Trout Lake is the kind of place you take people to when they only have a little time in Yellowstone. It is less than a half mile to the lake, you are likely to see wildlife and even if you don't, it is gorgeous.

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I'm camping with my family and some friends in Glacier National Park this week. Instead of new posts (or no posts) I've decided to bring back a few of my favorites that you may not have read since they are a little older. Here's one from my "Camping Skills" series. We're camping with bears right now, so I thought I'd better review.

This is part of my "Camping Skills" series. Others posts in the series are listed at the bottom.

If you are camping or backpacking in bear country it is so important to make your food unavailable to hungry bruins. Not only is it a bummer for you if your food gets chowed down, but it is a bummer for the bear.

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Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park isn't a destination vacation spot*. It's a small chunk of land next to the highway that you check out on your road trip to Yellowstone. Or, if you live 40 minutes away, you combine it with a visit to the super fun park in Big Timber and make a day of it.

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This article originally appeared in Montana Parent last spring. If you are in the Greater Yellowstone area, these are fun activities.

We love to watch wildlife in spring. Wolf cubs are venturing from the den and bears are eagerly searching for food after a winter of fasting. To get an up-close look at some of our native wildlife without standing in the rain or sleet, take a day trip to West Yellowstone, Mont.

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Sometimes wildlife can be hard to find. You’re out wandering around in the woods, yelling “here wildlife, here wildlife” and nothing comes. What’s a nature lover to do? Look for signs of wildlife.

Keep your eyes peeled to the ground (while simultaneously being aware of your surroundings) and search for animal tracks. I’ve written about tracks here if you need a refresher.

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Just wanted to share this photo I took in Yellowstone a couple weeks ago.

We've been cross-country skiing every weekend since mid-December and it has been wonderful. There have been bright sunny days and stormy, snowy days. Tours where I broke a sweat in a t-shirt and tours where I stayed bundled up even on the steepest hills. When you head into the woods, it is hard to know what to expect--the environment is so dynamic.

Regardless of the temperature or the visibility, we like to talk about how other critters handle winter. How do they stay warm? What do they eat? Where are they?

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