Yellowstone Evacuation – Worst Flooding, greater than a 1 in 500 year event - June 13, 2022

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Published 2022-06-30
My daughter, Megan, and I arrived at Yellowstone on June 12th, 2022 with plans to do some fly fishing on the Firehole, the Gibbon and Madison Rivers. After setting up camp in the rain and under the watchful eye of a bull bison, we headed out on the morning of June 13th to view the rivers we had intended to fish, learning and experiencing first hand that things were far worse than we could have imagined as we traversed the park. And upon return to Madison Campground told we needed to evacuate!

All Comments (21)
  • @irishfergal
    Thanks for bringing us along on your adventure. I hope you were able to find accommodations outside the park. My favorite clips are the bison with the baby bison, and the interior of the Old Faithful Inn. It's stunning.
  • I wish my dad felt like doing trips like this now. Father daughter camping trips were my favorite.
  • @travisk5589
    Wow. So proud of megan for resisting the urge to take a selfie with the Bison..
  • @Chricke87
    Admire how you both seemed to stay positive through the experience even if your visit got cut short. On that track, the footage you got from there is pretty unique! Not many people in the past 500 years who can say they saw all that! ;)
  • @junglejim8mm
    My wife, son and I were there at the same time. Kind of neat to be part of history but it's no fun getting kicked out of Yellowstone! Great video.
  • @dogwhiskers8
    That was nice seeing Yellowstone. I don't think I'll ever get the chance so thank you for showing some of it. It's beautiful.
  • Miss, I must say you are beautiful and something special. I can feel it in your voice and your energy. Thank you both for sharing. Good people. Just beautiful. I have never been. I am not being creepy. I just have genuine feelings and you both come across as wonderful and special folks. ❤
  • @Belle2550
    It's interesting how they say damages to the park. Yes there's damage to the human structures, but nature will bounce back with time. Nature always wins if given the time. I think it was good they tried to drain the bay before the flood could have overflowed the area. But you do bring up a good point, how will the fishing populations be after a year or so?
  • WOW!! I've never been to Yellowstone so thank you both for taking us along. I liked your Dad's play by play. Thank you both for this adventure. Stay safe.
  • @97hoogie
    This is unrelated to the flooding but I really appreciate the high quality voiceover. This is the first video of yours that I have seen. Keep up the great work
  • Seeing the river like that should have been a sign to get out of that area.
  • @nvrdwn3140
    I remember when I was about 12 my dad took me camping to a rive that had stocked trout. I fished for days right behind where we were camping and never caught a single one. Over night it started raining hard and flooded parts of the road downstream so we couldn't leave to do other things. I got board and decided to fish the muddy flooded river. In about 45 minutes I caught 3 trout. How they could even see my bait is still beyond me. That said, next time don't let a flooded river stop you from fishing if you can do it safely. You may end up pleasantly surprised like I did.
  • @daviddoi2140
    My husband and I were there that day, too! It was our last day but we got up early from Old Faithful Inn and went on 89 to Mammoth Hot Springs around to Canyon Village and then out the West Gate. Saw the bison on the road as you did! Did not know of the park closing until we got home the next day. You might have been the car ahead!! Crazy!!
  • @laskatz3626
    I appreciate you sharing your video of your trip through Yellowstone. So fascinating.
  • I love how you and your daughter share this passion and time together. My daughter is just over 1 year old and I cannot wait to take her on adventures!
  • @jenelaina5665
    This is a great video and you and your daughter are great narrators. Love her attitude and that you were both safe and aware even before evacuated! Subscribed for whenever you get to go back and anything in between.
  • I worked at the Snow Lodge the winter of 1972. It was so fun. We cross country skied and took snowmobile rides right past the bison. That swish swish gliding right past those giant animals was cool. It was one of the best experiences of my life. My Dad took us to the park a lot. I grew up in Livingston. I'm so thankful I did. I live in Big Timber now and the flooding continued east, washing homes and even bridges out. It was epic.
  • @boochisox
    That video through Firehole Canyon was unfathomable! I have journeyed that road in four of the last five years and it's not been close to half that level of fury and activity. Glad you two got to enjoy what you did and hopefully it will give you a bit more hunger for the next trip! (And you STILL got a bona fide bison jam...that's an official rite of passage to any visitor!)
  • It’s been about 20 years now since I’ve been to that majestic place. Enjoyed the content & commentary. She has a pleasant disposition. I subbed. Let’s see what other adventures you have. Safe travels.