On clear days, the Teton Range south of Yellowstone can be seen. During July, wildflowers carpet the slopes. The southern trail starts at the Dunraven Pass picnic area trailhead and the northern trail starts at the Chittenden Road parking area. Conditions at the summit are typically colder and windier than at the trailheads and afternoon storms are common. Moderate The trail begins in Clematis Gulch between Liberty Cap and the stone residence.
Beavers are generally active only in the early moniing or evening.
You are more likely to see evidence of their presence - a lodge, gnawed treesrather than the critters themselves. The trail starts behind roosevelt Lodge and climbs through forested hillsides to a trail junction. From there follow the trail around a hill to the Petrified Tree and Petrified Tree parking area. The trail leaves the parking lot at the northeast corner and continues through open sage hill tops and then descends to the Tower Ranger Station. A spectacular view of the northernmost span of the Grand Canyon and the Yellowstone River is found on this easy trail which parallels the canyon for most of the trail's length.