Hiking to McBride Lake - Yellowstone National Park 

Hi Stan. First time commenting on your videos. Your content is exactly the reason why I cut the cord & left the vacuum of tv. There should be a RU-vid awards, like the Emmy's, & I would nominate yours. I appreciate that 90% of your airtime is natural sounds only. And that you only speak when there is something valuable to share. Your equipment & editing are top notch. Your approach to entering wildlife regions is novel & should be basic training for the average citizen. Please know you are a valued contributor to this society. My 1 trip to Yellowstone 10 years ago was amazing, and I hope to get back in 2023.

I worked Yellowstone for four summers back in the '60's. Never got up to Slough Creek, but sure saw way more Griz than I wanted to in my time there. Glad it was a sensible bruin and he skeedadled when he sensed you. That's not always the way with them---'them' being rather contrary when it suits them. We had snow every year just before we left for the season---even celebrated Christmas up there on August 25th. We had a saying, "Christmas comes but twice a year; once at home and once up here." Great memories. Thanks for sharing, Stan.

Isn't it great to know that there are places like this still in the lower 48 states just as they were 200, 400, 1000 years ago!

Hard to Express our gratitude for your filming of these beautiful places. We ask for our Lord's Blessings to be established in your life for the concern for His children's well being! 👍🤠😇

Fantastic! Yellowstone, particularly when the tourist season calms, is absolutely unbelievable. Every time I've been in the park in the winter has been breathtaking. Thanks!

What a day to hike! You have our respect! We love watching....from home. :)

Always glad to see those bruins walking or running away from you Stan! Enjoy yourself but stay safe friend, And may God continue keeping you walking through yellowstone !

Beautiful hike for sure. And....LOVE the name of the lake. :)

Thank you for all your trouble. Simply beautiful. Cheers.

Excellent, Thank you for taking the time to share with us your adventurous journeys 👍🤠

I am awed, envious and edified by you, Mr Mills.

Happy Easter Stan Mills. Thank you for your wonderful videos and hikes. You make my mornings so peaceful.

It must be wonderful to be able to go during off season. Beautiful

Absolutely gorgeous video, I was so happy watching the images. Thanks for sharing it :)

Wow nobody Disturb animal un Town . ...great 🤗💗.....i like see your vidéos when i go sleep IT help me a Lot to calm and test un peace with Natur ... merci mister !!!!❣️💗❣️

Thanks Stan!! Amazing to see the grizzly in the snow!!

Love seeing Bison in Yellowstone. Amazing how some of them have family in that area for 10,000 years..Maybe longer.

A beautiful hike, indeed! Thank you for sharing.

Love your videos. I watch them year round. You are so calm when you see grizzlies. We visit YNP every year and fish Slough. We’ve only ever seen one grizzly there. It was exhilarating. Keep filming! Stay safe!!

It must be so peaceful that time of year...👍

Really~an excellent early winter hike! Yellowstone gets more Fascinating (without the unnatural tourists)! Stans Videos uniquely feature all natural sights & sounds!

Very nice hike, loved the lake you got to reach, how big an nice. Great tracks before you saw that really big grizzly bear. He was sure nice to see. Really enjoyed the hike thank you Stan.

Incredible scenery and wildlife! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much for taking us along! Like your last video I love how defined the bear track are in snow. Stay safe and keep up the great videos.

So beautiful! Watching while I eat waffles 😋

What a beautiful day. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful

Beautiful!! Thanks. Brings back many memories.

Looked fun. Thanks for your video.

Love your videos! They keep me connected to one of my favorite corners of Mother Earth.

Such a beautiful video. I loved how thick the snow falls.

Thank You for this video. I've probably been through Yellewstone three times during my life. I'm 68. I never really took the time to visit and explore while in Yellowstone. Videos like this help me catch up.

Outstanding, We were there last summer. Really want to visit winter. Thank you for wonderful video. Love it so much.

Thanks for sharing this with us 👍👍

Great video love to watch your hikes thank you for sharing!

I enjoy all your videos! Thank you very much!

Great ending. Thanks for a beautiful video.

Always enjoy your videos, keep them coming Stan

Miss it so much. Thanks for sharing.

Outstanding! I camped at Slough Creek cg for 6 days in mid-September, and pretty much hiked where you did. Didn't see any bear or sign, though I really wanted to. Kudos on a great short hike when most of the visitors have gone.

Great footage Stan. I spent a bunch of my time looking for grizzlies in Yellowstone between 1970-1977. We had to work hard to find them back then. I love Yellowstone!! I am just getting back into looking for Grizzlies here in BC. I took my wife to Yellowstone this Summer for a couple of weeks and she fell in love with the place. Keep up the great work!

Wow...I believe seeing buffalo like that would leave me speechless. What an amazing experience. I am from the south, so no buffalo for hikers here. Typically snakes and raptors are all I see, maybe occasional deer.

What a beautiful video! Loved the monochromatic color tones🐻🐾🌲🌨

I really enjoyed this. I am also a fan of snow hiking. I've done in Michigan and Colorado only (no bears). The landscape is so beautiful, and the bison and bear were great to see. Thanks for making this!!!

Wow that's some amazing footage. I bet that grizzly saw you walk by. He should be going into hibernation soon I would think. Thanks for sharing.

beautiful footage. thank you for posting.

Very good movie!

Thank you for this video. Really enjoyed it

Amazing video as always thanks Stan

What an awesome video. I am not sure what I would do if I seen the grizzly on the same trail as I was on. Thanks so much for sharing.

