, ya'll are my fav. I'll be buying your guide! Keep it going. I believe in you!
Thanks so much! You'll have to let us know how your Yellowstone trip goes. We hope you love it as much as we do.
It's pretty cool to learn about that painting and the role it played in creating the national park system! Really awesome bit of history there.
We just spent 4 wonderful days at Yellowstone. I just wanted to say THANK YOU! Your videos were super useful for planning, thank you for all the work you both do!
Oh wow, we’re so happy you had a wonderful time. Glad we could help. And thanks so much for the donation! God bless.
thanks for this, visiting here on sunday!
I love your videos. I lived up there when I was a kid. I miss it so much. Videos like yours help quench my thirst. ❤
Thank you! And thank you so much for watching. :)
Thank you for all the info! We are coming in August and We only have 2 days! Loving all the tips.
Great video! Learned so much before visiting Yellowstone
We’re going out west in June, first for a wedding, and then hoping to go see Yellowstone. This is on my list of things I want to see there!
It is one of the best highlights of the park!
We were just there, and it was absolutely amazing😮😊
Excelent video! Thank you for the history portion. It was awesome. I always enjoy watching your videos. Thanks to them we finally decided to go next year. Keep the good work!
You're so nice! I really appreciate it. I'm excited for you to go next year!!!
Your map and explanations were great! So helpful!!
Glad you think so!
Very cool video! Thanks
Thank you!
Love your channel and have watched most of your video. 👍
Thanks for the support!
Thank you so much for your videos! We are going to Yellowstone in 3 weeks!
Have fun!!
Really interesting history. Love the pillow on the saddle bit.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Unbelievable video and explanation of the Canyon! Thank you so much!
Our pleasure!
Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much. I enjoyed the history of yellostone canyon. I will go in May next year. I can not wait to see it.
You’re welcome!!
Awesome video- very informative about the history! I didn't know all that about the railroads! And Bierstadt's paintings of Yosemite are some of my absolute favorite paintings! I did not know Moran's Yellowstone canyon painting was that large- wow! I love that you sit there and sketch at Artist's Point! It really does force you to pay attention to the details. Thanks so much for the shoutout, I love painting original works based on other people's travels! Thanks and have a great day Matt!
Thanks for the kind words. I can’t believe you watched it all. Lol.
Hey guys what an amazing video the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is so breathtaking I miss Yellowstone 🥺
Thank you! I know, we all want to go back! Lol
I’m really enjoying your channel ❤ Your videos are excellent and are filled with so much information. I’m going to be working in Canyon Village soon so the information was most helpful. Thanks 🙏
Good luck!! Have a great time!
Really helpful video, thanks so much for it. We're coming from Australia for a long roadtrip around the western states and including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is one of the things I am really looking forward to. The scenery of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is amazing, but so is the exploration background of the pioneers who explored the area. Thanks for sharing some of that background and history. We're looking forward to doing a bit of a longer hike around the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, I will look for a video you might have done on those. I really love the tip of the Painting Stoof too, woweee, what a great memento! Thanks for your great content, it is amazing to help plan our trip through CA, UT, WY etc.
Here's on of our articles you might find helpful. Thaks for watching. wereintherockies.com/canyon-village-yellowstone/
I just wanted to thank you for the video’s. I love this one in particular and probably watched it three or four times. I worked in the park 15 years ago and planning my first trip back. I didn’t know how much I didn’t know about the park, especially Canyon. Yellowstone, especially Canyon is very special to me. There is something spiritual about this place!!! Thank you!!!
You're welcome! Glad you liked it.
I found your channel before going to Yellowstone this summer. Now I still watch your channel because it reminds me of the great time we had! We loved the grand canyon of the Yellowstone. We stayed at the Canyon lodge. Keep the videos coming!
@ minh quach You were about my 6th subscriber! Thank you so much for commenting. I often wonder whether you’re still watching. Lol.
