Yellowstone Park 2015

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 2015

Your guide to the nation’s first national park and its Gateway communities

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The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park and parts of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana is either one of the greatest environmental success stories or an ecological disaster depending on a person’s political persuasion.

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Visiting Yellowstone

The entrance fee is $30 for a private, noncommercial vehicle.

People visiting both Yellowstone and Grant Teton national parks can People visiting both parks can save $10 by purchasing a $50 two-park vehicle pass, also valid for one to seven days.

Motorcycles can enter Yellowstone for one to seven days for $25 or both parks for $40.

Per-person fees will be $15 for Yellowstone or $20 for both parks for each visitor 16 and older entering by foot, bike, etc.

This fee provides a seven-day entrance permit.

Annual passes for Yellowstone and other national parks are available. Yellowstone’s annual pass costs $60. This pass offers visitors in the local area an option that is less expensive than the $80 Interagency Pass.

The Interagency Pass costs $80. Discounted or free passes are available for senior citizens, active-duty military personnel and their dependents or people with disabilities.

Entrances are open 24 hours.

The only exceptions are caused by road construction or weather.

Recorded road information is at 307-344-2117.

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20 years of wolves Anniversary of reintroduction a time to reflect on predator’s return

By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The second year of the project, just shortly before another YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL round of trapping was set to begin PARK — It was 1995 when the first in Canada, Congress stripped all eight wolves from Canada were funding for more wolf releases. Wolf placed inside fenced enclosures advocates stepped into the void, in Yellowstone to acclimate them contributing $110,000 to allow the to the area in hopes they would work to continue. not immediately bolt back to their “It was a really eventful two homeland — called a soft release. years,” said Suzanne Stone, the Lawsuits that had attempted to Northwest senior representative for halt the return of the predators to the conservation group Defenders Yellowstone had failed. So great was of Wildlife and a participant in the the animosity to the project that the Idaho wolf project. “The American Idaho governor had even threatened people ended up funding the second to call out the National Guard to year.” stop a shipment of the wolves at his Twenty years later, about 130 state’s border. That also failed, and wolves in 11 packs inhabit Yellowfour wolves were set free in Idaho’s stone. At the end of 2013, Idaho’s

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wolf population was estimated at 659, Montana counted 627 and Wyoming outside of Yellowstone and on the Wind River Indian Reservation was home to 211 of the animals.

Across the Northern Rockies, which includes wolf populations in Glacier National Park, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said at the end of 2013 there were 1,691 wolves in at least 320 packs, and at least 78 breeding pairs — populations that have exceeded government recovery goals since 2002.

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Wolf advocates, former and current park officials and a Blackfeet spiritual leader gathered at Yellowstone National Park’s North Entrance in January to mark the 20th anniversary of wolf reintroduction to the park.

Wolves Continued from 2 secure under state management,” the USFWS says on its website.

Divisive decision Depending on your politics, the revival of wolf populations in the three states is either one of the greatest wildlife restoration projects ever undertaken, or the worst idea that the federal government has ever unleashed on ranchers, outfitters and hunters.

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A recent study calculated the total number of livestock killed by wolves between January 1987 — which is before wolves were reintroduced — to December 2012 in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming at 5,670 animals: 1,853 cattle and 3,723 sheep. The study goes on to suggest that removal of wolves for livestock depredation can in some cases slightly raise the chance for increased livestock kills.

A 2010 study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed that out of 1.7 million cattle deaths that year, only 2.3 percent were

caused by predators.

A 2008 study by USDA showed that, nationwide between 1991 and 2005, coyotes, dogs and mountain lions were the main killers of cattle.

Yet wolves, for centuries, have taken on an almost mythical status as bloodthirsty, wasteful killers.

The animals were removed from Endangered Species Act listing protection, and wolf management was turned over to states when the reintroduced wolves were determined to have met population goals for recovery. The states didn’t hesitate to open hunt-

ing and trapping seasons that have seen steady increases in harvest allowances. Montana even cut the cost for nonresident wolf hunting licenses to encourage greater harvest.

Between actions to remove wolves killing livestock, natural mortalities and hunting, in 2013 Idaho documented 473 wolf deaths, Montana counted 230 and Wyoming saw 101 with another seven inside Yellowstone and one on the Wind River Reservation.

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Predator Continued from 3 Wolf populations in Yellowstone National Park have leveled off after steadily climbing following reintroduction. That’s because the wolves’ main food source, the Northern Yellowstone elk herd, has fallen from about 19,000 before the reintroduction to about 5,000 to 6,000.

“Having these toothy things back, the story deals with fewer elk,” said Doug Smith, Yellowstone Wolf Project biologist. “One reason the happiness over wolves has not taken greater hold is that elk are iconic in this area.”

Political and legal maneuvering over wolves continues. Last year, Wyoming’s delisting was rescinded by a judge after a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, halting the state’s management. In Idaho in 2014, the Legislature approved $400,000 in funding to reduce wolf numbers to 150 animals, essentially authorizing the killing of 500 wolves.

“In the last probably two or three years since the hunting season began, we’ve seen greater and greater animosity toward (wolves), at least in Idaho,” Stone said, despite predictions that state management and hunter harvest might lessen that hostility. “There’s a constant push to try to drop the number of wolves down.”

Spiritual return During a ceremony marking the reintroduction anniversary at the Roosevelt Arch in January, Blackfeet Spiritual Chief Jimmy St. Goddard — or Eesukya, sacred holy paint gatherer — sang a prayer for the wolves and praised those who helped restore the animals to the region.