Just beautiful!

Thanks for the views. I enjoyed every moment.

Wyoming is my home state and I’m so proud of everything my state offers. I have only been to Yellowstone in the summer never in the winter. I always found it scary to be walking alone in Yellowstone.

Very good Stan. I know black bears will often not go into complete hibernation during the winter, but when do you estimate the majority of the grizzly population will be hibernating? And of course now is the time for the wolves to begin their winter hunting and I hope you are fortunate to see some this winter.

I always love Yellowstone in the winter!

Beautiful! Reminds us of Jellystone Park 🐻

Beautiful whit the snow ... Mammoth is really a nice place , we were there last year and spent 4 days in Yellowstone and did beautiful videos of it . I am quite sure those Elk must be the same ones that we saw at Palette Spring they were laying down just in front ...Lol! ATB Hélène et Serge 💑 👍😉🎥🏔

beautiful video.....

Great footage of bison and the grizzly in the snow. 👍

Nice hike ,thank you.

That place is gorgeous, I am so glad I was able to make it there this September. It was such a long drive that I will probably never return but glad I can say that I got to experience it and have photos to last a lifetime.

This is an absolutely wonderful video, Stan. It makes me rethink my cross-country plans for 2027.

I've visited Yellowstone several times, but only in early summer. I'd love to visit during this time, later in fall or even in winter!

amazing footage dude ,wow

Amazing place! Really beautiful. What camera do you use! The image is great!

gosh - I can't believe you are standing there - you in wet feet and the grizzly bear - astounding!

Awesome video!!

I always feel better when I see you hiking with a couple people. I don't want to read about you in future "Taken By Bear In Yellowstone" books. I was taking pictures of eagles, ducks, antelope and bison behind the gravel piles at Slough creek a while back. Trying to get away from the crowds. Always like watching your videos.

👍👍. God bless 🙏✌️

I miss YSNP, thanks for sharing~

Interesting to see the Elk around the buildings.

Thank you, it is so different in fall or later kinda solatude for man and animals.

5:42 "I think he smelled me" How bad do ya smell to make a Grizzly run from you when it's 300 yards away...might be time to come off that trail and take a bath....🤣😜. Great video

that was amazing

The best US park by a longshot. I sat and watched wolves in Lamar Valley for 8 hours one day as they cleaned up cow elk.

Very nice video I was in mammoth last summer. Don’t see elk like that here in West Virginia.

your videos are very unique! . . . they are the most realistic I have seen in terms of duplicating the raw feeling of being in the backcountry and not knowing the unforeseen that lies ahead . . . fantastic job and your efforts are much appreciated!!! . . . fantastic candid wildlife footage!!! . . . would you mind sharing your brand and model of camera? . . . I am in the market for a new camera and feel like your photographic results are excellent!

Thanks for sharing... kind of broke every solo hiking rule there is but it was a good video.

Wonderful

Not my thing - however, really enjoy watching you do yours. Thanks.

Nice video Stan. I love hiking in weather like that. I usually have the trail all to myself....selfish I guess! Thanks for taking us along!

I love Yellowstone and you

Great video as always Stan. Would you mind sharing what you carry with you in your pack on your day hikes and what kind of camera you use? Thank you

Guy stays so calm with a grizzly that close to him. Surprised he can hike at all with those brass balls clanging together between his legs.

Thanks Stan.

Beautiful, scary but rewarding. To see the animals in the snow time is a treat. Do you carry a GPS to tell you where you are going?

Wonderful camera work. What video camcorder do you use? I especially enjoyed your footage at the 9 minute point. you have a great artistic eye. I’m a full time subscriber now!

Have you seen the video of those Sasquatch that were captured next to old faithful in the middle of the winter? Looks like they were stalking the Buffalo. Very compelling video. Great breakdown by the thinker thunker channel...

I figure you do a lot of hiking using a G.P.S. because otherwise, in the winter I can see how hard it would be to locate much of any trail. Great videos!

Gorgeous country! But, I don't like cold and snow unless I am inside by a fire!

Beautiful ! do you ever see elk sheds on your hikes?

Wet feet in yellowstone seem like it would be game over in winter. But you champed right through it interesting

Do you carry a Garmin Inreach on these off-season hikes?

What do you wear for winter hikes like this? How do you make sure you are prepared for a long hike in these elements? Also, what recording equipment do you use?

I admire your bravery! I've been to YNP 35 times in my life but have never gone that far off the road. I like to park my car and walk my corgi on the dirt road at Slough Creek. Even though there are campers there I keep an eye out for bears as I have seen many in that area. Once I had a grizzly bear stand up on its hind legs right on the other side of the road from me. I was in my car and it stared and me and sniffed the air. I cracked the window and the corgi sniffed back at it. One day a few years ago I saw 10 grizzly bears- adults and cubs. (I get up well before the sun rises). I lose track of the black bears. Again, I admire you for walking that far out there! Thanks for the video.

Did you walk around with cold wet feet? Do you feel confident your bear spray would protect you against a grizzly encounter? Very nice photo composition. Love your vids.

What was the warning sign about at the beginning of the video?

@ 7:09 as you're walking I noticed a Bigfoot hiding right underneath that big tree laying across at a 40 degree angle with all those broken branches. Did you hear anything or see anything like that?

Amazing video Stan! Great seeing that old grizzly, when do they start to hibernate? Also are the bison migrating out now?

Fear not evil but respect the grizzly