Outdoor Project

The ultimate adventure guide

Blacktail Deer Plateau.

Blacktail Pond.

Enjoying the wildflowers.

Aproaching the canyon.

Spur trail for backcountry campsite 1Y8.

Backcountry campsite 1Y8.

The Black Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Hiking the Yellowstone River Trail.

The Yellowstone River.

Backcountry Campsite 1Y8.

The walls of the Black Canyon are full of dark shale.

The Yellowstone River Trail.

Crevice Lake, near Knowles Falls, is a great side trip for extending the hike.

Checking out the nice beach at backcountry campsite 1Y4.

Hiking out and back to Knowles Falls adds 4 miles to the trip.

A friendly butterfly hitched a ride on our packs for miles.

Columnar basalt is formed during rapid cooling of lava and is a common sight in the Black Canyon.

Looking down the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Marveling over the giant 2,000-foot basalt walls.

Backcountry campsite 1R1.

Backcountry campsite 1R1.

Aproaching the Buffalo Plateau in the Hellroaring Creek area.

Fording Hellroaring Creek.

The suspension bridge over the Yellowstone River on the Hellroaring Trail.

The view near the Hellroaring Trailhead.

Blacktail Creek Trailhead.