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Mike Phillips, Jim Evanoff, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Molly Beattie, Yellowstone Superintendent Mike Finley and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt carry the first crate with a wolf in it to the Crystal Bench pen in January 1995.

Saying his tribe loves the wolf — makuyi in the Blackfeet language — St. Goddard looks forward to the day when the divisiveness surrounding the animal disappears.

“There’s no other place on Earth like this,” he said. “This is our Jerusalem.”

Pointing to the gathering, he added, “I love you guys, and I love that wolf.”

John Varley, who worked on wolf reintroduction for 12 years while employed at Yellowstone, was one of the officials being honored. He said it still amazes him that the wild canines are back in the park’s landscape.

“It was a long slog,” said the retired chief of the Yellowstone Center for Resources. “I think the day the wolves came in the trailer under the arch was a big surprise to us because the anti-wolf forces had pulled out all of the stops.”

The years since Yellowstone’s wolf reintroduction have produced the “greatest spate of research that

Wolf watchers line the side of the road near Tower Junction in January to watch the nearby Junction Butte and Prospect Peak packs interact.

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could possibly be brought to bear” about wolves, Varley said, ranging from how much the animals eat to details on how they hunt.

“I think the only thing that has really surprised me about wolves is how many other things they affect,” Varley said. “The num-

ber of other creatures they feed is astounding.

“It was the ecological ripple they caused that shot throughout the ecosystem,” he said.

That ripple, despite the passing of 20 years, still rises and falls today.

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things to do in Yellowstone Feel a geyser’s ‘kiss’ on your cheek hen looking at a map of Yel-

W lowstone, you’ll notice that the

By Kasey Austin vice president of operations at Austin Adventures

roads are shaped in a figure-8 loop.

To achieve the “geyser kiss” experience with your kids, you’ll want to check out a few of the geyser basins in the lower half of the loop: Upper Geyser Basin (home of Old Faithful), Lower Geyser Basin (Fountain Paint Pots) and Norris Geyser Basin are just a few places to seek out this magical experience.

What is the geyser kiss? You’ll find that the boardwalks in Yellowstone are located very close to

some of the smaller geysers, where this effect is most likely to happen.

When these geysers erupt, and when the wind (even a slight breeze) is pointed toward the boardwalk, the steam and water resulting from the eruption will blow your way, showering you with a geyser kiss. It’s an experience that no one should miss out on, although you’ll want to cover your camera lens — the silica in the water can fuse to the glass, creating a permanent geyser kiss for the rest of your vacation.

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Steam from the hot springs fills the air around the Midway Geyser Basin, home of Grand Prismatic. When the wind (even a slight breeze) is pointed toward the boardwalk, the steam and water resulting from the eruption will blow your way, showering you with a geyser kiss.

Expand your mind at a visitor center traveling through YellowW hen stone, you’ll definitely want to

in the family will find intriguing — the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center in stop at one of the eight fascinating particular (built in 2010) will keep the visitor centers spread throughout the kids’ minds engaged with its animated park to give you some insider informa- and interactive features on geyser tion on all the magnificent sites you’re eruptions and hot water treasures. seeing. Each visitor center is differThe visitor center is also where you ent but all have one goal in mind: to can pick up a Junior Ranger program educate the public. All visitor centers booklet for the kids to fill out over the are staffed with knowledgeable Park course of their Yellowstone trip. After Service employees that can help you fulfilling the requirements of the prowith anything from planning an easy gram, stop by any visitor center at the day hike to telling you where you might end of your trip to have a ranger check spot a grizzly bear. your child’s work and reward their Several of the visitor centers dishard work with an official Yellowstone play interactive exhibits that everyone Junior Ranger patch.

Bryce Miller 6, takes a photo near Old Faithful.

Visitors can pick up Junior Ranger program booklets for their children at the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.

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Visitors hike on the trail to Fairy Falls in Yellowstone National Park.

Embark on a ranger-led hike hile on your Yellowstone fam-

and choose the programs that sound interesting to you while you’re on your of the many offerings of ranger-led trip. programs parkwide. Topics range The best part is, these fascinating from geology to wildlife to geothermal talks are free and you don’t have to features (and much more). Plus, they sign up — all you have to do is show up offer kid-oriented programs that are at the designated time and place and interactive and interesting for the ready yourself to learn. whole family.

Two of the requirements for the Programs vary in duration from 10 Junior Ranger Program (described minutes to four hours and range from on page 5) are to attend a ranger-led “sit-and-watch” presentations to full-on program and to take a hike anywhere hikes. You can plan which programs you in the park. want to attend ahead of time by looking Why not combine two in one and at the online schedule or you can pick head out on a ranger-led hike?

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Listen to the snort of a bison to Lamar or Hayden valleys in H ead Yellowstone National Park, and you

are guaranteed to spot a bison or two (or 500). These enormous creatures, weighing up to 2,000 pounds, gather in herds, and they love Yellowstone’s wide-open valleys where they can keep a watchful eye out for predators.

When driving through Lamar in the north or Hayden in the central part of the park, you’ll often experience a “bison jam” when these humongous animals slowly walk or stand in the middle of the road. When this happens, be sure to roll down your window and listen for the snorting and grunting of these wild beasts — it’s sure to produce a giggle or two.

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In a shallow pond along the shore of Yellowstone Lake this bull moose fed on the abundant sedges and forbs.

