The Greater Yellowstone doesn't organize itself by difficulty. It organizes itself by what you're ready for. Pebble Creek hands you the wildflower meadow - pink fireweed, yellow goldenrod, purple lupine, all of it running along one of the finest stretches of sagebrush-steppe in the park - and asks almost nothing in return. Avalanche Peak asks more. It climbs hard out of the trees above the East Entrance, breaks into open country, and puts you eye-to-eye with the Absaroka Range on one side and the full sweep of Yellowstone on the other. Electric Peak asks everything. Three days, a summit push that gains three thousand feet, and the most exposed perch in Yellowstone.

You can find the descriptions for these hikes below. All three are in the same ecosystem. All three are in the book Sunlit Trails. All three are waiting for you to have your dream day.

The only question is which version of yourself shows up this summer.