WEST ENTRANCE OPENS

VISIT YELLOWSTONE

--- FRIDAY APRIL 20th is the day that the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park opens for the summer season. The roads are in good shape, and except for Sylvan Pass there are no major road construction projects currently underway. There are only incidental delays as crews continue to "tidy up."
--- Animals are still concentrated in the river valleys and bear sightings are up. Exercise extreme caution during this early part of the season. There has been bear activity in the area. Earlier this week a pair of juvenile grizzly bears wandered through the Old Faithful area. There have also been bear sightings just west of town.
--- The construction around the proposed visitor center at Old Faithful is still a bottleneck, and there is some burning of construction debris. This should be completed by the Friday opening.
--- The "Community Forum" is up and running. You can post messages, directions, announcements, and discuss issues. Just click on the image in the upper left sidebar.
--- The calendar, (scroll to the bottom of the page,) is already filling up with dates and events. If you need to see a more "organized" view just click on the 'Agenda' tab. To add your event just click on the "Google Calendar" button in the left sidebar - or contact Jack, (link at bottom of the page.)
--- In the "olden days" the opening of the west entrance was an event to be celebrated. Below is a picture taken on June 18, 1925. The park opened later in those days because it was cold and visitors' cars were not up to the conditions - Global Warming, or better cars?

. Opening of West Entrance to Park, June 18, 1925; L to R, Idaho Governor Charles C. Moore, Montana Governor John E. Erickson, Utah Governor George H. Dern, Wyoming Governor Nellie T. Ross, Park Superintendent Horace M. Albright

--- For more historic pictures you can visit Wyoming Tales & Trails, the picture above is from their Historic Yellowstone Photos page.