Tom Murphy

Keep an eye out for the ‘Big 5’ ust like searching out the “Big 5” while on safari in Africa, Yellowstone has its very own “Big 5” that you should watch for like a hawk.

Bears (grizzly or black), wolves, bison, elk and moose are on every Yellowstone visitor’s wildlife checklist and while some of these animals are very likely to be spotted on your trip (like bison and elk), others can take a lot more time and energy (bears, wolves and moose).

You can spot wildlife literally anywhere in the park (and

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Make a wish on a pine cone ere are a few easy statistics for you to remember: 80 percent of Yellowstone’s landscapes are forested and 80 percent of Yellowstone’s forest is made up of lodgepole pine trees. You will see lodgepole pine trees nearly everywhere in the park — they are easy to recognize because they are the tall, straight-growing trees with no branches on their lower half (although you’ll see lots of young lodgepoles too that grow rampant after a fire burns through the area … a very common and natural occurrence in the summer).

One of my favorite things to do with kids is to find a lodgepole pine cone lying on the ground (they are everywhere) and make a wish while throwing the cone into a lake. Remember to initiate this activity at an actual lake; it’s illegal to throw anything (even pine cones) into a hot spring.

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outside the boundaries too), but the concentrated wildlife areas lie in Lamar and Hayden valleys, where the prey hang out and the predators follow suit. You should have a pair of binoculars with you and stop the car often to scan the hills (you’d be surprised what you miss driving 45 mph in a car). Remember to keep a good distance between you and all of these wild animals — park regulations state that you must stay at least 25 yards away from bison or elk and 100 yards away from bears or wolves.

Find a lodgepole pine cone and make a wish while throwing it into a lake.

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Soak in a hot spring-fed river walking around the boardW hen walks of Yellowstone, those

steaming, multicolored, jacuzzi-like hot springs sure may look inviting, but it is illegal and dangerous to swim, wade or even touch one of these beautiful park features.

Just because you can’t swim in a hot spring doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to swim anywhere in the park. There are two designated swim/ soak areas in Yellowstone: one along a section of the Firehole River near the Madison Junction and one that is just a short walk up the Gardner River’s banks deemed “The Boiling River” near Mammoth. In both of these areas, hot spring water pours into the river, mixing hot and cold together to form a perfect soaking area for you and the family.

Be sure to check conditions of these areas at a visitor center before you go; they are often closed in the spring and early summer due to high water from snowmelt in the region.

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“The Boiling River” near Mammoth is one of two designated swim/soak areas in Yellowstone. The other is along a section of the Firehole River near the Madison Junction.

Eat ice cream on the boardwalk n a hot summer day, there’s nothing better than enjoying a nice cold ice cream cone.

Now imagine your family enjoying ice cream cones geyserside while waiting for an Old Faithful eruption — it’ll certainly make your time spent waiting a whole lot sweeter. Old Faithful erupts on average every 90 minutes, giving you plenty of time to explore the Upper Geyser Basin while you wait for the next predicted eruption. Why not pop over to the Bear Paw Deli in the Old Faithful Inn while you wait? They have all sorts of delicious flavors from Wilcoxson’s like Montana Moose Moss, Stuck in a Rut, Moose Tracks and the local favorite: huckleberry.

If you hit it just right before an eruption, you’ll get your ice cream right away. Otherwise, you may become a part of the mad rush to Bear Paw Deli that seemingly occurs after every Old Faithful eruption, and at that point you might as well schedule an extra half hour into your day to wait in line.

However, the ice cream is that good, and well worth any wait.

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Visitors to Yellowstone National Park watch Old Faithful geyser erupt. The Old Faithful boardwalk is a great place to eat some Montana-made ice cream.

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ake the Polar Bear Plunge he “Polar Bear Plunge” is an oh-so-fun and oh-so-chilling experience to mark off your Yellowstone checklist.

Step 1: Find a cold mountain lake. (Note: This shouldn’t be very difficult since all lakes in Yellowstone are snow-fed.) I recommend Yellowstone Lake on a hot summer day — you will also have bragging rights that you “Polar Bear Plunged” into the largest high-alpine lake in North America.

Step 2: Change into your swimming suit and find a log to hang your towel on, preferably close to the lakeshore.

Step 3: Hold hands with all members of your family and do the countdown … 3, 2, 1 — Go! Step 4: Run into the freezing cold water, making sure to dunk even your head under the surface … a splash or two in your kids’ direction can’t hurt things, either.

Step 5: Exit the lake, dry off and never forget the exhilarating feeling of plunging into a snow-fed mountain lake in Yellowstone National Park.

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Clepsydra Geyser is located at Fountain Paint Pots.

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Get a whiff of hydrogen sulfide from a belching mud pot here are four types of geothermal

That is hydrogen sulfide, a gas

T features to search out in that alerts our noses to the presence

Yellowstone: erupting, gushing geysers; colorful, bubbling hot springs; steaming, hissing fumaroles (or steam vents); and last but not least, my favorite ... gurgling, stinky mud pots.

When walking around Fountain Paint Pots, Artist Paint Pots or Mud Volcano, you will inevitably hear the question, “What smells like rotten eggs?”

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of mud pots in the area, often times in a not-so-pleasant way. However, in my mind, hydrogen sulfide is the smell I think of when I reminisce about Yellowstone, and I love the smell for that reason. That’s why you need to seek out one of these burping, belching beauties with your family so you can share a smelly experience that you won’t soon forget.

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Got Yellowstone photos?

