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Madison Junction to Old Faithful Village

editor — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 23:24:00 +0000

This section of the Grand Loop Road leads south to Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful Village, 17 miles (27 km) away. There are three side roads of interest. Firehole Canyon Drive closely parallels the canyon of the Firehole River and runs one way north to south. A few miles farther south, Fountain Flats Drive takes you to a walking or bicycle trail. The third side road is the Firehole Lake Drive a one-way road (south to north) where you might catch an eruption of Great Fountain or White Dome geyser or stroll around steaming Firehole Lake. On the main

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West Entrance to Madison junction

editor — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:48:00 +0000

From the West Entrance to Madison Junction The West Entrance is the most popular way to enter Yellowstone, welcoming over 3000 visitors each day in the summer months. In fact, it’s second only to Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim as a busy national park entrance. From West Yellowstone, this entrance road passes through stands of lodge-pole pine, much of it burned in the 1988 North Fork fire, the largest of that year’s devastating fires.The Madison River is tepid all winter from geothermal runoff, which prevents ice from forming and provides habitat for the rare and beautiful trumpeter swan, making

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