Tag: Western United States

A wide-angle view of Oregon's Magone Lake, near John Day, Oregon. Enormous pine trees overshadow the walking path that encircles the lake.

Best Camping in Oregon: Clyde Holliday State Park

Some of the best camping in Oregon is a long way away from the coast and the I-5 corridor. You may be surprised to find the high desert oasis of Clyde Holliday State Park, a campground and day-use area near John Day, Mt. Vernon, and Magone Lake.

An interior poster with Chinese script at John Day, Oregon's Kam Wah Chung & Company, the most significant collection of 19th and 20th Century artifacts documenting Chinese immigrants in the American West. The store, boarding house, doctor's office, and home contains documents and objects from the third-largest Chinese settlement or 'Chinatown' in the United States. The building sat undisturbed for decades before being opened and preserved, first by the city of John Day and later by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

Interesting Oregon Facts: John Day’s Kam Wah Chung & Company

One of the most significant and interesting historical sites in Oregon sits near John Day, Oregon’s Main Street. Chinese immigrants Ing Hay and Lung On bought Kam Wah Chung & Company in 1880. They turned the dry goods store into a successful, 50-year partnership, providing medical care, dried goods, lodging, entertainment, writing and translation services, and other important services to both the Chinese and non-Chinese communities.

Yellowstone Vacation: A large American Bison or Buffalo stands in tall grass near the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The large grazing animal wanders through an open field while occasionally stopping to graze.

Yellowstone Vacation: 7 Day Recommended Itinerary

We’ve planned the best 7 Day West Yellowstone Vacation Itinerary so you don’t have to! Check out each of the days below to put together your own vacation to Yellowstone and the surrounding area near Henrys Lake State Park in Idaho, Jackson Hole, and Grand Teton National Park.

Yellowstone Hot Springs: A close-up of upper Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The sweeping mountains and valley floor can be seen beyond the thermal springs.

Yellowstone Hot Springs: Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Geyser Basin

Day 6 on our trip to Yellowstone: Today we exploring Yellowstone National Park, starting at Gibbon Falls and the Norris Geyser Basin. We continue with lunch at the Mammoth and Mammoth Hot Springs, followed by more bison encounters and a tour of Fort Yellowstone.

A view of the National Park Service sign at the entrance to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, just outside of Jackson, Wyoming. The Tetons sit beneath white clouds and a blue summer sky.

Things to Do in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Day 5 on our trip to Yellowstone: Today we are traveling to Jackson, Wyoming and Grand Teton National Park. We’ll bike around Jackson, eat at our favorite lunch spot, cruise around the Tetons, and visit local historical museums.

A commercial sign above the Big Sky Anglers Trout Shop in downtown West Yellowstone, Montana, near the West Gate Entrance to Yellowstone National Park and the borders of Idaho and Wyoming.

West Yellowstone, Montana

Day 4 on our trip to Yellowstone: Today we are kayaking at Henrys Lake and walking around West Yellowstone, Montana, before traveling to Jackson, Wyoming and Grand Teton National Park tomorrow.

A large thermal spring connected to Celestine hot spring near Fountain Paint Pots in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Deep blue sky contrasts with white clouds over the stark bacteria mats and mineral earth near the spring. The boiling water creates a deep blue and turquoise hue, surrounded by orange, yellow, and brown bacteria mats and a wide walkway for tourists to walk to viewing platforms.

The Best Places in West Yellowstone National Park: Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic Springs

Day 3 on our trip to Yellowstone: Today we exploring Yellowstone National Park, starting at Fountain Paint Pot and the Geyser Walk from Beehive and Old Faithful to Grand and Castle Geysers. We continue with lunch at the Old Faithful Inn, bison encounters, and Grand Prismatic Springs.

Purple, pink, and yellow colors at sunrise at Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho, near the highway leading North to West Yellowstone, Montana, and Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone Road Trip

Day 1 on our trip to Yellowstone: Today we are driving across Idaho from Boise to Henrys Lake State Park. After a short detour in the desert, we set up camp near West Yellowstone at midnight.

Yellowstone Vacation: A large American Bison or Buffalo stands in tall grass near the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The large grazing animal wanders through an open field while occasionally stopping to graze.

Yellowstone Vacation Tours: 7 Day Recommended Itinerary

We’ve planned the best 7 Day West Yellowstone Vacation Itinerary so you don’t have to! Check out each of the days below to put together your own vacation to Yellowstone and the surrounding area near Henrys Lake State Park in Idaho, Jackson Hole, and Grand Teton National Park.

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