By JENNA CAPLETTE For The Gazette It’s the evening after an amazing day in Yellowstone. Your iPad is a great tool to view the day’s photos wherever you are. It is also the perfect tool to edit, share and print those images. And, it’s fun.

Here are a few tips on editing in Photos, the iPad photo editing app. Use your iPad in a landscape, or horizontal, position. Then go to Photos and open a photo from your camera roll or all photos.

When you view the image, you’ll see the “edit” button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

Get effortless photo editing and printing with your iPad Use your iPad to edit your day’s photos from Yellowstone National Park.

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Photos Continued from 14 Click it, then scroll to the second option in the right-hand menu to crop and rotate a photo.

Pinch to zoom in or out, to move the photo around within the cropping frame or pull in the corners to crop. If you like what you’ve got, tap “done” in the upper right hand corner. Don’t like it? Tap “revert.” This type of editing is called nondestructive because at any point you can go back to your original photo.

The third menu option offers filters like chrome, fade or black and white. Scroll through to see how each changes your image.

Choose one or none.

Sure, you can also edit photos on your iPhone, but the screen on your iPad is bigger, allowing you to see a lot more detail — an essential feature when editing images. The iPad Air 2 has a camera as good as your iPhone, but use the best camera that you own.

To get your day’s images on to your iPad for editing, Apple’s AirDrop technology allows you to wirelessly send files.

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Editing photos on an iPad can feel a bit like making magic — as does Yellowstone itself.

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Big Horn Country USA debuted in 2014 at Trails End Concert Park in Sheridan, Wyo. Headliners this year include Keith Urban, The Band Perry and Toby Keith.

MUSIC STARTS AT TRAILS END Big Horn Country bringing Band Perry, Keith Urban, Toby Keith

The Big Horn Country USA Camping and Music Festival is set for June 17-20 at Trails End Concert Park in Sheridan, Wyo. Big Horn Country USA has confirmed headliners Frankie Ballard, Keith Urban, The Band Perry and Toby Keith, along with additional country music artists.

Music will be featured on two stages — Main Stage and Neon Moon Saloon — for daytime and

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late-night performances. Vendors from across the country will be represented for family-friendly food and beverage concessions and activities.

The festival, now in its second year, has added the Budweiser Kick-Off Party on Jun 17.

Gates open at 3 p.m. and music will begin at 5 p.m. on the Main Stage: Featured artists include Frankie Ballard, The Lacs, Kris-

tian Bush and Parmalee.

Additionally, Jagertown and Casey Jamerson will be performing at Neon Moon Saloon beginning at 7:30 p.m.

All vendors will be operating during the Kick-Off Party and the Budweiser Clydesdales will join the festivities as well.

All three-day ticket holders will enjoy complimentary admission to Wednesday’s event, and

those wishing to purchase general admission for Wednesday only may do so at the following prices: $59 if purchased by May 31, $69 if purchased June 1-16 and $79 at the gate.

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Main Stage Jessica Lynn: 2 p.m.

Casey Jamerson: 3:30 p.m.

Old Dominion: 5 p.m.

Blackjack Billy: 6:30 p.m.

Chris Young: 8 p.m.

Keith Urban: 10 p.m.

Neon Moon Saloon Jagertown: 7:30 p.m.

Jagertown: 9 p.m.

Casey Jamerson: 11:15 p.m.

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June 19 lineup

Main Stage The Damsels: 2 p.m.

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Montgomery Gentry: 8 p.m.

The Band Perry: 10 p.m.

Neon Moon Saloon Jagertown Time: 7:30 p.m.

Jagertown Time: 9 p.m.

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Country music artist Keith Urban, shown here performing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, will play the main stage June 18.

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June 20 lineup

Main Stage Natalie Stoval & the Drive: 2 p.m.

Chasin’ Crazy: 3:30 p.m.

Sawyer Brown: 5 p.m.

Randy Rogers Band: 6:30 p.m.

Eli Young Band: 8 p.m.

Toby Keith: 10 p.m.

Neon Moon Saloon Jagertown: 7:30 p.m.

Jagertown: 9 p.m.

Natalie Stoval & The Drive: 11:15 p.m.

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Wildlife tips

What should you do when encountering a bear?

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

Dramatic video captured in May by a Montana wildlife official shows a mother black bear with cubs running toward a knot of camera-clicking tourists as the animals try to cross a bridge in Yellowstone National Park.

No one is hurt, but at one point the adult bear rushes full-tilt toward a group of people standing at one end of the bridge. Screams are heard as people scramble to get to their vehicles.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Bob Gibson witnessed the encounter and said some visitors ignored or were slow to heed a park official’s commands to leave the bridge. As the nervous-seeming cubs scattered, the mother bear raced to round them up, terrifying the tourists.

“The bear was the only one doing anything right there,” Gibson said. “The bear was definitely not charging at people. The bear was trying to get across the bridge, and people were in the way.”

How should the tourists have reacted? Each year, Yellowstone sees about 1,000 so-called bear jams, in which grizzly or black bear sightings prompt dozens and sometimes hundreds of tourists to pull over their vehicles hoping for a photo.

Ideally, the visitors on the bridge would have stayed in their vehicles, said Kerry Gunther, the park’s bear management program leader.

Once the bears started approaching, the tourists worsened

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A sow black bear and her three cubs are shown caught on a bridge over the Yellowstone River just outside Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., as shown in this photo shot by Bob Gibson in Yellowstone National park.

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the situation by running and screaming, Gunther said. They instead should have grouped together on one side of the bridge and allowed the bears to pass.

