Pull over and enjoy the view. There are several other park highlights sure to please visitors with more time on their hands. Spend the day in the park's northeast corner, known as Lamar Valley, where many of the wolves call their home. Ask a park ranger where a good spot might be to sit and watch for the park's newest predator. Yellowstone is only one of two places in the continental United States where people stand a good chance to see a grizzly bear, the other being Glacier National Park in northern Montana.
Bears are most active in the early morning and evening hours.
Some of the best places to spot a griz, with the help of binoculars, are in Lamar Valley or between Tower-Roosevelt and Canyon Village. Visitors interested in leaving their cars and exploring the park on foot should try the trail along Specimen Ridge, near Roosevelt, or a trek up to an old fire look out station on Mount Washburn. There are several easy hikes that take a day or less. For a complete guide to day hikes in Yellowstone, check any of the several book shops located throughout the park. Geyser watchers should treat themselves to at least a half-day's worth of exploring Norris Geyser Basin.