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BACKCOUNTRY RESERVATIONS
On April 1 reservations are taken for Yellowstone's backcountry campsites ( Click here ),
so if you have a specific time for a specific route, make sure your reservations are in
today.
May
Rain and snowmelt create high rivers and full waterfalls, with snow at higher eleva-
tions. Wildlife-viewing is good, with baby elk and bison finding their feet, but many
hiking trails are boggy.
ELKFEST ANTLER AUCTION
Head to Jackson to kit out your cabin in Rocky Mountain style. Boy scouts collect and sell
shed antlers to raise money to buy winter feed for the National Elk Refuge in a weekend
of activities ( www.elkfest.org ) a week before Memorial Day.
MEMORIAL DAY
The last Sunday in May marks the beginning of high season. Park entrances, roads and ac-
cess routes are now open, the last being the road between Tower and Canyon over Dun-
raven Pass (8859ft) and the Beartooth Hwy, which can delayed for a week or more by
heavy snow.
June
Summer arrives at last, as average highs hit 70°F and wildflowers start to bloom at
lower elevations. The last of the park accommodations open by mid-June. Mosqui-
toes can be bothersome until mid-August.
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