Yellowstone has never had a bear-caused injury among groups of three or more people, he said.

How dangerous are black bears? Another species of bear — the grizzly — is generally more feared because of its larger size and reputation for aggressive behavior.

However, researchers have recorded at least 63 people killed by black bears since 1900 in the U.S. and Canada.

Of those fatal attacks in which black bears exhibited predatory behavior, 92 percent involved male bears, defying the commonly held belief that females with cubs are the most dangerous bears.

What are the chances of injury? Hundreds of bears of both species live in and near Yellowstone, making for a high potential for dangerous run-ins.

Over a three-decade period

ending in 2011, black and grizzly bears injured 43 people, park officials said.

When stacked against total visitation numbers - more than 3.5 million passed through Yellowstone last year - that works out to a 1 in 2.1 million chance of a visitor getting hurt by a bear, according to the park. More often people are injured by the park’s buffalo.

How big are black bears?

In Yellowstone, adult male black bears can top 300 pounds, while females weigh 135 to 200 pounds.

Black bears elsewhere can get much larger because of differences in their diet.

In the park, the animals live up to 30 years, surviving on elk calves, trout, pine nuts, grasses, rodents and insects.

The cubs in the bridge encounter were more than a year old, which likely worked in the tourists’ favor. Their mother would have been more aggressive had she been traveling with newborns, Gibson said.

Shoot or spray?

Some backcountry travelers carry large-caliber handguns for protection against bear attacks.

Wildlife officials say a much more effective deterrent is bear spray, which is similar to mace. It shoots out a mist of capsaicin, a form of pepper that makes an animal’s eyes burn and causes trouble breathing.

What if I don’t have pepper spray? If the bear is more than 100 yards away, wildlife officials advise people to retreat quietly and without running to avoid attracting its attention.

If the bear is within 100 yards, people are advised to slowly back away and speak to the bear so the animal can recognize that it’s having an encounter with a human and not one of its typical prey species.

Where else are black bears found? The animals are widely distributed from Canada to Mexico and are found in at least 40 U.S. states, according to the advocacy group Defenders of Wildlife.

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Yellowstone country Calendar of events Events take place in Billings unless otherwise noted

Buffalo Bill’s Irma Hotel.

Friday, June 5

June 1-Aug. 31

Cody, Wyo.: Nite Rodeo, 8 p.m. daily, June 1 through Aug. 31. Gates open at 7 p.m. Stampede Park.

Codystampederodeo.com.

Through Sept. 15

Cody, Wyo.: Hunters on the Wing Raptor Program, 11:30 a.m. to noon, every day, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave. Birds and their handlers appear in the garden from 9 to 9:30 a.m. and again from 4 to 4:30 p.m. during “Relaxing with Raptors” sessions, ask questions about the birds at the Raptor Experience in a more informal setting. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 15. Admission is $19 for adults, $17 if purchased online.

Children 6-17 are admitted for $11, $10 online. Children 5 and younger are admitted free, and seniors 65 and

CASEY PAGE/Gazette Staff

Kayden Holds the Enemy of Billings, center, and the rest of the Jazz Band II trumpet section rehearse during the Red Lodge Music Festival. The festival takes place in Red Lodge the second week of June this year. older are admitted for $17, $16 online.

Admission is good for two consecutive days. For more information, visit centerofthewest.org.

ThermoPolis

thermoPolis Chamber of CommerCe 220 Park St., Thermopolis, Wyoming 82443 1-877-864-3192, www.thermopolis.com

June 1-Sept. 26

Cody, Wyo.: Irma Hotel Gunfights, 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, June 1-Sept. 26. In front of

Red Lodge: Artwalk. 5-7 p.m. Downtown. Shops, galleries highlight various artists, offer free refreshments. Now expanded throughout downtown Red Lodge, including retail stores, galleries, jewelers, others. Some shops open past 7 p.m. Free admission to Carbon County Historical Society and Museum. Redlodge.com.

Red Lodge: Reception. 5-7 p.m. Red Lodge Clay Center. Works by George McCauley; Dan Schmitt through June 26. 446-3993; redlodgeclaycenter. com.

Saturday, June 6

Red Lodge: Founders Day at the Museum: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free annual event, this year celebrates 120th anniversary of Carbon

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Health Spa & Massages Private hot mineral Jacuzzi room, dry sauna, hot mineral steam room. Private hot mineral soaking tubs, tanning bed. Massages by our nationally certified therapist & Reiki master. Orthopedic & sports, soothing relaxation, hot stone, biodynamic, craniosacral therapeutic massages.

Athletic Club Racquetball court, separate exercise rooms for men and ladies. Treadmills, stair-stepper, Nordic track, free weights, 24-station Universal exercise machines and much more!

The Safari Club Restaurant & Lounge Famous for our Big Game Trophy collection, over 130 animals, fish and birds from around the world. Enjoy a delicious meal in the Safari Club Restaurant, serving steaks, buffalo, seafood, pasta, chicken, sandwiches, homemade soups and salad seven nights a week. Relax in the Safari Club Lounge with a wide variety of spirits. Name all the animals and receive a complimentary drink!

Kids 17 and under Stay Free a Breakfast ea as Buffet u e Daily Free Continental

1-800-daysinn • (307) 864-3131 www.thermopolisdaysinn.com

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Calendar Continued from 19 County. 446-3667; redlodge.com.

Saturday, June 13

Kaycee, Wyo.: Hole in the Wall Tour.

