• My wife and I expected our trip to Yellowstone National Park during peak summer season to be rough. • We encountered some crowds, but the park felt peaceful in the early mornings and evenings. • Much to our surprise, we got great last-minute accommodations and befriended strangers in the park.

My wife and I visited Yellowstone National Park during the first week of July with very little preparation.

Though many travel blogs advised us to plan our trip several months or even a year in advance, we booked our four-day stay a few weeks before we left. Our friends (and those same bloggers) also warned us we'd picked the worst possible time to travel.

After all, Yellowstone is one of the most-visited national parks in the US. Summer (especially the months June, July, and August) is the

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