On June 22 Yellowstone will open the south areas of the park, but the north areas will remain closed indefinitely. This is sad for all wildlife photographers who frequent the park. The majority of the wildlife that can be seen and photographed is in the north area of the park, aside from Hayden Valley where grizzlies and wolves can be spotted, the part that was hardest hit. Lamar Valley and Tower-Roosevelt area are prime wildlife viewing and photographing areas. I was in the park for a couple of weeks and left on June 5. We got great wildlife shots of bears in particular, a ranger told us there were about 18 bears in the Tower-Roosevelt area and one laid down and went to sleep right next to a parking area for several hours. I would say that closing the north area of the park might be good for wildlife in the long run, but all of the construction to repair and rebuild roads will not be a good thing. I'm hoping the north area opens again before, at least, next spring and hopefully before fall for people who had a trip planned. Here is the information link: https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/flood-recovery.htm.
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