100 Mile Hiking Club, Educational Seminars, Exploration Yellowstone & More!

100 MILE HIKING CLUB: Our 100 Mile Hiking Club challenges employees to hike, in a single summer season, 100 miles within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.  A $10 membership fee entitles you to a membership t-shirt, hike log sheet, and Day Hiking Yellowstone, a hiking guide written by former YNP employee and author Tom Carter.  This compact, easy to carry book highlights twenty classic Yellowstone hikes along with helpful information about staying safe in the park’s wild, remote, high altitude terrain. Hiking 100 miles earns…

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Join the 100 Mile Hiking Club

You’ll be amazed at the hiking opportunities in Yellowstone.  Hikes range from a half a mile to as long as you want–twenty miles and beyond!  Hike to a waterfall or a mountain peak.  It’s all up to you! The 100 Mile Hiking Club encourages and challenges you to hike 100 miles in a single summer season.  Have what it takes–of course you do!  Informational meetings take place soon after our recreation offices open.  Miss a…

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100 Mile Hiking Club

Do you have what it takes to hike 100 miles in a summer? Challenge yourself by joining the 100 Mile Hiking Club. Yellowstone National Park is in a league of its own.  From unparalleled thermal features to abundant wildlife, from high mountain scenery to its rich history as the world’s first national park, Yellowstone holds a special place in the natural world and our culture.  As Yellowstone employees we have time to explore its frontcountry boardwalks and…

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Hike Club Member Sets Furious Pace

by Andrew Coghill On May 25th, with snow and ice still choking many park trails, a member of the 100 Mile Hiking Club submitted the first completed 100 mile log sheet of the season. That was fast! David Rogers of Richmond, Kentucky set the quick pace and log sheets have been pouring into recreation offices ever since. David took the Club’s challenge to hike 100 miles in a single summer and, you might say, hiked with…

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A Fantastic Voyage Toward the 500 Mile Hiking Club

by Andrew Coghill At 68 years old Elizabeth Tuttle began the first hike of her life. She stepped off a parking lot behind the Mammoth Hotel and started climbing a sage covered hill leading to the Beaver Ponds trailhead. Halfway up, she had to stop and gasp for breath. Her father, a tenant farmer in North Carolina, often said of her, if you want Elizabeth to do something, just tell her she can’t do it.…

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Lake, Canyon & Grant – Opening Soon!

The Yellowstone Co-Op Employee Recreation Program LAKE, CANYON & GRANT RECREATION OFFICES & RECREATION CENTERS WILL BE OPEN MONDAY, MAY 20TH! Serving Xanterra, National Park Service, Yellowstone General Stores, Yellowstone Forever, Yellowstone Park Service Stations, & STGi.   Lake, Grant and Canyon Facilities : The Lake Recreation Center is attached to Lake Lodge. Here you’ll find a weight room & aerobics area, basketball court and more.  At Grant, in the Grayling Dorm Lobby, you’ll find a weight room…

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