Yellowstone is quite the magical place.
@@WereintheRockies of course I’m still watching! I love the content! And guess where I’m planning our next trip? Zion--> thanks to your channel!
Love your channel, all your tips & especially the history lessons!!! Started watching a few months ago because we're planning a trip to Yellowstone this summer. Your videos are super helpful!
So interesting the part about the railroads. They really seemed to shape our county, and so grateful for the establishment of the National Parks. Thanks for the great content!
Meant ...shape our "country"... 😁
Thanks so much Karen!! It’s always nice to hear from people watching. It’s one of my favorite things about having a channel.
I’ve been working on an audio guide so people can listen to stories like this while they are actually at the park. It’s been so much fun for me. I’m almost done.
Curious what state you’re from?
I Hope you love your trip!
@@WereintheRockies I can't wait to hear the audio guide! That will be nice to have during all the driving. We went to Yellowstone seven years ago & had a Tour Guide CD which we really enjoyed, but it was more like the facts about each area. It's funny that I hated History in school, yet now I love it. We are from CA.
Lol, I hear that often: hated history in high school and now love it.
I hope you have a great trip!!
Nice video Matt. I minored in history so it is nice to get background on some of the early influencers to the park. We went for the first time in 2020 and saw the canyon from Artist Point on a guided tour. We are going again in a few days and I really like your idea on spending some time there. This time we won’t be on the tour guide’s time so I think a picnic lunch there will be in order!
You will be glad you did! Enjoy your vacation.
Superb video, Matt! First, I could tell that you're a teacher, because you are actually talking to us (your video viewer) rather than reading a script. This is a wonderful way to explain and teach your subject. I'll bet that you're the top teacher in your district. Second, your historical narrative is spot-on regarding the railroad, the expedition to learn about that territory, and the artists and photographer! We lived in Colorado for 15 years and found Yellowstone and Teton National Parks to be our Heaven on Earth. We also love the Rockies, all the way from Banff & Jasper, Canada, down to northern New Mexico. You are our favorite travel channel. And please include Maroon Lake and Maroon Bells, Colorado, areas in your channel. It's breath-takingly beautiful!!
Wow, you’re so kind. I appreciate the compliment so much. I will do my best to keep them coming for you!
Thank you so much for the helpful and meaningful information! Y’all’s video are so interesting and helpful! Do you worry at all about Yellowstone erupting?
Thanks for watching! No, we don’t worry. But if it erupts most of the country will be covered. ☠️ 😂
I love your videos ... My wife and I are going to Teton national park and yellowstone in September 2-9th and have been using all of your awesome videos to plan our trip to both parks!!!! We can't wait!!!!
Glad to hear! We will be there the same time so if you see us say hi!
@@WereintheRockies It would be awesome to meet you guys !!!! How crowded is tge park that time of year
Labor Day weekend will be busy but I bet it will calm down after
Thank you for the videos. I’ve loved them so far. We are planning to take our five children, ages 2-10 to Yellowstone this summer tent camping. I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of information needed, but you’ve made it easy to digest.
And yes please cover Mt Rushmore and the Badlands. We are taking a week to get to Yellowstone from the East Coast and stopping at those are we drive through.
You’re welcome!! What a cool trip!!! We’ve done a few cross country trips like you’re doing - they are the best!
Mt Rushmore is one of my favorite places. We will cover it for sure, but I don’t have much video of it. We are planning to visit there again this year, so stay tuned.
@@nicolemyers4584 I also have a video on camping at Yellowstone. ruclips.net/video/f5f7rgWJkuI/видео.html
Love your videos. First time visitors going Memorial week (4 days), excited but a little overwhelmed too! Stopping by the Black Hills on the way out. Saw where you are doing videos this summer but any tips now?
Thanks!! Mmm, the only tips I can give right now are to hit Custer Park and Devil’s tower. Some badmouth Mount Rushmore but I love it. Deadwood is a little overrated to me.