Guided historic tour through famous Red Wall country. Retraces paths of famed outlaws, lawmen, cowboys; stories, narration by historians. $85, includes continental breakfast, lunch.

Registration, Hoofprints of the Past Museum, 307-738-2381, 970-2510981. Hoofprintsofthepast.org.

Red Lodge: Red Lodge Music Festival faculty recital: 7:30 p.m. Civic Center. Redlodgemusicfestival.org.

Members of the Royal Riders make their way along Sheridan Avenue during Cody’s Fourth of July Stampede Parade.

Sunday, June 14

Ruffin Prevost

Red Lodge: Red Lodge Music Festival, Band and Orchestra Festival Finale. 1:30 p.m. Civic Center. Free.

Redlodgemusicfestival.org.

Wednesday, June 17

Ralston, Wyo.: Jake Clark Mule Days. Western event promoting the saddle mule which includes mounted shooting, team sorting, rodeo events, trail course and parade. Events continue through June 21. 307-7544320. www.saddlemule.com.

Sheridan, Wyo.: Reception, award ceremony “30th Annual Watercolor Wyoming National Exhibition.” Sagebrush Community Art Center. Juried show, sale features watercolors by local, regional, national artists through June. 30.

Sheridan, Wyo.: Big Horn Country USA camping and music festival.

Trails End Concert Park. Music by Keith Urban, The Band Perry, Toby Keith and more. 307-675-1027; bighorncountryusa.com.

Thursday, June 18

Sheridan, Wyo.: Big Horn Country USA camping and music festival. Trails End Concert Park. Music by Frankie Ballard, Keith Urban and more. 307675-1027; bighorncountryusa.com.

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Hundreds of mule enthusiasts gather in Ralston for Jake Clark’s Mule Days.

Packing clinics, an all-mule rodeo and an auction are some of the highlights of the event.

Friday, June 19

Sheridan, Wyo.: Big Horn Country USA camping and music festival.

Trails End Concert Park. Music by The Band Perry and more. 307-675-1027; bighorncountryusa.com.

Saturday, June 20

Cody, Wyo.: 33rd Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow at the Robbie Powwow Garden on the grounds of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. 307578-4102. www.centerofthewest.org.

Sheridan, Wyo.: Big Horn Country USA camping and music festival.

Music by Toby Keith and more. Trails End Concert Park. 307-675-1027; bighorncountryusa.com.

Sunday, June 21

Cody, Wyo.: 33rd Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow at the Robbie Powwow Garden on the grounds of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. 307578-4102. www.centerofthewest.org.

Thursday, June 25

Three Forks: Headwaters Country Jam. June 25-27. Headliners include Trace Adkins, Clint Black, Uncle Kracker, Gloriana, Randy Rogers Band, The LACS, Austin Webb, Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. and Blackjack Billy, Western Underground, Charley Jenkins, Western Skies, Jessica Lynn, Sasha McVeigh and even more to be announced. The event takes place at The Bridge at Three Forks, off of Highway 2, four miles east of Lewis and Clark Caverns.

Headwaterscountryjam.com.

Saturday, June 27

Fishtail: Family Fun Day, 7 a.m., pancake breakfast; 8 a.m., bake sale; 9 a.m., vendors; 11 a.m., parade; noon, barbecue lunch at Cowboy Bar; noon, Fishtail “Sit”uation Auction; 12:30 p.m., music by the High Country Boys; 2 p.m., rubber duck races.

Tuesday, June 30

Cody, Wyo.: Cody/Yellowstone Extreme Bulls, 7 p.m. PRCA’s top 40 bullriders matched against the PRCA’s best bucking bulls to compete for well over $45,000 in cash. Stampede Park.

Codystampederodeo.com

Wednesday, July 1

Cody, Wyo.: Cody Stampede rodeo.

Stampede Park. July 1-3 at 8 p.m.

Codystampederodeo.com.

Thursday, July 2

Livingston: Festival of the Arts. 9 a.m. -7 p.m. Depot Rotary Park. 406222-2300; livingstonedepot.org.

Livingston: Roundup rodeo. 8 p.m.

Parade 3 p.m. Livingston-chamber.com.

Red Lodge: Home of Champions Rodeo. 6 p.m. Fairgrounds. Noon parade for all ages. 446-2422; redlodgerodeo. com.

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Friday, July 3

Cody, Wyo.: Stampede parade, 9:30 a.m., downtown. Codystampederodeo. com.

Livingston: Festival of the Arts. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Depot Rotary Park. 406222-2300; livingstonedepot.org.

Livingston: Roundup rodeo. 8 p.m.

Livingston-chamber.com.

Red Lodge: Artwalk. 5-7 p.m.

Downtown. Includes retail stores, galleries, jewelers, others. Some shops open past 7 p.m. Redlodge.com.

Red Lodge: Home of Champions Rodeo. 6 p.m. Fairgrounds. Noon parade for all ages. 446-2422; redlodgerodeo. com.

Saturday, July 4

Cody, Wyo.: Cody Stampede rodeo. 5 p.m. Codystampederodeo. com Livingston: Festival of the Arts.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Depot Rotary Park.

406-222-2300; livingstonedepot.org.

Livingston: Roundup rodeo. 8 p.m. Livingston-chamber.com.

Red Lodge: Home of Champions Rodeo: 3 p.m. Fairgrounds. Noon parade for all ages. 446-2422; redlodgerodeo.com.

