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Exploring Yellowstone with Adventures by Disney
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![Adventures by Disney tours include two leaders, dubbed “adventure guides,” for its trips.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/ee1bb675-cca8-400a-9fe6-d63cc00ccbcc-Adventures_by_Disney_guides.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Adventures by Disney tours include two leaders, dubbed “adventure guides,” for its trips.
Matt Stroshane![The initial part of the trip focuses on Yellowstone, the first national park in the U.S. and the world, as well as one of the most popular.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/e1d58717-fc24-4c3c-a16f-c3c7c157bc04-Roosevelt_Arch_at_Yellowstone.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The initial part of the trip focuses on Yellowstone, the first national park in the U.S. and the world, as well as one of the most popular.
Matt Stroshane![Horse-drawn, replica stagecoaches help give a sense of the way visitors first traveled through Yellowstone in the late 1800s and early 1900s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/3be1ac3e-df34-4c72-978f-9ffaca8543fd-Stagecoach_Adventure.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Horse-drawn, replica stagecoaches help give a sense of the way visitors first traveled through Yellowstone in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Matt Stroshane![The tour includes a visit to the otherworldly Grand Prismatic Spring with its stunning rainbow of vibrant colors.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/89727b59-10f5-4d51-a8f8-a3ea18b166b8-Grand_Prismatic_Spring.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The tour includes a visit to the otherworldly Grand Prismatic Spring with its stunning rainbow of vibrant colors.
Matt Stroshane![The terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/af672eb5-afca-4742-bd8d-3277f23742f4-Mammoth_Hot_Springs_Terraces.jpg?width=660&height=467&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs.
Arthur Levine For USA TODAY![A stop at Old Faithful to see the celebrated geyser do its thing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/d105d5ef-4307-4141-9d22-3d68b9c80995-Old_Faithful.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A stop at Old Faithful to see the celebrated geyser do its thing.
Matt Stroshane![A hike overlooking the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/c8a7567f-0e52-4448-9da7-915b771d0e41-The_Grand_Canyon_of_the_Yellowstone.jpg?width=660&height=451&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A hike overlooking the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Arthur Levine For USA TODAY![The Upper Yellowstone Falls.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/093de538-136e-4117-a020-e4dba386f3e1-Waterfall_at_Grand_Canyon_of_the_Yellowstone.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Upper Yellowstone Falls.
Matt Stroshane![An early morning ride on the tour group’s motorcoach through the Lamar Valley affords many sightings of free-roaming bison, elk, antelope and other animals.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/601fe347-ba54-4ff6-9892-6561e04b096e-Bison_Lamar_Valley.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An early morning ride on the tour group’s motorcoach through the Lamar Valley affords many sightings of free-roaming bison, elk, antelope and other animals.
Matt Stroshane![Two nights in a large, safari-style tent at Yellowstone Under Canvas in West Yellowstone, Montana, provide a great introduction to the burgeoning concept of “glamorous” camping.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/93e759dd-03a1-4e75-bd11-0b19c3a007eb-Glamping_tent.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Two nights in a large, safari-style tent at Yellowstone Under Canvas in West Yellowstone, Montana, provide a great introduction to the burgeoning concept of “glamorous” camping.
Matt Stroshane![Sleeping under a starlit sky at Yellowstone Under Canvas.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/5238bc81-4a38-432b-8231-af5750b99448-Yellowstone_Under_Canvas_at_night.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sleeping under a starlit sky at Yellowstone Under Canvas.
Matt Stroshane![The 320 Guest Ranch in Gallatin Gateway.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/3bf2c2a1-e078-4b94-8dbd-c741bf3738e9-320_Guest_Ranch.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The 320 Guest Ranch in Gallatin Gateway.
Matt Stroshane![Wranglers at the 320 Guest Ranch host a two-hour group horseback ride through mountain meadows.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/aa2f4c38-e8ac-43ef-8d61-f67c6a3912ff-Horseback_riding.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wranglers at the 320 Guest Ranch host a two-hour group horseback ride through mountain meadows.
Matt Stroshane![Activities in Montana include fly-fishing on the Gallatin River, a contemplative – and, it turns out, delightful – way to chill out.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/eedb4463-80ca-41fd-874e-a99105c94302-Fly_fishing.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Activities in Montana include fly-fishing on the Gallatin River, a contemplative – and, it turns out, delightful – way to chill out.
Matt Stroshane![Plenty of horses roam the 320 Guest Ranch in Gallatin Gateway.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/d3699894-1edd-4a83-b339-518258765f39-Horses_at_320_Guest_Ranch.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Plenty of horses roam the 320 Guest Ranch in Gallatin Gateway.
Matt Stroshane![A hike along the Ousel Falls Park Trail.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/17ff2877-ad2d-4bc4-b101-1a9b53f38fb4-Ousel_Falls_Hike.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A hike along the Ousel Falls Park Trail.
Matt Stroshane![Navigating the rapids of the Gallatin during a whitewater rafting expedition.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/72caf907-0518-4c18-8015-ee60e36d65f4-Whitewater_rafting.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Navigating the rapids of the Gallatin during a whitewater rafting expedition.
Matt Stroshane![A thrilling zip line tour down Lone Mountain at the Big Sky Resort.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/07/USAT/6b365812-2908-4444-a489-1418066fbb0f-Ziplining.jpg?width=660&height=482&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A thrilling zip line tour down Lone Mountain at the Big Sky Resort.
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