Your channel is terrific so I'm a subscriber. I visited YS in Sept this year. Unfortunately the east side of the park was closed so, I just booked 2 nights at the YS Canyon campground for Sept 2021. Both GT and YS were smoked out when I was there, since CA, WA and OR were all on fire! I could not even see the Tetons! Still, I had a great time and there is so much to see. There is no way to see all the sites on one trip. Can't wait to see the Canyon next year.
Yes, I saw photos of the smoke. Luckily we got there before the smoke hit. Looks like it’s giving you an excuse to get back there next year. :)
Thank you so much for for the kind words.
Thank you so much for all this fascinating and helpful information. I loved the historical backstory as it brings a real richness to the experience.
Our family are visiting in July and are very into connecting to nature and experiencing a place in a spiritual way, which means we do better when it’s quieter and we have time to explore. I’m guessing from your suggestions that it might be best for us to park and Artists Point and hike on the trail towards the falls. I’m also assuming either sunrise or sunset would be best. What do you think? What would give us the best experience? Thank you again for all your fantastic videos!
I think your idea is perfect. I haven’t watched a sunrise or sunset there, but my guess is sunrise would be nicer because the sun would hit the falls. Thanks for watching!!
You're channel is required viewing for trips like this. I'm from KY and we made our first ever trip out west to Yellowstone about a month ago. I would've been frustrated and disappointed had I not studied your videos. Not because Yellowstone isn't nice, it's just so huge, it's tiring driving so much, hopping out of the car and hiking so much, trying to relax and see it all. We did not see it all (of course, lol) but we loved it and was able to see those top attractions in our allotted time.
The Grand Canyon area alone can consume a half day or whole day if you take your time and like to hike. If you don't know already, there's folks out there like myself that really appreciate the hard work and time put into these videos, they are excellent. As a traveler that prepped for the trip by watching a LOT of videos/channels, yours was the most informative by far; and quite pleasant with you and your wife sharing something that obviously means a lot to you as well. Thank you so much!
Wow, thanks so much for the kind words. It really means a lot because we don’t always know if or how much our videos are helpful, which is our main goal.
I’m happy to hear you had a great trip. It’s so fun to talk to people who are seeing these places for the first time.
@@WereintheRockies We did the Badlands, Rushmore, Devils Tower, up through Bighorn Mtns... finally entering through the Beartooth Highway and northeast entrance. The Beartooth was amazing. No kidding, less than 5 minutes after we entered Yellowstone, we spotted a moose, something we kinda didn't expect to see. So, I knew I took good advice to not miss Lamar Valley! I probably wouldn't have went to Beartooth except for a comment on one your videos suggested this and I looked into it (need to find that person and thank them). We stayed in Gardiner 2 nights and third day worked down to Tetons but ran out of energy and didn't stay. Intended to camp a couple of nights there but was colder than we expected (in low teens with snow), and we didn't were tired and ready to head home anyway.
You're doing great work though. Seriously, without my Yellowstone planning, based on your tutorials, I would've been frustrated. With the road closings on northeast side and so much to do, I knew how to navigate. And boy was it crowded, much more than we anticipated but 2020 has been nuts.
@@DonJoeBob What an amazing vacation! I LOVE Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills. I think that will be the next area we focus on. :)
Cool vid! Learning history thru u is way better than it was in high school!! Hahaha I thought I was gonna be learning about the Grand Canyon but got a history lesson too! Thanks! Also, u know the brink of the lower falls? U said it’s steep. Do u think little kids around 4-5 yr olds could do it or would it be too hard? Thanks!
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Thanks! Yes, I think the kiddos can do it. Going down is easy anyway. You might have to rest a few times going up but yes, I think they can do it. Thanks for watching.
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We're finding your videos very helpful, so thank-you! We are not travelling for some time, but will buy the guide before we go as well. Thank-you!
