The natural event wiped out roads and bridges, took houses and other structures off their foundations and floated them down rivers.
Campers and visitors were evacuated, and the park immediately shut down all entrances. It appeared that the park would be closed for weeks. But the National Park Service, under the direction of Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Jolley, showed that sometimes even the great federal bureaucracy can move quickly. Within days some roads were reopened, and just over a month later the entire park was open to some degree.
A lot of work needs to be done to recover from the flooding within the park and in nearby communities. One message came out loud and clear in the aftermath: The communities are resilient and open for business.
The flooding and closure caused tremendous harm, damaging businesses and closing many of them down during the peak summer tourist season-which they all rely on to make it through long winter months.
GOOD GRUB AND LODGING
The Pollard Hotel, Red Lodge, MT; Whiskey Creek Saloon, Livingston, MT; Chico Hot Springs, Pray, MT; Three Bear Lodge, West Yellowstone, MT; The Wort Hotel, Jackson, WY; The Irma Hotel, Cody, WY
Buffalo Bill's Historic Irma Hotel in Cody, Wyoming, is a great place to call home for a long weekend or more while exploring the city, visiting its museums-including the Buffalo Bill Center of the West-traveling the countryside and going to Yellowstone National Park via the park's East Entrance. Courtesy Wyoming Office of Tourism
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WESTERN ART MUSEUMS OF THE YEAR
Visionary museums from coast to coast showcase the West's best artists and artwork.
DISCOVER THE WEST
Museums from coast to coast celebrate our Western heritage for all generations.
Amber Waves of Grain and Flowers
Kansas is still the breadbasket of America.
In Search of Hugh Glass
Travel the Rocky Mountain West to discover the truth about the legendary mountain man.
SPUR TALK
The day Bill McDonald rode over the hill leading the Appaloosa, Slim and I were repairing the corrals. Slim was running Pete Coleman's little ranch about three miles south of Cow Springs, New Mexico. I was just a snotty-nosed, freckle-faced kid at the time.
THE LEGENDARY FOUR SIXES
The ranch was founded 155 years ago by men and women who are as mythical as they are real.
YELLOWSTONE COWBOYS
THE REAL STORY OF TEDDY BLUE AND HOW HE BECAME MONTANA'S GREATEST COWBOY
Under Western Skies
The annual Scottsdale Art Auction was a tour de force of classic and contemporary art of the West.
If You Thought Dude Ranching Days Were Over....
Montana's original wants to set you straight.
The Indians and the Jesuit
Father de Smet built the first permanent settlement in Montana.