Editor’s Note
Working on this magazine amid a global pandemic has made me think about vacationing in Yellowstone in profoundly different ways. I am remembering simple moments with razor-sharp clarity. Like breathing in the sweet smell of sagebrush near the iconic Moulton barns in Grand Teton National Park just south of Yellowstone. Waiting in traffic to allow a bison herd to cross the road hours before a full moon rose over the Lamar Valley. Standing in the crowded lobby of the historic Old Faithful Inn and listening to dozens of languages being spoken. At the time, I used to think that there were way too many people in the lobby and lamented that the roads were so crowded. I wanted Yellowstone for myself. But now, more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, I…