West Yellowstone: The Hebgen Basin Volunteer Fire Department hosts its Burger Bash barbecue at the Visitors Center, with all proceeds going to help fund various community needs. Live music, a parade at 6 p.m., and fireworks at 10 p.m. are also part of the celebration in one of the nation’s most beautiful and treasured regions. Visityellowstonecountry. com.

Sunday, July 5

Cody, Wyo.: Stampede parade, 9:30 a.m., downtown.

Codystampederodeo.com.

Absarokee: Bubble Run, 9 a.m., downtown. Participants run, walk,

dance and play across 3 miles. Waves start every 3 to 5 minutes. Then, at each kilometer, participants will run through colored Foam Bogs. bubblerun. com/events/absarokee/ Absarokee: Montana BBQ Cookoff 2015, Judging begins at 10 a.m. on Main Street, live music. www. montanabbqcookoff.com/ or 406-6903030

Saturday, July 11

Red Lodge: Art in the Beartooths.

9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Lion’s Club Park.

Art fair. Events include 30-artist paint-out 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free admission. Signature artists Michael Ome Untiedt, Tyler Murphy, and Charles Ringer. In the evening ($50): Live, silent auctions; dinner, libations, entertainment under tents. Benefits Carbon County Arts Guild. 446-1370; carboncountydepotgallery.org.

Red Lodge: Geology, Ecology Tour with geologist Dr. Marv Kauffman and ecologist Dr. Phil Robertson. Explore wonders of the Beartooth mountains.

$75 includes tour and lunch. 406-4463667 or carboncountyhistory.com.

Sunday, July 12

Red Lodge: Beartooth Run. 8:30 a.m. 5K and 10K climbing to altitudes above 10,000 feet. Beartoothrun.com.

July 17-18

Ennis: Moods of the Madison, featuring Collective Soul, Los Lonely Boys, Leftover Salmon, Beats Antique, Jon Wayne and the Pain, Nahko and Medicine for the People, RJD2, Dopapod, Seryn, Wyatt Lowe, Josh2 +1, Red Wanting Blue, Cure for the Common, Satsang. Find out more at www.moodsofthemadison.com; facebook.com/MoodsOfTheMadison Livingston: Summerfest Along the Yellowstone, Sacajawea Park. Friday’s music lineup features Someday, Miss Pray, the reunion of Ten Ft. Tall and 80 Proof and perennial favorite the Max. Saturday kicks off with a performance

Please see Yellowstone, 22

Church of St. Anthony of Padua Located behind Buffalo Bill Historical Center Cody, Wyoming

Cody Weekend Masses:

Saturdays, 5:00 pm • Sundays, 9:00 am

St. Theresa Meeteetse,WY Sundays, 8:30 am

Virginia City

virginia city chamber of commerce P.O. Box 218, Virginia City, Montana, 59755 1-800-829-2969, www.virginiacity.com

Our Lady of the Valley Clark,WY

Sundays, 11:00 am

Services in Yellowstone National Park: Roman Catholic Mass (when priest is available) or Liturgy of the Hours - Communion Service Canyon Outdoor Amphitheater Saturdays, 4:30 pm • June 20 - September 5, 2015 Old Faithful Lodge Employee Recreation Hall Sundays, 9:00 am • June 21 - September 6, 2015 Lake Lodge Recreation Hall Sundays, 11:30 am • June 21 - September 6, 2015

http://www.stanthonycody.org

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Yellowstone Continued from 21 by the Park High Jazz/Salsa Band, Two Bit Franks, Jim Lauderdale, Holly Williams and the Will Kimbrough Band. Special activities begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday and include a senior fitness class, an art class for young students and balloon animals. Two day passes are available for $20 adult and $10 for kids seven through 12.

Children 6 and under are free. Check www.livsummerfest.com for more information.

Red Lodge: 20th Annual Beartooth Rally. Rides, poker run, food, entertainment through Sunday. 4462022; beartoothrally.com.

Saturday, July 18

Red Lodge: Beartooth Rally. 4462022, 888-827-2663; beartoothrally. com.

Sunday, July 19

Red Lodge: Beartooth Rally. 4462022; beartoothrally.com.

LARRY MAYER/Gazette Staff

Visitors and sheep fill the streets in Reed Point for the Sheep Drive. The annual event raises money for the Reed Point Community Club.

Stages on Montana Ave. 18-and-older show. $49 general admission; $85 reserved/ VIP individual seats; $790 reserved/VIP seating (seats 10).Tickets: Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge.

406-534-0400; Billings Holiday Station Registration, 8 a.m. Barbecue, 6-9 Stores; magiccityblues.com. p.m. Bone Daddy’s. 664-3264; Red Lodge: Festival of Nations. cruisenredlodge.com.

Ethnic dancing, music, games, food and more celebrate the town’s rich cultural diversity. Parade downtown. Free Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge. admission. Through Aug. 1. 406-426Classic car show along Broadway 0913; redlodgefestivalofnations.com.

Avenue 8 am. Awards 2 p.m. 664-3264; West Yellowstone: Smoking Waters cruisenredlodge.com.

Mountain Man Rendezvous & Living History Encampment. Trader’s Row, entertainment, seminars, tomahawk Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge. Drag and knife demonstrations, black-powder shoots, mountain-man storytelling, races at airport. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 664musicians through Aug. 9. Free 3264; cruisenredlodge.com. admission. Twoturtlestradingpost.com.

