At Lost Twin Lakes, thousand foot cliffs tower over a pair of pristine alpine lakes – making it one of the classic destinations in the Cloud Peak Wilderness and Bighorn National Forest...
McCullough Peaks Summit Hike
The badlands of the McCullough Peaks highlight the beauty of erosion. The 6 mile round-trip hike along the McCullough Peak Divide Trail passes through very colorful badlands and culminates at the prominent, pointy summit visible from Cody, providing great views of the Bighorn Basin...
https://naturalatlas.com/guides/mccullough-peaks-summit-hike-15199
Yellowstone Wildlife Hotspots
Yellowstone is as popular for its diverse wildlife as it is for its thermal features. It is home to the largest concentration of mammals in the lower 48 states [1], including elk, bears, bison, wolves, and bighorn sheep...
https://naturalatlas.com/posts/yellowstone-wildlife-hotspots-1478
Schools of American Landscape Painting
Landscape painting and natural history go hand-in-hand. It even helped establish America’s first national park. There have been five places across the United States where this marriage of art and nature especially flourished...
https://naturalatlas.com/posts/schools-of-american-landscape-painting-1723
Sullivan's Knob Trail
Beside’s the nearby Devils Canyon Overlook, the overlook on Sullivan’s Knob Trail is one of the most scenic points to view Bighorn Canyon...
Ranger's Delight Hike
The Ranger’s Delight trail in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area is a 1 mile long (out-and-back) hike to a rocky viewpoint of Bighorn Canyon. It is gently uphill most of the way...
Lower Layout Creek Hike
The Lower Layout Creek trail is one of the longer trails in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area and is a great place to wander through the junipers and around the dramatic nearly-vertical rim of Bighorn Canyon...
https://naturalatlas.com/guides/lower-layout-creek-hike-1894
Mystic Falls Hike
If you are in Yellowstone and wanting to see hot springs and nice waterfall all in short day hike, the Mystic Falls hike is a great option. The most direct route to the falls is only a 1.2 mile, 30 minute walk (one-way) on a flat trail...
Bridal Veil Falls Hike
Hidden in a small, easily overlooked side canyon of Clarks Fork Canyon near Clark, WY, Falls Creek plunges 100+ feet at Bridal Veil Falls. It is roughly 2 miles one-way to reach a good vantage point of the falls...
Zion Narrows Hike
Zion National Park is home to one of the world’s classic day hikes: The Narrows. Here, the North Fork of the Virgin River has carved through hundreds of feet of sandstone forming a narrow slot canyon...
Beartooth High Lakes: Beauty Lake Loop
The High Lakes area of the Beartooth Mountains is a hiker’s and backpacker’s dream: lakes and streams everywhere, rolling granite terrain, and peaks all around...
https://naturalatlas.com/guides/beartooth-high-lakes-beauty-lake-loop-2012
Heart Mountain Hike
Heart Mountain is a unique peak for many reasons. Botanically, it is home to one of the greatest concentrations of rare plants on private property in Wyoming. Geologically, Heart Mountain exists because of what could be one of the largest landslides on earth (still debated). Historically, it was a backdrop to a World War II internment camp...
