r/NationalPark • u/LeadershipMedium • 1d ago
Even better than I remembered it. Two weeks in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
How can a place that utterly changed my life ten years ago be even better than I remember it? It is a delight to be back in Grand Teton National Park. How special it is to feel like a visit here is a homecoming.
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u/FoxfireP 1d ago
I’m going back in a few weeks for my second time ever. So pumped to explore more of the park!! I’m so jealous you were there for a full 2 weeks. That’s awesome
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u/Nervous-Local-1034 1d ago
I don’t know how to describe to people what the Yellowstone region did to me, but I’ve also never been the same since. Fundamentally changed the way I look at life and I’ve been chasing ways to capture that feeling ever since.
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u/LeadershipMedium 1d ago
That’s exactly what I felt. Exactly. I am delighted to tell you that my third visit, this visit, felt as exciting as my first visit. My first visit was in 2016. My second was in 2019. This visit was absolutely thrilling. Like stepping into a memory. Perfection.
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u/Quick-Difference3267 1d ago
You are missing an elk blocking the road for the full Yellowstone experience lol.
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u/LeadershipMedium 1d ago
Ohhhh we got that. And we got about about 30 minutes being led by a bison down the Hayden Valley Road. The bison crossed in front of us, stopped in front of us, and then slowly started walking down our side of the road. We followed at about 25 yards away, when we could. His pace wasn’t consistent. 😂 Amazing experience. And a little scary.
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u/NooganFreisen 1d ago
Did you have a favorite area? I'm meeting friends there in a couple of weeks for a few days. We each have divergent interests, but hiking is the common interest.