Summertime in West Yellowstone
revolves mainly around Yellowstone National Park. However, don't miss out on the
abundant activities and attractions on the rest of Yellowstone Country. Just a
few miles west of town, you'll find some of the best trout fishing lakes
imaginable. Farther afield, the rough and tumble towns of Virginia and Nevada
Cities preserve the aura of nineteenth century frontier mining towns. To the
north, the Gallatin River Canyon offers heat relieving splahes and thrills
galore to whitewater enthusiasts and neophytes alike. Take the tram to the top
of Lone Mountain at Big Sky Ski and Summer Resort to see views that go on
forever. Or, escpase to the links at Island Park Resort's 9 hole golf course. Be
sure to enjoy all that West Yellowstone and Island Park have to offer.
Hebgen Lake/Quake Lake
Ten miles west of West Yellowstone you’ll find Hebgen Lake - the best
brown trout fishery in the
state. Just a bit further along is Quake Lake, formed during the disastrous
earthquake of 1959. On August 17 of that year, a quake that registered 7.1 on
the Richter scale caused a mountainside to slide into the Madison River. Water
backed up behind the natural dam forming the lake which is now famous for its
brown and rainbow trout.
Virginia
and Nevada Cities
Drive past Ennis a few miles and you’ll find these prototypical mining towns
where murderers and thieves were dealt frontier justice by fed-up townspeople
turned vigilantes. Catch “gold fever” panning for gold in Alder Gulch where
over $130 million in gold (over $1 billion in today’s dollars) was removed
during its heyday. See the recreated town of Nevada City with over 100 restored
buildings. Be sure to visit Virginia City’s famous Boot Hill Cemetery and the
infamous Robber’s Roost, hideaway in the 1800’s for notorious highwaymen and
thieves.
Rafting
the Gallatin
A scenic drive through the northwest corner of Yellowstone Park will take
you along the Gallatin River Valley. Tributaries join the river as it makes its
journey towards the canyon where it makes its final, dramatic descent to the
plains below. Thousands of guests each year enjoy scenic or whitewater stretches
where you’ll find rapids with names like “Screaming Left” and “House
Rock”. If you look carefully, maybe you’ll see deer, Big Horn sheep, moose,
bears, or river otters along the steep mountain sides and cliffs. Incidentally
you may have seen this stretch of the Gallatin in the movie “A River Runs
Through It”. For Reservations, Call Now Toll-Free 1-866-646-0388
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