Thanks so much!
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Thanks again for sharing this Matt. I'm going to start asking questions, want to have my notes straight for September even though I'm planning on getting your guide package, are the falls RV accessible? The walking is not going to be an issue for me, but I have to get there first. Thanks again for the video and the loads of info.
Most of the falls are RV accessible. Firehole and Virginia Falls are not, however.
Upper and Lower Falls are definitely RV accessible!
Thanks, putting them at the Top of the list. You have no idea how helpful you guys have been, and it's only the end of March. 👍
Hahaha. Glad to hear it! Yellowstone is just a magical place and it’s so fun to see people learning about it for the first. Time. I have many more videos to make, but I’ve been working hard completing my audio guide. We will also visit Mt Rushmore this year and do a lot on the Black Hills.
Matt and Cheryl, feel like we've gotten to know you two - have been watching tons of your videos! Super helpful, thanks for doing them. Question: the parking lot for Upper Falls looks pretty tiny. If it's full are you out of luck (and just have to wait for a spot to open), or can you park along the road and "bonus hike" as you put it?!
Parking in undesignated parking spaces while in Yellowstone is prohibited so you would have to wait for a spot to open. Going early in the day or later in the day would definitely help.
@@WereintheRockies Ok, thanks! We're going the last week of May -- do you think crowds will be a bit more manageable than in full-on summer?
Definitely!
Hi what camera are you using? I went to the Grand Canyon in Arizona which is so beautiful
In that video, I think I was just using an iPhone. I now have a Sony A6600
@@WereintheRockies thank you
Going to yellowstone in a week.. With dogs.. Trying to plan appropriately.
This might help. www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/pets.htm Best of luck!
Good day to you sir I just come across your channel when I was trying to find information about the Grand canyon and it led me to you sorry for any typos it's the microphone I subscribed save like share all the above my first question to you is is there some old relics or old things they found that kind of have the same as over there in I don't know Egypt or the over in the middle East like maybe the Yellowstone might have been part of that part broken off or blew up or I don't know something to that because they found like ancient things inside the canyon??? As a native American of course I'm interested in native American from Klamath falls Oregon how do you do one man even had the sense some kind of senses to say that native Americans were possibly Egyptian from in the past because of things they found in the canyon which I don't believe if ever anything I believe I believe they find natives over in Israel and Russia perhaps I believe I belong to the tribe of Judah I belong to The King of Kings the Lord of lords the king of all Kings the Lord Jesus Christ first and foremost and forever good day you said you like comments to leave comments and keeps you going I got tons of them those are just the beginning God bless you where are you from this is my first time ever on your channel so my first time commenting like share subscribe the whole nine yards
What is the best trail, if could only pick one by either upper or lower falls
Upper isn’t really a trail, just a stop and see the fall. So you should be able to do both!
Thank you, love the videos, it’s my first time and definitely the best Yellowstone vids to prepare for a trip!!! Thanks for all the help
I loved our trip but personally maybe we should’ve tried to see less and just relax and enjoyed. Am I making sense? I want to go back already.
Makes perfect sense. Yellowstone can be difficult to relax because there is so much to see. Also, the road is so long that it just takes a long time to drive places. I’ve had many frustrating trips to Yellowstone. It’s why I am creating some itineraries and game plans for people. I’ve learned over the years.
Going to have to stop watching your videos ( Only joking). They make me want to drop everything and load up the motor home. Guess I'll have to be patient till spring. 😀 Thanks for another interesting and motivating video. Can't wait till spring. 👍🙏
Are you certain that it was john colter and not the native americans who first saw yellowstone?
The native American People have lived in the land of Wyoming for thousands of years. The first people were called the Paleo-Indians. By the time the Europeans arrived the land was inhabited by a large number of Native American tribes. Some of the major tribes were the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow, Ute, and Shoshone. - from a google search
Uncle Toms stairs is closed down I believe.