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Saturday, July 25

Sunday, July 26

Friday, July 31

Magic City Blues Festival: Main Stage: 6:30 p.m. The Congress; 8:30 p.m. Kelley Hunt; 10:30 p.m. Buddy Guy. Stillwater Stage: 5:30 p.m. Austin Young Band; 7:30 p.m. The Steepwater Band; 9:30 p.m. Jarekus Singleton.

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Saturday, Aug. 1

Magic City Blues Festival: 9:30 a.m. John Fogerty; 5:30 p.m. Guthrie Brown & The Family Tree; 7:30 p.m.

O.A.R. South Park. All-ages show. $69 general admission; $99 reserved/ VIP

individual seats; $715 reserved/VIP seating (seats 8). Tickets: 406-5340400; Billings Holiday Station Stores; magiccityblues.com.

Red Lodge: Festival of Nations. redlodgefestivalofnations.com.

Red Lodge: Climb to Conquer Cancer. Red Lodge Mountain Resort.

Scenic hike benefits American Cancer Society. Cancer survivor breakfast, registration, 8:30 a.m. Race, 9:30 a.m.

406-373-8491, 800-227-2345; climbrl. org.

Sunday, Aug. 2

Magic City Blues Festival: 4 p.m.

Edward David Anderson; 6 p.m. Los Lobos; 8 p.m. Lucinda Williams. All-ages show. $49 general admission; $79 reserved/ VIP individual seats; $570 reserved/VIP seating (seats 8). Tickets: 406-534-0400; Billings Holiday Station Stores; magiccityblues.com.

Tuesday, Aug. 4

Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival. Chalk on the Walk. All day. 406-586-4003;

sweetpeafestival.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 5

Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival. Bites of Bozeman. 5:30-8:30 p.m. 406-5864003; sweetpeafestival.org.

Thursday, Aug. 6

Three Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers pre-party. The Bridge, off of Highway 2, four miles east of Lewis and Clark Caverns. 406-285-0099, 866-2850097; rockintherivers.com.

Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Invitational Shootout, Cody Shooting Complex.

Event combines firearms history and present-day shooting sports. Individual and teams competitions, limited to 100 participants. The public is invited to observe shooting at the Cody Shooting Complex. 307-578-4025.

Friday, Aug. 7

Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival. 4 p.m. Lindley Park. 406-586-4003;

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Saturday, Aug. 8

Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival. 406586-4003; sweetpeafestival.org.

Continued from 22 Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Invitational Shootout, Cody Shooting Complex. sweetpeafestival.org.

Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Invitational Event combines firearms history and present-day shooting sports. Individual Shootout, Cody Shooting Complex. and teams competitions, limited to 100 Event combines firearms history and present-day shooting sports. Individual participants. The public is invited to and teams competitions, limited to 100 observe shooting at the Cody Shooting Complex. 307-578-4025. participants. The public is invited to Magic City Blues: 2300-2500 observe shooting at the Cody Shooting Montana Ave. Gates open, 5 p.m. On Complex. 307-578-4025.

Sheridan, Wyo.: Rock’n the Railroad the Stillwater Stage: TBA at 5:30, 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. On the Budweiser Rock Festival. Featuring pat Travers Band, Eddie Money, Foghat, Joan Jett & Stage: Matthew Curry, 6:30 p.m.; the Blackhearts, REO Speedwagon and TBA, 8:30 p.m.; Jonny Lang, 10:30 more. Trails End Concert Park. 307-675- p.m. Ages 18 and older. Tickets at Holiday Stationstores; Rimrock Mall; 1027.

Cactus Records (Bozeman); 534-0400; Three Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers. magiccityblues.com.

Dee Snider, Quiet Riot, Jack Russell’s Sheridan, Wyo.: Rock’n the Railroad Great White and many more. General admission $55, 3-day $145; package for Rock Festival. Featuring Quiet Riot, one includes reserved camp spot $230, Firehouse, Stephen Pearcy performing for two $307.50. 406-285-0099, 866- Ratt, Jack Russell’s Great White, Trixter, LA Guns, Kip Winger and Brett 285-0097; rockintherivers.com.

Michaels. Trails End Concert Park. 307675-1027.

Three Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers.

Theory of a Deadman, Puddle of Mud, Skid Row, Saliva and many more.

Rockintherivers.com.

Sunday, Aug. 9 Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival. 406586-4003; sweetpeafestival.org.

Three Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers.

Little River Band, War, Whiskey River.

Rockintherivers.com.

Thursday, Aug. 13 Livingston: Hoot. 5:30-10 p.m.

Main Street. Vendors, crafts and kids games, food, live concert.

Red Lodge: St. John’s Summer Concert Series, featuring the Music of Patsy Cline performed by Lysa Fox, co-founder of Venture Theatre. Hosted

by Messiah Lutheran Church and The Willows.

Saturday, Aug. 15

Kirkwood: Annual trout cook-off.

Kirkwood Resort. Health, education classes at 9 a.m. Sailboat races, flycasting lessons, kayak rides, teams cooking trout entries follow. Any fish caught from Hebgen Lake this summer and used in an entry add points to the score. Kirkwoodresort.com.

Sunday, Sept. 6

Reed Point: Great Montana Sheep Drive. Hundreds of sheep take to the street each Labor Day weekend. Events begin at 10 a.m. and include a street fair, parade and street dance. 406-326-2315.

Monday, Sept. 7

Red Lodge: 36rd Annual Labor Day Arts Fair: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lions Club Park and Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery. Works by more than 80 regional artists. Food, entertainment throughout day. Free admission. 4461370; carboncountydepotgallery.org.

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