Summer 2021
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The Buffalo Bill Reservoir will not reach capacity this year, as the Bighorn Basin continues to endure drought conditions and less snowpack runoff in 2021. On June 22, the Bureau of Reclamation released its snowmelt forecast for Bighorn River Basin. Across the board, forecast volume for reservoirs throughout the Bighorn Basin are below the 30-year…
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A bison has injured a hiker in Yellowstone National Park. How the bison hurt the woman Sunday near a trail at the northern end of Yellowstone Lake was not known, but she had significant injuries, park spokeswoman Linda Veress said. “We’re not clear how the encounter with the bison…
The Cody Stampede Rodeo is “riding high” thanks to the influx of summer tourism and is on track to break its own rodeo records for attendance in Summer 2021.During the latest Cody Club lunch on Monday, Jun. 21, the day’s topic was the rodeo. It seems Summer 2021 is already looking promising for the Rodeo…
While many people are aware and alert to avoid hitting elk in Yellowstone, park officials are keen to make sure nobody runs over or is run over by an elk. Summer tourism continues to swell in Yellowstone National Park. With the park on track to reach record-high attendance, people and vehicles flood the park’s literal…
After the COVID-19 pandemic brought a paused to the Celebrity Against Cancer. This weekend it is ready to go. From music performers to athletes, the celebrities are coming together to raise money for St. Judes Children Research Hospital and Big Horn basin Cancer Treatment Center. On Friday, the golf tournament at the Olive Glenn Golf…
Fire season is already underway with smoke from Red Lodge covering up all the mountains in Cody. Another fire in Clark saw Heart Mountain giving us a view with smoke coming from behind the mountain. Down below are some of the photos that were taken around 4:00 P.M. and around 8:45 P.M. Check the latest…
In addition to the $560 million annually, tourism in Yellowstone National Park brings over 6,000 local jobs and other benefits to its gateway communities. The results of a National Park Service report have been released. In the study, economists with the N.P.S. and U.S. Geological Survey measured the direct economic benefits of Yellowstone, Grand Teton,…
While some restaurants are having to close doors for multiple days, Dairy Queen and other businesses are doing the most they can to assure their doors remain open. Dairy Queen is a restaurant that has not had to shut its door for multiple days at a time in its tenure in the town. Until recently.…
The latest COVID-19 related death in Park County is a reminder that the virus is still among us, especially with the increasing number of summer tourists. In his latest COVID-19 update, Park County Public Health Officer Dr. Aaron Billin confirmed another resident has died from complications related to the virus. It’s the 31st death reported…
Not only did May 2021 visitation significantly surpass 2020’s numbers, Yellowstone saw more visitors than any other May in the park’s 149-year history. Park officials released Yellowstone’s visitation numbers for May 2021. Once again, the nation’s first national park is experiencing a post-pandemic boom in visitation, keeping the year on track to become the busiest…