Isa Lake
Isa Lake is one of the world's most unusual lakes because its water drains to both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans – and does it backwards. The waters flowing west from the lake eventually reach the Atlantic, through the Firehole, Madison, Missouri and Mississippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico. The water which leaves the east end of the lake flows to the Pacific by way of the Lewis, Snake and Columbia rivers.
Moose Falls
These spectacular Moose Falls, near the Lewis River where Crawfish Creek tumbles down the plateau toward the Lewis River Canyon, are split into several channels by jutting lava rocks.
West Thumb Geyser Basin
This Yellowstone National Park geyser basin is small in area, but packed with colorful hot springs, algae lined runoff channels, mudpots and an occasional geyser. One of the most interesting features of this basin is the Fishing Cone – a hot spring in a cone, resembling a tiny volcano that sits on the edge of Yellowstone Lake.
While national parks have been a favorite family vacation for years - my family made sure to hit at least a few every summer - they can be surprisingly couple-compatible too. If you know where to go. read more
You can play in one of nature's largest sandboxes in the country just a few miles north of Rock Springs at the Killpecker Sand Dunes. The dunes seem out of place in southwest Wyoming. It's the kind of environment you'd expect to find in the deserts of Africa or the Mid-East. read more
