t the risk of sounding cliché, stating how I feel winter
transforms Yellowstone National Park into a magical
landscape, I really cannot think of a better way to
describe the beauty. It would be like trying to describe driving an Italian supercar without using ‘passion’ or
‘soul’. You can do it, but you are really not describing the
car. Yellowstone is an amazing place to visit, at all times of
the year, but the winter really distills the experience into its
essence.
Often brimming with tourist activity during the summer
months, Yellowstone takes on a more casual
pace during the winter months. Heavy snow fall
closes the majority of the park’s interior roads
and restricts automotive access to the two northern-most interior roads. If you are willing to
make the drive through Montana to Mammoth
Hot Springs, you are rewarded with unrestricted access to the route from Mammoth to Cooke
City, Montana.
I get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the
park during the summer months and forget to
really experience Yellowstone. I know it must
sound strange, but the slower pace of winter has
a huge appeal to me. It allows me to settle in and
enjoy being in such a remarkable landscape. The
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